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Just 19 Photos of Dogs Majestically Catching Frisbees

Furballs in flight; poetry in motion

Jack Shepherd
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3 min readJul 20, 2020

Netherlands-based pet photographer Chris van Riel has spent the last few months mastering the art of capturing the infectious combination of joy, intensity, and agility that can only come about when you pair a committed pup with a well-thrown disc.

Dedicated to sharing the pure happiness of these dogs as they literally throw themselves into their work, Chris has created an amazing portfolio of majestic furballs in flight just at the moment of their triumph. You can find more of Chris’s fantastic pet photography on his Facebook and Instagram, but for now, marvel at these fabulous, fearsome frisbee dogs.

A dog in mid-air with a red Frisbee in its mouth. The background is blurred, but appears to be trees.
A dog in mid-air with a blue Frisbee in its mouth, in front of a background of blurred trees.
A dog in mid-air about to chomp on an orange Frisbee. The blurred background suggests trees at twilight.
A dog in mid-air trying to catch a blue Frisbee. Green trees are in the blurred background.
A dog in mid-air trying to catch a blue Frisbee. The blurred background is of trees at twilight.
Close-up of a dog in mid-air about to catch a blue Frisbee in its mouth. The blurred background is sky and green ground.
A dog in mid-air trying to catch a teal Frisbee. The blurry background looks like billowing yellowish smoke.
A dog in mid-air that’s just caught a white/blue/red Frisbee. The blurry background is dark green trees with dappled light.
A dog in mid-air with a red Frisbee, kicking up dirt or water droplets.

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Tenderly
Tenderly

Published in Tenderly

A vegan magazine that’s hopefully devoted to delicious plants, liberated animals, and leading a radical, sustainable, joyful life

Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd

Written by Jack Shepherd

I have a newsletter about crossword puzzles and a podcast about rom-coms. Formerly editorial director @BuzzFeed. Email: JackAShepherd at gmail

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fucking made my whole day.

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These pictures prove that to a Frisbee there is no difference between a dog and a T-Rex.
Spectacular!

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