Dog lovers are hiring specialized photographers to snap the perfect portrait of Fluffy or Fido. The

(21 May 2014) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus010803 NATS Good boy! come sit! RIGGINS IS READY FOR HIS CLOSEUP. (tight on dog's brown eyes) NATS shutter WENDY NEWELL'S 9-YEAR-OLD SAMOYED-POINTER MIX LOVES THE CAMERA� ESPECIALLY WHEN LORI FUSARO IS BEHIND THE LENS. SOUNDBITE (English) Lori Fusaro, Pet photographer "I love his brown eyes!" PET PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BECOME A BOOMING BUSINESS. SOUNDBITE (English) Lori Fusaro, Pet photographer "People have become more interested in pampering their pets." NATSOUND squeaky toy BUT CAPTURING THE PERFECT PICTURE REQUIRES MORE THAN TREATS AND TOYS. PHOTOGRAPHERS SAY YOU HAVE TO THINK LIKE YOUR SUBJECTS. NATSOUND shutter clicks. "Good boy, Ernie!" JENNA TETI WHO'S BASED IN NEW YORK, USES AN EXTENSIVE WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE TO GET TO KNOW EACH DOG. SHE ASKS OWNERS TO COMPARE THEIR PET TO A FAMOUS CELEBRITY. OR TO ANOTHER ANIMAL. SOUNDBITE (English) Jenna Teti, Dog photographer "I've gotten Bill Clinton. Someone answered a humming bird. They had a Jack Russell who sorta flitted about." FOR THE OWNERS WILLING TO FORK OVER HUNDREDS ON POOCH PICTURES, THEY SAY IT'S A PRICELESS TREASURE. (NATS) THIS IS SADIE'S FIRST TIME IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA. BUT MICHELLE CAMPTON'S SECOND TIME WORKING WITH FUSARO. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Crampton, Dog owner "And I'll get a little emotional because shortly after that Buddy passed away. I'm so grateful that I have the photos." KEEPSAKES NOT JUST OF A BELOVED PET, BUT A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. I'M RAQUEL MARIA DILLON, the AP, LOS ANGELES. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...