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Is there anything more darling than a maternity shoot? Sure there is! If your model just happens to be a loyal, pure of heart, good girl two-year-old Dachshund named Sugar! 

Sugar is expecting her first litter and who better to capture the moment than Washington-based photographer Laura Shockley? Laura Shockley specializes in maternity, as well as, newborn shoots. She made headlines last year due to her gasp-worthy shot of a newborn ecstatically outstretching his arms, as if thrilled to have finally arrived into this world.

Now, Shockley is sharing her newest photo-shoot via Facebook featuring a pregnant pup! "This little momma is going to grace us with some short legged puppers soon! I can not wait for the next milestone session for her, the grandmother (me) 'purchased' her the maternity/newborn package!," Laura wrote. 

Shockley told PopSugar that Sugar is, "getting close to the end of her pregnancy and we took her for a day filled with pup cups and peanut butter treats, [and] it ended with her maternity session. If people can feel special on their photo shoot days, so can Sugar!"

We are definitely on-board with that! 

Complete with images of Sugar rocking a flower crown and tulle, and surrounded by a field of flowers, here is Sugar's gorgeous and one-of-a-kind photo-shoot: 

Shota Tsukamoto, a Japanese salary man through the week, but at the weekend he plays personal photographer to his hedgehog, Matthew. Not just relying on pure cuteness, he uses interesting themes, props and dynamic compositions in his work, to elevate his already photogenic model to something almost ethereal. Via: Grapee

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It's hard to imagine a better gender reveal photo shoot than the one photographer Carlye Allen threw her friend, Joy Stone. Joy and her husband Brady had been searching for a rescue puppy for quite some time. However, they couldn't find the perfect fit for their little family. Then, few days ago, Carley saw a post by Gracie Gonzalez, who found this puppy with four other siblings abandoned alongside a Texas railroad track. Carley reached out to her friend with an idea: "I thought that this one would be a perfect addition to their family," Carley told WISTV . "I drove two hours to pick up the puppy, and my friend drove three to meet me." 

So the photo shoot happened but it gets even cuter. The woman almost scared her husband with the style of photos: "Her husband had no idea that we had this up to our sleeves. I was a hostess for a shower the day prior and happened to have a tank of helium and extra balloons in my trunk," Carley said. "I joked about doing a gender reveal to my friend, and she loved the idea. Fifteen minutes later, we were in my yard snapping pictures." When Joy brought the puppy home, her husband was in shock. He was thrilled to welcome Rey (they're avid Star Wars fans) into their family." Via: WISTV

You're probably thinking that these pictures will be one of a cat giving birth... well, you are wrong! To show off her amazing photography skills and to let the world know she also shoots births, Elizabeth Woods- Darby, aka Barefootinthefog, captured her friends special moments with her cat...

Woods-Darby stated on her websit, "I had the sweet (and hilarious) honor of photographing the beginnings of a brand new family on Friday. This little man was adopted from Soul Dog Rescue. He is 22" long, 6 pounds 7 oz and man is he the sweetest cuddler. Thanks to Lucy Schultz for trusting me to be there to capture these special first moments[...]As a photographer and videographer, capturing birth and those raw first moments as a family, are incredibly rewarding. Although this shoot was unconventional, I've always been impacted by the beauty and raw strength of birth and adoption."

We couldn't have said it better, even if we tried! 

The post soon became a viral hit and so we just had to share! 

You may find these photos unbelievable (We did) but they are actually real! Austrian acrobat Stefanie Millinger is a remarkable gymnast. Having decided to become a circus performer at they extremely early age of 4 years old, she has accomplished much more. Millinger is the gold star winner of Germany's renowned prime time 'Supertalent' television show. Taking her talents around the world and completeting amazing photoshoots, Milinger seems to be unstopable. 

So, it's no surprise really that she would pose with a bear! Photographer Olga Barantseva, from Moscow, Russia shoot the incredible photos and they look like they were photoshopped! Barantseva said, "Right from the beginning she was not afraid of the bear. It was as if they had known each other for years....Even more interestingly even the bear seemed astonished and surprised by the poses, especially those she performed on his back...Stefanie loved posing with the bear, and the bear seemed relaxed all the way through as well."

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These cuties live in DC where they help raise money for animal welfare.

Pigs are also great at maternity photoshoots, just FYI.

You can thank Enjoy the Ride Photography for these gems!

This little sweetie was rescued by Free The Bears and taken to their sanctuary in Cambodia. They hope to someday return her to the wild if/when the forests become safe. In the meantime, some animals are just meant to be in front of a camera. Arya Stark is such a ham!