Finding Home: Shelter Dogs and Their Stories (A photographic tribute to rescue dogs)

These faces will stay with you long after you close the book.

In Finding Home, photographer Traer Scott returns to the shelter kennels where she first fell in love with rescue dogs, camera in hand and heart wide open. What she’s captured here is nothing short of remarkable: portraits that reveal the full emotional range of dogs waiting for their second chance. Bold pit bulls. Anxious terriers. Dignified senior Labs. Each photograph is a window into a soul.

This isn’t just a coffee table book—it’s a love letter to resilience. Scott follows several dogs beyond the shelter walls, documenting their sometimes bumpy journeys into forever homes. You’ll meet Morrissey, the anxious pit bull who blossomed with a family of four kids. Chloe, the chocolate Lab surrendered due to allergies. Gabriel and Cody, retired racing greyhounds learning what it means to simply be dogs. And Bingley, the deaf pup whose new family learned sign language to communicate with him.

The extended features give you the full story—the heartbreak, the hope, the transformation. It’s impossible not to root for these dogs, and impossible not to think about the thousands still waiting in shelters across the country.

A portion of proceeds benefits Providence Animal Rescue League and Handsome Dan’s Rescue, so your purchase directly supports the cause. Whether you’re a longtime rescue advocate or simply someone who believes every dog deserves a soft place to land, Finding Home belongs on your shelf.

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