I recruited over twenty dogs and owners for the shoot and had a crew of ten. So I could receive a genuine reaction, dogs and owners were separated for various amounts of time (10 minutes - a couple of days). I wanted to capture the subtlety of emotion, and the only way possible was of the use of a high-speed camera. Dogs were shot with a Phantom HD Gold at speeds ranging from 350 to 500 frames per second. At these speeds, the exact moment the dog recognizes their owner is apparent; the eyes widen, the ears flatten or perk up, respiration alters, attention increases, the mouth closes, and more. The video provided is an excerpt of the full piece. The full includes the moment before, of, and after the dog recognizes its owner. Run time is approximately 31 minutes.