
These photographic portraits of dogs with babies are so gentle and beautiful they will melt your heart! Photographer Lindsey Potter loves taking photographs and specializes in taking pictures of families. Many of her photographs feature family dogs gently interacting with the newest members of their families because it’s what the families want.
The South Florida photographer says, “Most of my clients love their dogs immensely and consider them to be part of the family,” Lindsey told DogHeirs.com. “I strive to capture the love that everyone feels for each other.” She adds, “What is more loving than the family dog?”
That love shines through in the pet portraits captured by the mother and former elementary school teacher. Maybe it’s in part because Lindsey really loves dogs herself. Lindsey shared a few of her photographs and tells the story of how her family rescued their two dogs. One of her dogs – Jensen – is quite famous for her antics around town.
“My husband and I had the most amazing Yellow Lab in the world, Georgia. She was the kind of dog that you would never forget. In fact, from the day we adopted her, she and my husband were inseparable. She even went to work with him every day. Once she died from old age, we were devastated.”
“After a while, we decided that we would like to adopt another dog. We had discussed the option of getting another Lab or possibly a Mastiff. My husband went to a local shelter and found a dog who happened to be listed as a Mastiff/Lab mix. She had been hit by a car and nursed back to health by the shelter. We thought it must be fate and adopted Jensen that week.”
“We soon learned that Jensen had the energy of approximately 20 Jack Russell Terriers on RedBull, and she was easily the most intelligent dog that we’d ever encountered. She began exhibiting several quirky/naughty behaviors (running away, taking naps on the dining room table, chewing everything in sight). It’s not everyday that you find a 90 pound dog who jumps into your kitchen sink to pee!”
“Although we gave Jensen plenty of exercise, we thought that she might be a bit more well behaved if she had a friend. We really missed having a Yellow Lab, and found one at another shelter who had been surrendered because he had heartworms. We adopted him, named him Sawyer (we were big fans of the show LOST at the time), and brought him home and began treatment for his heartworms. Luckily, he had no permanent heart damage, and has been a healthy dog ever since. We describe Sawyer as the “textbook Lab.” If you feed him, rub his belly, and tell him that he is a good boy, he thinks that he’s had the best day of his life!”
Mikki Dimas
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Dimitri Dimas
Sue Spears
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Love that picture!
Hyrra Teofista Iglesias
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Yuri Ladeia
Mary Browning
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Mollie Browning Peterson
Matt Peterson
Mollie Browning Peterson
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I see one I want to recreate with Sadie!
Hannah Murphy Wimpee
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Bad idea, this is why kids get bitten… Save the mom the stress.
Menezes Rajini
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People consider getting home a dog when they are expecting babies …. why would you want to do that ??? This pic is so worth a million smiles and so heartwarming
Cj Sweetman
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Megan Brooke
Jason Brown
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The mom was not under any stress. Period.
Jason Brown
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Hannah Murphy Wimpee to be clear, are there dogs that would be stressed by this? absolutely. Have we had dogs that we would not trust like this? absolutely. Is this one of them. Not remotely.
Margaret Bransby
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Me to how could you not
Darlene Underwood
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precious!!!!!!!!!!
Joyce Avenue
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Fitz Gerald Gonzales Salenga
Jessica Reynolds
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Lucy ❣️Jessy Emma
Serena Hanrahan
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Nick Regaldo
Jane Crowley
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How did it go if u dont mind me asking please? X
Donna Parry
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How beautiful are these photos Natalie
Joe See
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My munchkins ♡
Barbro Larsen
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❤️❤️❤️
Natalie Parry
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I love this, so beautiful!
K-T Ireland
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Sarah Michael
Julia Jütting
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No words to say♡
Christy Foster
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Why would you “get rid of” your dog when you have a baby?
Stupidest thing I’ve ever heard I will never get rid of my dogs for anyone or anything.
Jessy Young
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Hear hear! Don’t understand people who get rid of 🙁
Sanjay Rishi
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Pure love
Diana Smiley
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You don’t get rid of dogs because you have babies…you teach the dogs and the little ones how to respect each other.
Tieraney Motley
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Tyler Adams so cute
Jane Crowley
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Fab news hun. Glad it went well x
Natalie Elizabeth
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Hannah Markall
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Akemi Louise Gilroy
Ann-Christin Meyer
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Daniel Weber
David Monahan
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Samantha Monahan
Sue Rosemund
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one should have nothing to do with the other!
Gerri Lyons
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see Jennifer Lyons Lambert and Kody Lambert, dogs love babies as much as i do!!!!
Lynda St.James
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My sweet Yorkie loves every child she has met. She’s with my BFF’s grandchild here.
Barbara Pendl
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Why would you get rid of uour dog when you have a baby? He is a member of uour family too.
Shrimati Ghosh
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Sweetest relationship
Cheetra Varian
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Why would you get rid of a dog because you have a baby? Confused.com….
Pat Morris
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That’s Beautiful X
Granny Hanneman
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Goldens and children go together! They are the best. They become BFF’S!
Romy Kloppers
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Brilliant.
Gail Carr-Walker
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I planned on getting pregnant whilst buying our dog. Never did it enter my mind not to have my new pup and new baby together. 11 years on I have an 11 year old lab, 10 year old child and 5 year old child. All 3 are my babies
Sandra Mcculla
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Every child should have a dog best friend ever
Kathy Villone
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Great people, thank you
Matthew Moschetto
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Kristin
Gavin Moore
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Marc Stringer
Wayne Eve
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Rachel Eve
Claire Marie
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Rose Rose
Carol Lee Tolli
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Amen. We love our Bassett dog
Kelly Foran
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Absolutely the best thing I’ve read in many days!
Awesome article!
Thanks for sharing it.