Help Us Choose the Charities for
A Dog’s Guide to Phoenix!
We’re working on something big — a heartfelt coffee table book featuring dog-friendly businesses, local pups, and all the best places to explore in Phoenix with your dog. And this time, we’re doing things differently.
Instead of partnering with just one charity, we’re opening the door to many deserving organizations and we want your help deciding who they should be!
Every dog featured in the book will help raise funds for one of these nominated rescues or nonprofits. A portion of each session fee will be donated directly to the organization chosen by the participant, which means more awareness, more support, and more good spreading throughout our dog-loving community.
Whether you’re a fan, a foster, or part of an organization yourself, we’d love to hear from you.
Nominations are open to:
Animal rescues
Foster-based organizations
Dog-focused nonprofits (training, advocacy, education)
Phoenix-based orgs that align with force-free, compassionate practices
Each charity selected will be listed as an option during participant sign-up. Participants will choose which organization to support with their session — and we'll help spread the word about each one along the way.
Nominations are now closed.
A Dog’s Guide to Phoenix is part dog-lovers' travel guide, part art book, and part community celebration. It will feature 50 local dogs, their favorite Phoenix adventures, dog-friendly businesses, service providers, and rescue spotlights. All captured through the lens of Pup + Me’s joyful, dog-led photography.
Every participant chooses a featured nonprofit to support with their session. Every page shares something magical about what it means to be a dog or a dog lover in Phoenix.
What is next?
We’ll be collecting nominations through June 15, 2025. After that, we’ll reach out to selected organizations with all the details about how the project works and what to expect.
Charities won’t need to handle any logistics, we’ll take care of all the session coordination and donations. To help you make the most of this opportunity, we’ll also provide easy-to-use promotional materials, including graphics and suggested captions, so you can share the project with your community and help raise even more support.
Whether you’re nominating your favorite rescue or applying on behalf of an organization, we’ll follow up before the official launch with next steps. We can’t wait to highlight the incredible work you’re doing.
At Pup + Me Photo, we’re all about celebrating the love between Phoenix dogs and their people. We specialize in capturing the real connection you share — no posing, no pressure, just honest, joyful moments that show your pup exactly as they are.
During our sessions, your dog gets to lead the way. We use force-free methods to keep everything relaxed and enjoyable — no commands, no stress, and yes, we won’t even ask them to sit. Whether they want to sniff, play, roll over for belly rubs, or just be by your side, we’ll be there to photograph the magic. Most importantly, we want you to love on them and remind them what a perfect pup they are.
Our past book projects (Tails of Phoenix and Stay Golden: Love Letters to Senior Dogs) raised thousands for local rescues and created lasting artwork for families across the Valley. This next chapter, A Dog’s Guide to Phoenix, is our biggest one yet, and we can’t wait to share it with you.