Meet the artist

Hi, I'm [YOUR NAME]. I make the photo you wish you'd taken.

Every True Companion portrait is made by me, by hand, at my desk in [YOUR CITY]. Usually with one Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever asleep on my feet and another one supervising.

You with both Tollers

Why I started

It started with two photos on my phone.

One was [TOLLER 1'S NAME] at [AGE] weeks old, all ears and paws, asleep in [WHERE]. The other was taken last week: the same dog, grown up, grey creeping into [HER MUZZLE OR ANOTHER DETAIL]. I kept flipping between them and thought, I wish I could see them together.

So I made it. I spent [HOW LONG] matching the light, the fur and the angle until puppy [TOLLER 1'S NAME] was sitting right beside grown-up [TOLLER 1'S NAME]. When I showed it to [WHO], they went quiet, then teared up. That's when I knew other dog people would want this too.

True Companion Studio is that moment, made for your dog.

"They don't stay little forever. This is how you keep both."

The first portrait

Meet [TOLLER 1'S NAME], then and now.

Two everyday phone photos in, one portrait out. This is exactly what I'll do with yours.

Original puppy photo
The puppy photo · [AGE] weeks
Original adult photo
Today · [AGE] years
The finished portrait
The portrait

How I work

I know your dog isn't just any dog.

I study the details

The cowlick on their chest. The ear that never quite stands up. I match markings, fur and light so both ages look photographed together.

Every portrait, by hand

No templates, no one-click filters. Each portrait takes me several hours of careful editing, and I won't send it until it makes me feel something too.

Limited spots, on purpose

I take a small number of portraits each month so each one gets my full attention. You still get yours in about a week, with no waitlist.

A dog person first

I spend my days thinking about dogs.

Before True Companion Studio, I was already deep in the dog world, helping owners understand why their dogs do what they do. That understanding goes into every portrait I make.

  • Creator of The Woofi ShowA YouTube channel on dog behaviour, science and culture
  • Host of a 50,000-member dog communityThe Dog Training and Behaviour group on Facebook
  • Owner of two Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers[TOLLER 1'S NAME] and [TOLLER 2'S NAME], my studio assistants
Candid at your desk, a Toller "helping"

A few things about me

Home base
[YOUR CITY, PROVINCE]
Studio dogs
Two Tollers, zero personal space
Favourite part
Seeing your reaction
Hardest breed to edit
[YOUR ANSWER]
Fuelled by
[COFFEE, TEA OR SNACK]
Off the clock
[HOBBY OR FAVOURITE TRAIL]

I'd love to meet your dog.

Send me their puppy photo and a recent one. I'll take it from there, and I'll personally let you know if anything needs a better shot. You'll have your portrait in about a week.

Create your portrait · $99 USD

[X] of [Y] spots left for [MONTH]

[YOUR NAME], [TOLLER 1'S NAME] & [TOLLER 2'S NAME]