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Rover: Wagmore Edition
In 2009, Andrew Grant began photographing dogs, starting with two French bulldogs at an unrelated commercial -shoot-. Then he discovered the sad fact that millions of lost or abandoned dogs enter animal shelters every year. And only a few leave, through rescue and adoption.
The rest are euthanized or live out a lonely, caged life.
Andrew Grant began to photograph dogs that should be rescued, and dogs that have been rescued. Over 6 years he raised nearly $2 million for shelter dogs through his photographic project. He did this with the sale of four limited-edition books of dog portraits, each called Rover. Each was bigger than the previous, and helped by hundreds of sponsoring dog owners.
Those editions are all sold out, and fetch up to $400 on the rare book market -- when available. Most, though, are as treasured as their canine subjects.
Now, Firefly Books is publishing a popularly-priced trade edition of Rover: Wagmore Edition. It contains 360 of Andrew Grant's most appealing photographs of dogs. Some are the best friends of lucky owners, and some, sadly, are homeless.
All are splendidly realized in sharp, large and very lifelike color portraits. All were captured by state-of-the-art equipment and are truly the most beautiful dog pictures you have ever seen. They feature purebreds of almost every kind, and mixed breeds, too.
Each dog's name is on its page. Each is looking intently at the reader.
Firefly Books pledges a portion of the revenue from sales of Rover: Wagmore Edition to dog rescue.
The rest are euthanized or live out a lonely, caged life.
Andrew Grant began to photograph dogs that should be rescued, and dogs that have been rescued. Over 6 years he raised nearly $2 million for shelter dogs through his photographic project. He did this with the sale of four limited-edition books of dog portraits, each called Rover. Each was bigger than the previous, and helped by hundreds of sponsoring dog owners.
Those editions are all sold out, and fetch up to $400 on the rare book market -- when available. Most, though, are as treasured as their canine subjects.
Now, Firefly Books is publishing a popularly-priced trade edition of Rover: Wagmore Edition. It contains 360 of Andrew Grant's most appealing photographs of dogs. Some are the best friends of lucky owners, and some, sadly, are homeless.
All are splendidly realized in sharp, large and very lifelike color portraits. All were captured by state-of-the-art equipment and are truly the most beautiful dog pictures you have ever seen. They feature purebreds of almost every kind, and mixed breeds, too.
Each dog's name is on its page. Each is looking intently at the reader.
Firefly Books pledges a portion of the revenue from sales of Rover: Wagmore Edition to dog rescue.
368 pages, Hardcover
Published August 15, 2017
About the author
Andrew Grant
10 books2 followersAndrew Grant is still on the road, photographing dogs. He continues to raise money for dog shelters, and his images of celebrities, products and architecture have been featured in many publications. To find out more and see Andrew's work, go to Roverworks.org.
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February 13, 2018
Amazing photographs of dogs. Grant is a very talented photographer. Puppies!!!
January 6, 2018
I want to adopt them all.
October 31, 2017
Beautiful pictures/photographs! This book generated over $2 million in funds to help rescue organizations. I learned that actually approx. 30% of dogs in rescue facilities are of purebred nature....so I guess no matter what you're looking for, you can find it at a shelter.....they all give love just the same, purebred or not! To learn more about how to help rescue shelters go to RoverWorks.org
November 29, 2017
Da puppies! All the puppies! Now if only it were a touch a feel book too.
December 1, 2017
Such a great picture book for dog (and general animal) lovers.
December 15, 2017
BRAVO. WELL DONE. THESE ARE ALL VERY GOOD DOGS. I love every single dog in this book.
May 7, 2018
Pictures of the most wonderful dogs, all loved to pieces, and the some dogs who WANT TO be loved to pieces, too. Poignant and beautiful.
June 16, 2018
OK, I'm a cat person, and I still want to take every one of these guys home with me.
November 1, 2018
Gorgeous doggos!
February 8, 2018
I loved this book!!!! The only thing bad I could ever say about this book is that I wish that with every dog they had the breed. Seeing the description and the reason behind the book now I can understand why. Many of them are homeless, or shelter dogs. Many are "mutts". The photographer really captured the personality and essence of the dog. A good portion of them you could tell were senior dogs. Many of them are what can only be described as special looking (a cute ugly?) Case in point there was a dog that looked completley hairless? I had no idea that was at all possible. It was ODD. There was another dog that looked like a spaniel. The eyebrows were bunched and it was looking at the camera like "come at me". Another dog looked like a newfoundland dog, a total hot mess. and then there are the cutie pies like the yorkies and some small little bearlike critter that is just SO cute. This book is an absolute must for anyone who even likes dogs!!!
January 22, 2025
LOVED this book!! What a great one to keep on a coffee table.
I loved the pictures inside & how Andrew Grant put each dog's name by the picture. If the dog was homeless & in a shelter, it was noted.
It is heartwarming how most of the dogs featured in this book were from shelters. I also liked how he wrote that an average of 30% of dogs in shelters are pure-breeds - so finding just the right dog for you is fairly easy.
I HIGHLY recommend buying this book!
I loved the pictures inside & how Andrew Grant put each dog's name by the picture. If the dog was homeless & in a shelter, it was noted.
It is heartwarming how most of the dogs featured in this book were from shelters. I also liked how he wrote that an average of 30% of dogs in shelters are pure-breeds - so finding just the right dog for you is fairly easy.
I HIGHLY recommend buying this book!
October 15, 2019
Cute dog pics, strays to purebreeds. Great use of pictures to tell a story. This book supports domesticated animals!
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