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Our Purpose

Dogs in the Wild exists for one purpose, to preserve the spirit of your beloved best friend through honest, artistic photography. We don’t just take pictures of dogs. We capture their essence in the wild places they love most—on mountains, through golden fields, along winding rivers, beside quiet lakes, and under forest canopies. Whether it’s a clear summer day, a foggy morning, or a snow-covered trail, we follow dogs where they feel most alive.

We understand how fleeting their time with us can be. That’s why our mission is rooted in something deeper than photography. It’s about creating lasting art that celebrates your dog’s personality, passion, and presence. These aren’t just photos. They’re memories made permanent, moments frozen in time, and a way to keep your dog’s wild heart with you always.

Dog Photography Services

At end of the day our offering is capturing captivating photos of our clients dogs. How and when we do this varies from private photo shoots, to various event types, see below for more information.

Private Dog Photography Sessions
A private dog photoshoot is a one-on-one, or sometimes more than one dog, session with you and your dog(s). These sessions are typically an hour long and can be at a place of your choice, or we can make a recommendation. Private sessions come with 10 web-share images and as always you have to option to expand the package with additional web-share images, print-ready images and prints.

Pricing: $350
Includes 1 hour photo session and 10 web-share digitals

Dog Photography Events
Events range from our own themed photos events, to us participating in a UKC, or AKC sectioned Hunt Test, WC/WCX, Dog Shows, Rally, and Agility to name a few; we also participate in fundraisers like WoofStock, Petapalooza.

Pricing: $TBD
Pricing and packages specials for events are different for each event

Business Dog Photography
We now provide dog photography for businesses to help companies achieve their goals. From brands, to breeders puppy photos, to veterinarians, and more. All business dog photography services will start with brief consult to understand your needs and urge requirements.

Pricing: $TBD

Who we are

Dogs in the Wild is a new venture by Mike Hosier. Mike is the father of two humans and five dogs, a graphic designer, golden retriever breeder, photographer, and all-round dog lover. Dogs and creative work have been an enormous part of Mike’s life. In 2002 Mike’s dogs were the reason he left the corporate 9-to-5-life to dedicate more time to his family & dogs. Through the years Mike’s work, and the people he’s worked with have changed, but his passion for dogs and creating compelling visuals has not, and it’s this passion that drives this venture, Dogs in the Wild.

When not working for a client, Mike can be found photographing his Golden Retrievers in nature any chance he gets to document various stages of their lives. Now, after sharing his photo work in social media for over five years, Mike’s expanding his photography services to other passionate dog lovers, in either a single photo shoot, or multiple photography sessions throughout their dogs lives.

Have a look at our frequently asked questions page to learn more about our dog photography services.

Licensing and Usage

Our normal pricing images includes web sharing, personal license. This means you can print in smaller formats, and share online and among friends & family. We also offer a personal license, print-ready upgrade to packages or for individual photos when there are larger printing needs such as wall art.

There is to be absolutely no commercial usage of any personal licensed photos without written consent from Dogs in the Wild.

If you need a license for commercial use, business promotion, greeting cards, books / magazines, calendars, or any usage that may deem granting commercial use to a 3rd party, such as a photo contest, you’ll need to contact us in this regard to make arrangement.

As the photographer / image maker, Dogs in the Wild retain all copyright ownership and reserves the right to use any photograph for business promotion, social media, and in our portfolio, etc.

Requirements and important information

Well behaved dogs produce the best result. Ideally your dogs should be safe off-leash, you can opt to have your dogs leashed, or on a long-line during the photo shoot, or have your photos taken in a fenced in area if safety is a concern. Your dog is your responsibility, you are required to be present at the time of the shoot. Your dog must be up to date with all vaccines and treated for flea & tics while outdoors. At no point is Dogs in the Wild liable for damage, injury, accident, or death of any person or animal while on a photoshoot. When you purchase a photoshoot you do so at your own risk. Dogs with aggressive traits will be not permitted, and we reserve to right at anytime to stop a shoot, or refuse to shoot, if safety is a concern with no refund.

Payment must to received in-full 5 days prior to your shoot. Payments are accepted online via a credit card. There will be a 2.9% + .30 transaction fee added to all invoices.