This photographer creates 'online dating profiles' for shelter dogs — and she's helped over 30 of them get adopted
Courtesy of Rachael Rodgers
Adopting a dog can change its life.
That's the point that Rachael Rodgers is trying to make with her Instagram account, @trailsandbears.
Rodgers' account features adorable portraits of shelter pups, in the hopes that the glamour shots and their captions will help the dogs find a forever home.
Rodgers spoke to INSIDER about the project. Keep scrolling to learn more, and of course to see heart-warming pictures of dogs.
Rodgers photographed the first adoptable dog featured on her Instagram (Mishka) back in November of 2017.
Courtesy of Rachael RodgersMishka means "little bear" in Russian.
When Rodgers first got Instagram, she wasn't quite sure why she had the app or what to do with it.
Courtesy of Rachael RodgersRodgers gained a number of followers, including many dog lovers, after posting a viral photo of Denali, one of her two dogs.
Courtesy of Rachel RodgersRachael owns Denali and Beans with her partner. Both are 13 years old. Denali came from the Humane Society, and Beans came from a farm.
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