These Smiling Dogs Will Brighten Your Day

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Animal photographer Grace Chon captures the playful personalities of pups through her work. Last year, she teamed up with pet writer Melanie Monteiro on the book Waggish, which profiled smiling dogs. Now, she's back with Puppy Styled, a book full of before and afters of Japanese dog grooming. Scroll through for cuteness overload from both books.

(Grace Chon)
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Biggie Smalls: Before

Breed: Toy Poodle

(Grace Chon)
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Biggie Smalls: After

Groomer: Cameron Adkins

(Grace Chon)
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Yuki: Before

Breed: Maltese

(Grace Chon)
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Yuki: After

Groomer: Alyson Ogimachi

(Grace Chon)
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Athena: Before

Breed: Standard Poodle

(Grace Chon)
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Athena: After

Groomer: Donna Owens

(Grace Chon)
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Herman: Before

Breed: Bichon Frise

(Grace Chon)
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Herman: After

Groomer: Patricia Sugihara

(Grace Chon)
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Buddy: Before

Breed: Minature Poodle

(Grace Chon)
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Buddy: After

Groomer: Koko Fukaya

(Grace Chon)
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Raider: Before

Breed: Miniature Schnauzer

(Grace Chon)
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Raider: After

Groomer: Koko Fukaya

(Grace Chon)
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For more transformative pictures of pups, buy Chon's book.

(Grace Chon)
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Boo the Pomeranian

"Shades on. Leg out. Head tilt. Tongue ever-so-slightly forward. Trust me, there's an art to this."

Follow Boo on Instagram: @buddyboowaggytails

(Grace Chon)
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Jackson the Golden Retriever

"If loving tennis balls is wrong, I don't want to be right."

(Grace Chon)
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Cola the Corgi

"Oh, just remembering something funny from yesterday."

Follow Cola on Instagram: @colathecorgi

(Grace Chon)
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Loulou the French Bulldog

"That was the litter box? I was just about to tell you how much I'm enjoying the new kibble."

Follow Loulou on Instagram: @louloulafrenchie

(Grace Chon)
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Sherman the Mastiff/American Bulldog mix

"Very funny. Now please flip me back over."

Follow Sherman on Instagram: @mightysherman

(Grace Chon)
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Maggie the Scottish Terrier

"Now that you mention it, I do recall you saying something about never, ever jumping up on the couch."

(Grace Chon)
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Olive the Frenchie/Boston Terrier mix

"Hey, I just thought of a great new game. I sit here like this, and you try to throw treats into my mouth!"

Follow Olive on Instagram: @stuffdogslike

(Grace Chon)
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Coco the Pomeranian/Chihuahua

"You know, we'll both get outside a lot quicker if you just forget the pants."

(Grace Chon)
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Sunshine the Pit Bull

"I'm all for going walkie-woo-woos, but can you just call it a walk while we're out in public?"

(Grace Chon)
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Brumby the Labradoodle

"Yes, I know you can't work when I'm staring at you. Why do you think I do it?"

(Grace Chon)
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Mary the Jack Russell Terrier with owner Clinton Kelly

"Love ya, Clinton!"

For more pups, check out Grace's photoshoot of Clinton Kelly's WD pet makeover.

(Grace Chon)
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Get the book!

$11

BUY NOW

Buy Grace Chon and Melanie Monteiro's new book Waggish on Amazon.com or wherever books are sold.

(Grace Chon)

That grin is contagious.

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