There’s something especially expressive about a senior dog’s face. Gray muzzles, softened features, and a few signs of age may reveal the years behind them, but they also make every portrait feel as though there is an entire lifetime of stories hiding just beneath the surface.
German photographer Christian Vieler brings those personalities to the forefront. His portraits don’t treat age as something to hide or soften. Instead, they celebrate the character that comes with it, capturing everything from gentle expressions and curious glances to the wonderfully goofy quirks that make each dog unmistakably their own. Bored Panda has previously shared two collections of Vieler’s senior dog portraits, and today we’re returning with another. This latest selection once again shows just how much personality can fit into a single frame, and why a silver muzzle can make an already lovable face even harder to resist.
Scroll down to meet another wonderful group of senior dogs photographed by Christian Vieler, and don’t forget to upvote the portraits that win you over.
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Do older dogs lose muscle in their tongues as they age? Asking for a friend.
Thank you Hidrėlėy. These are just wonderful photos, every one of them. For several years I have owned a book by Peter Thorne called "Old Faithful: Dogs of a Certain Age", and Christian Vieler's work is every bit as wonderful, if not more so. I have a friend who adopts senior dogs from the local shelters, and makes the last years, and in some cases months, of their lives as wonderful as possible.
We’ve been known to adopt the less adoptable. One year I brought home a 10 year old Newfoundland because I didn’t want to d*e in a cage. Big Sam lasted another 4 years. Maybe it had something to do with swimming laps everyday. :)
Load More Replies...The numerous extended tongues makes me wonder if the photographer put something like a dab of peanut butter on some of his subjects' nose.
Thank you Hidrėlėy. These are just wonderful photos, every one of them. For several years I have owned a book by Peter Thorne called "Old Faithful: Dogs of a Certain Age", and Christian Vieler's work is every bit as wonderful, if not more so. I have a friend who adopts senior dogs from the local shelters, and makes the last years, and in some cases months, of their lives as wonderful as possible.
We’ve been known to adopt the less adoptable. One year I brought home a 10 year old Newfoundland because I didn’t want to d*e in a cage. Big Sam lasted another 4 years. Maybe it had something to do with swimming laps everyday. :)
Load More Replies...The numerous extended tongues makes me wonder if the photographer put something like a dab of peanut butter on some of his subjects' nose.
