Whole lotta shaking' goin' on! Fur flying, jowls flapping - sumptuous portraits of soggy dogs drying off

PUBLISHED: 00:21, 21 October 2013 | UPDATED: 00:21, 21 October 2013

In 2011, photographer Carli Davidson began experimenting with an idea she had been developing: a dog shaking it’s head captured using high-speed photo techniques.

The project was dubbed Shake and pictures were posted online. They quickly spread virally, garnering millions of views worldwide and shared over and over again in blogs, newspapers, and magazines.

These heart-warming pictures show man’s best friend caught in contortio - hair wild, eyes darting, and with ears and jowls flopping every which way.

So where did the idea for Shake come from? The native of Portland, Oregon, said 'My own dog shaking inspired me. He shakes a lot. I clean a lot of drool off my walls; he's a mastiff!

'I didn't know what to expect when I did the first shoot. After seeing the first few images, I realised that what I was capturing was something playful, light hearted and somewhat bizarre. Watching the photos upload onto my computer is so fun.'

She has compiled 61 of her furry friends in a new book called Shake, published by Harper Design, out on October 22. For more information about her work click here.

Most of the pictures were taken with a Nikon D4, which shoots 10 frame per second

A nice little gurner: This my impression of the late Les Dawson. Most of the pictures were taken with a Nikon D4, which shoots 10 frames per second

The project started in 2011 and was dubbed Shake. The pictures were posted online and quickly spread virally, garnering millions of views worldwide

Stare crazy: This dog has shaken itself so hard it's gone cross-eyed. The pictures were posted online and quickly spread virally

The native of Portalnd, Oregon, said 'My own dog shaking inspired me. He shakes a lot. I clean a lot of drool off my walls; he's a mastiff!

Wild thing: I appear to have shaken all the hair off my body. Carli said 'My own dog shaking inspired me. He shakes a lot. I clean a lot of drool off my walls; he's a mastiff!'

She has compiled 61 of her furry friends in a new book called Shake

Ears looking at you, kid: The long ears on this spaniel means it just needs a gentle swish to create a great Shake picture

Is it a mop? Is it a plate of spag bol? No it's completely barking. Carli said: 'I didn't know what to expect when I did the first shoot'

Carli said: 'After seeing the first few images, I realised that what I was capturing was something playful, light-hearted and somewhat bizarre'

Awww yessss: Churchill should have insured those slobber chops. Carli said: 'After seeing the first few images, I realised I was capturing something playful'

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Fur flying, jowls flapping - sumptuous portraits of soggy dogs drying off

Whole lotta shaking' goin' on! Fur flying, jowls flapping - sumptuous portraits of soggy dogs drying off

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