Making a splash: Dogs diving into their very own underwater photoshoot

Photographer Lucy Ray offers us a glimpse of our pet pooches from a whole new angle

Monday 07 November 2022 06:10 EST

Bonnie the sprocker spaniel dives in to retrieve her ball (Lucy Ray Starfish Photography/SWNS)

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Photographer Lucy Ray loves jumping into the pool to capture amusing shots of her more furry clients.

She says owners book in underwater shoots to treat their pets.

Bonnie, a five-year-old sprocker spaniel, had her time in the limelight after a cancer scare.

Bonnie sitting at the side of the pool (Lucy Ray Starfish Photography / SWNS)

Owner Tracey Rayment says: “I wanted to do the pictures because Bonnie had a health scare in the summer when initially they thought it was very serious [cancer] – but after lots of tests and scans it wasn’t serious at all, thankfully.

Bonnie chases a tennis ball (Lucy Ray Starfish Photography/SWNS)

Bonnie’s almost got it... (Lucy Ray Starfish Photography/SWNS)

“I knew from previous walks to the river that she was quite happy putting her head underwater, and I always thought I’d love to see what she looks like.

“So after the scare of losing her prematurely, I started looking online to see if was possible and came across the Starfish website – the work looked amazing.”