Our friend Judy at Carolina Eskie Coalition, in Mooresville, N.C., just lost PumpkinSeed, the Pomeranian Prince, to an undiagnosed illness. Of all the dogs she has found homes for and taken into her own home, PS probably enjoyed being the center of photographic attention more than any of them. Although I never had to photograph PS (he was not a foster dog in need of “adopt me” photos), I managed to snap a few of him every time we visited.

Here are a few candid images of PS the way my wife and I like to remember him.