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Declaration of love in pictures: Photographer bids farewell to her deceased dog

Maria and Chubby at their last joint photo shoot.
Photo: Suzanne Price / Suzuran Photography

"An ode to the best friend of a girl"

Maria Sharp and her dog Chubby spent 16 years together. The photographer is bidding farewell with a unique and very moving series of photos.

Photographer Maria Sharp was seven years old when she and her bitch Chubby met for the first time. Immediately, a deep friendship developed between the little girl and the little dog puppy. For Maria, Chubby was not just her pet. On her blog, the photographer speaks of her as her "oldest and best friend".

Chubby and Maria grow up together and go through thick and thin. For Maria, her bitch is a person who had to tell her everything as a child as a child. In the presence of guests, Mary can never hide her pride and always asks all visitors eagerly if they do not want to see their dog.

"She was the best part of my self."

Together with her dog, Maria Sharp goes through high school and also college. Chubby is there for Maria, when she feels alone and when the young woman realizes her dream and takes the step into independence as a wedding photographer, Chubby is at her side.

But Chubby and Maria can not stay together forever. At the dog lady, the 16 years of her life are not without traces. About three weeks ago Maria Sharp begins to suspect that her bitch will not live much longer. A visit to the vet brings the sad certainty.

To say goodbye to her best friend, Maria decides to do her very last photo shoot with her. Together with the photographer Suzanne Price she puts this project into action.

As can be seen above, a beautiful and very moving photo series was created, which clearly reflects the deep feelings between Chubby and Maria. The dog lover does not want to let go of her best friend in the pictures. On her blog, Maria writes, "I think I'll most miss her cuddling up on me."

Chubby died only a short time after this very last photo shoot . For Maria, the images, a selection of which can be seen at the top of the article, are an enormous support in this difficult time, in which she has to get used to a life without her bitch.

"I know the first few months will be tough without her, but I have 16 years of memories and all the pictures of my well-documented dog, so as not to forget her and to remind me how she made me that person, that I am today. "

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