--- description: From photographer Traer Scott's upcoming book 'Finding Home' title: 8 Heartwarming Portrait Photographs of Shelter Dogs image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt228dc7ad92367fc6/69886494a988ca38266b46ea/findinghome_molly_p10.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [animals](/tag/animals/) ## animals Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 8 Heartwarming Portrait Photographs of Shelter Dogs by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 21, 2015 7:50 PM CUT  Molly is a super-affectionate senior golden retriever who was separated from her owner of ten years after the woman was forced to move into elderly housing that did not allow pets. Molly is a super-affectionate senior golden retriever who was separated from her owner of ten years after the woman was forced to move into elderly housing that did not allow pets.Traer Scott by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 21, 2015 7:50 PM CUT  Luigi, a puggle, which is a very highly desired "designer breed" was put up for adoption almost immediately because his family was moving. Traer Scott  Molly is a super-affectionate senior golden retriever who was separated from her owner of ten years after the woman was forced to move into elderly housing that did not allow pets. Traer Scott  Bandit, a Maltese mix, was seized from an elderly owner who was deemed unfit to provide proper care for animals. Traer Scott  Hope was born with deformed front and back legs. She was adopted right before she was euthanized. Traer Scott  Foxtrot is a purebred Chinese crested. Her owner was a victim of domestic violence and was forced to enter into a victim relocation program. Traer Scott  Salt was surrendered along with his brother, Justice. She lost her home after he owner's landlord changed his mind about allowing dogs. Traer Scott  Layla was surrendered to the shelter after her family fell on very difficult financial times. Traer Scott  Morrissey originally found as a stray, he developed a case of mange that caused him to lose a third of his fur. Traer Scott ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4042791/shelter-dogs-photos-traer-scott/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4042791/shelter-dogs-photos-traer-scott/"},"headline":"8 Heartwarming Portrait Photographs of Shelter Dogs","datePublished":"2015-09-21T19:50:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:01:34.509Z","description":"These photos of shelter dogs by photographer Traer Scott are from her upcoming book Finding Home. The book, set for release on Tuesday, collects Traer's ongoing efforts to document shelter dogs and their stories.","url":"https://time.com/4042791/shelter-dogs-photos-traer-scott/","keywords":["animals","Dogs","photography","entertainment","adoption","black and white"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt228dc7ad92367fc6/69886494a988ca38266b46ea/findinghome_molly_p10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt228dc7ad92367fc6/69886494a988ca38266b46ea/findinghome_molly_p10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FindingHome_Molly_p10","caption":"finding-home-traer-scott","creditText":"Traer Scott","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/animals/","name":"animals"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4042791/shelter-dogs-photos-traer-scott/","name":"8 Heartwarming Portrait Photographs of Shelter Dogs"}}]}] ```