Our Pawsome Pair Dog Portrait

A portrait of two dogs in the Our Pawsome Pair style places both of your dogs side by side against a deep blue star-filled sky, seated and facing forward, with both names lettered above in pale script and joined by an ampersand.

The light in the background pools behind the two of them and darkens towards the corners, which is what holds the pair together as one picture instead of two. It is the piece people buy when the two dogs genuinely came as a set.

What makes a good portrait of two dogs

Difference helps. A tall dog next to a small one, a long coat next to a smooth one, a dark dog next to a pale one — the more the two animals contrast, the stronger the composition. A cavalier beside a pug, a shepherd beside a dachshund, a beagle beside a poodle: all of these are exactly what the style was designed to handle.

A portrait of two dogs of the same breed and colour still works perfectly well. The refinement step is where the differences between them get protected — a slightly different blaze, one ear that sits lower, a greyer muzzle on the older one. Those details are the reason the piece means anything, and they are checked against your photos rather than guessed.

How your portrait of two dogs is made

Send one clear photo of each dog, taken separately. Getting two dogs to sit together for a photo is an unnecessary battle — photograph them one at a time. Both shots at the dog’s eye level, both faces lit, eyes visible. The photo guide explains what to avoid.

Both animals are generated in this style, then individually reviewed and refined by a person before anything prints: markings matched against your photos, eye colour corrected on each, and the scale between the two adjusted so a small dog reads as small and a large dog reads as large rather than both being flattened to the same height. Both names come from what you enter at checkout, so send exact spellings in the order you want them. Proof within one to three working days, free unlimited revisions, nothing printed until you approve.

Sizes, framing and finish

Framed, canvas or digital download. Framed prints come on 200gsm matte paper in a real pine frame with shatterproof plexiglass and a hanging kit, ready to hang out of the box, four to six days after approval. Canvas is slim 2cm stretched cotton-polyester, five to six days. Black framing matches the dark sky and is the usual choice.

Sizes are 8×12, 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches. Because two animals share the frame, 12×18 is the sensible minimum and 16×24 is where both faces are properly life-like across a room. Free tracked shipping on every order. There is a matching cat version and a three-pet style in the Cartoon collection.

Questions about this portrait

Can I order a portrait of two dogs where one has passed away?
Yes. Any usable photo works, however old. Say so in your order notes and that one gets extra attention at proof stage.

Do the two photos need to match in lighting or background?
No — matching them is part of the refinement step before printing.

Can the names on a portrait of two dogs be swapped left to right?
Yes. Enter them in the order you want, and if the proof has them the wrong way round it is corrected free.

What if I have three dogs?
Our Three Best Friends style in the same collection is composed for three animals.

A share of every month’s orders goes back to rescued animals.