Pooch paw-traits: Ever-growing collection of photographs which reveal the different characteristics of New York's dogs
By TARA BRADY
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A photographer has set out to capture the different characteristics of New York's dogs by snapping a different pooch every day.
The project was only supposed to last a year but Sally Davies' 'New York Daily Dog Project' is still growing thanks to the number of canines in the city.
Ms Davies, who is originally from Canada, says the collection reveals much about the dogs' social lives and how each pet has their own traits.
Cute: A pug dog who likes to wear a hat when he wanders around the streets of New York
'I love all of the dogs I see but I definitely gravitate towards the more human looking ones or the totally nutty looking faces - and of course the ones that don't bite', she said.
'Being a street photographer by trade I'm always out there shooting anyway and being a big animallover it was just a no-brainer to start this project.
'Originally it was a year gig and I photographed one dog out on the street every day Monday toFriday. I still shoot them now but not as scheduled as during that project
Say cheese: The series of photographs reveal the differing traits of urban pups and their owners living in New York
This little dog is known as One Eyed Jack and was only happy to have his picture taken
Glamour: This dog got all dressed up for his photo by Sally Davies
Strike a pose: A Dintmoore terrier called Monty takes it seriously in his portrait
Ghetto: You wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of this Bullmastiff sporting a chain
Say cheese: A cute dog called Snits smiles for the camera while Sally Davies takes her picture
Vanity: Vance is just one of the many dogs who feature in the photographic collection
Scruffy Riley looks on as Sally Davies captures his forlorn expression
Got his whole life ahead of him: A baby bull dog also features in the collection which reveals different traits of dogs in New York
Regal: Canadian Sally revealed the dogs' daily routine forms a sort of social life for the dogs
Paw-trait: Sally's New York Daily Dog Project is still growing thanks to the number of dogs in the city
'I discovered urban dogs tend to be more socialised than rural dogs. City dogs have to be walkedseveral times a day and so a sort of social life begins.
'There a differences in them depending on what part of town they are from but not always in the way you would expect.
'Sometimes the biggest, scariest pitbull in a dodgy neighbourhood ends up being the friendliest dog I will photograph all week and the cutest in a posh area will be the nastiest.'
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