A photographer combined two of your favorite things — dad bods and dogs — to raise awareness for pet adoption
Ricki Beason is a photographer based out of Dallas, Texas, that focuses on photographing rescue animals. For 2019, she's created the "Dad Bods and Dogs" calendar, which combines two of our favorite things: dad bods and cute pups.
The calendar is meant to raise awareness for pet adoption, as each featured pup is up for adoption. The dogs featured in the calendar all come from three shelters in Dallas: The Love Pit Rescue, Rescue Row, and Asastia's Angels.
Keep scrolling to learn more about the calendar.
The "Dad Bods and Dogs" calendar showcases men and their furry friends doing everyday activities.
Courtesy of Ricki Beason Rescue Photography
If you don't have your own dad bad, don't fret — you can buy your very own dad bod fanny pack.
Beason said she started doing rescue photography to "change the stigma that is out there about shelter and rescue dogs."
Courtesy of Ricki Beason Rescue Photography
"You see these pictures of a sad and dejected dog behind shelter bars, you may get sympathy and pity out of people, but I don't want people to always see the dog in that negative light," she added.
She continued, "I want people to see the 'after' — after they have been saved and rescued with their cute smiles and tail wags so they are encouraged to bring this happy and goofy puppy into their home as their new best friend."
Courtesy of Ricki Beason Rescue Photography
Take a look at these dogs before and after they were adopted to see the effect adoption can have on a pup.
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