By Traer Scott

While volunteering at shelters, photographer Traer Scott was asked to take photos of the dogs she was working with for records and Internet adoption sites. As her files grew, Scott realized that many of the dogs whose photos she had in her archives never made it out of the shelter alive. “I found that no matter what, I couldn’t bring myself to delete their photos, which were in some cases the only record of their existence,” she says. A few months later, Scott began to create the beautiful, honest portraits that make up Shelter Dogs.

The 96-page book features 50 dogs, their souls and spirits revealed through Scott’s images. The author included notes explaining how each dog came to the shelter and what eventually happened to him or her. As important as it is beautiful, Shelter Dogs is a must for anyone who cares about animals—and anyone who’s ever been to a shelter. Quite simply, we love this book.

A portion of the proceeds from sales of this book is donated to the ASPCA.

Grade 9-adult, hardcover, 8 3/4′ X 9 5/8′, 96 pages.

TRAER SCOTT is a fine art photographer with a background in portraiture and animal photography. Her work has been featured in O, Life and People magazines and in the Boston Globe newspaper. She lives in Rhode Island with her husband and two rescue dogs.