Agnes Sligh Turnbull gave us the quote,"Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” Saying goodbye to a family member is emotionally wrenching. It is only afterward that you realize there are no pictures of the entire family showing love to your dog after he/she has passed.

​<a href="https://laurenkennedyphoto.wixsite.com/photography">Lauren Smith-Kennedy</a> is a photographer and director of a wildlife rehab facility in Maine. She has been <a href="https://laurenkennedyphoto.wixsite.com/photography/about" alt="offering free photo shoots " class="on">offering free photo shoots </a>of people with their dogs who are about to cross the rainbow bridge. She records "...one of the purest forms of love and companionship that exists."

Smith-Kennedy's photographs sometimes show deep grief and other times show affectionate smiles, but all illustrate the love that humans have for their beloved companion animals. Read <a href="https://petapixel.com/2021/11/09/photos-of-people-saying-goodbye-to-their-dogs/">more about Smith-Kennedy's end-of-life photography</a> at PetaPixel.&nbsp;-via <a href="https://nagonthelake.blogspot.com/">Nag on the Lake&nbsp;</a>​ #dog #cat #petphotography #laurensmithkennedy