Pugnation: The Bark is Back! - Tapa dura

A decade after their debut, the pugs return for another adorable round of canine camera antics

Celebrity pet photographer Jim Dratfield captures quirky, bug-eyed pooches in all their silly splendor. Setting up his adorable subjects in the most unlikely of situations, Dratfield's portraits are full of whimsy and waggish charm. Artfully cute and delightfully comical, this series of shots that will have dog lovers and their friends laughing out loud and cooing with awe.

Pugnation showcases pugs o' plenty striking a pose, ranging from the playful to the proud. Accompanied by amusing titles and quotes, the photographs capture the pugs in costume and au natural, in roles that will prompt plenty of second glances. Introducing the royal Cleopugtra, an ugly puggling, and the ultimate underdog, this little book is as cute as a pug.

\Author of Pug Shots and numerous other photography books, Jim Dratfield and his Petography? offers fine art photo commissions throughout the U.S. His clientele include Tori Spelling, Billy Joel, and many other top celebrities. He lives in upstate New York.