These paw-dorable shots show a group of senior dogs taking a happy outlook on older life as they dive to catch treats.
The pups are seen plunging into the air with their jaws wide for the camera, ready to snap up a yummy treat.
This incredible photographer has snapped more than 200 dogs over the years.
More than 10,000 photos have made their way into this collection.
Christian Vieler, 53, from Selm, Germany, took the pictures.
Kiko the dog is pictured catching a treat as part of a collection of more than 10,000 photos of older dogs catching treats
![The collection, by German photographer Christian Vieler, 53, from Selm, Germany, shows the pooches' 'happy outlook on life'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/09/82852623-13235115-image-m-47_1711357186977.jpg)
The collection, by German photographer Christian Vieler, 53, from Selm, Germany, shows the pooches’ ‘happy outlook on life’
![Here, Cuba the dog is seen with his eyes open in excitement as he opens his mouth in anticipation for the treat](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/09/82852615-13235115-image-m-48_1711357305418.jpg)
Here, Cuba the dog is seen with his eyes open in excitement as he opens his mouth in anticipation for the treat
![Lucky the dog is another of the more than 200 dogs who were snapped by the photographer, who has built a collection of over 10,000 pictures](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/09/82852743-13235115-image-m-49_1711357399877.jpg)
Lucky the dog is another of the more than 200 dogs who were snapped by the photographer, who has built a collection of over 10,000 pictures
![Murphy (pictured) waits in anticipation for his delicious treat](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/08/82852737-13235115-image-a-26_1711356327589.jpg)
![Meanwhile, Cocco BabyDoll can't help but drool as he waits for his snack](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/08/82852741-13235115-image-a-27_1711356327589.jpg)
TREATS: Murphy (pictured, left) and Cocco BabyDoll (pictured, right) show their age has not reduced their appetite for snacks
![According to snapper Christian Vieler, the project is an ongoing one, and he intends to keep taking photos of senior dogs](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/08/82852739-13235115-image-a-15_1711356205362.jpg)
According to snapper Christian Vieler, the project is an ongoing one, and he intends to keep taking photos of senior dogs
![Poldi the dog (pictured) catching a treat in a sweet photograph](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/08/82852725-13235115-image-a-18_1711356243686.jpg)
![Christian has described the ageing process as 'beautiful and sad at the same time'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/08/82852733-13235115-image-a-19_1711356243687.jpg)
Poldi the dog (pictured, left) is captured catching his treat in the sweet photograph, part of the collection of more than 10,000
![DROOL: This senior dog is just seconds away from opening his jaws and snapping up that tasty treat](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/08/82852735-13235115-image-a-20_1711356255024.jpg)
DROOL: This senior dog is just seconds away from opening his jaws and snapping up that tasty treat
![This dog has his eye on the prize, waiting for the treat to arrive](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/09/82852727-13235115-d-a-53_1711358175915.jpg)
![The concentration as this pooch gobbles his snack is adorable](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/09/82852731-13235115-d-m-52_1711358167237.jpg)
These dogs may be older, but they are still on the ball when it comes to keeping their eye on the ball when it comes to catching their treats
![PERFECT TIMING: This pooch is a split second away from chomping on this treat, which is just mili seconds away from his jaws](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/09/82852723-13235115-s-m-54_1711358317000.jpg)
PERFECT TIMING: This pooch is a split second away from chomping on this treat, which is just mili seconds away from his jaws
He said: ‘It’s an ongoing project, I take pics of every senior I can get.
‘I started photographing senior citizens when I realised how my own dog was slowly ageing by my side.
‘It will stay with me for the rest of my life – beautiful and sad at the same time.
‘It becomes more difficult when the dogs become ‘tired’ and can no longer concentrate on me.
‘Then I sometimes only have a handful of options that have to work on the first attempt.’
![Neo the dog (pictured) is less worried about posing stylishly, and more worried about sure he catches that treat in this snap](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/09/82852721-13235115-Neo_the_dog_pictured_is_less_worried_about_posing_stylishly_and_-m-55_1711358473247.jpg)
Neo the dog (pictured) is less worried about posing stylishly, and more worried about sure he catches that treat in this snap
![Paula Lotte the dog (pictured) is captured by the photograph just after catching the tasty treat on her tongue](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/09/82852719-13235115-image-a-58_1711358517032.jpg)
Paula Lotte the dog (pictured) is captured by the photograph just after catching the tasty treat on her tongue
![Jimmy the dog was more worried about catching the treat than showing off his best side](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/08/82852749-13235115-image-a-24_1711356294233.jpg)
![Meanwhile, Asta seems calm as she waits for the snack to land in her mouth](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/08/82852745-13235115-image-a-25_1711356294272.jpg)
SAY CHEESE: Jimmy the dog (pictured, left) and fellow pooch Asta (pictured, right) enjoy their tasty tidbits
![Christian Vieler is the photographer who took all the snaps of the ageing pooches for his ever-growing collection](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/08/82852747-13235115-image-a-7_1711356121473.jpg)
Christian Vieler is the photographer who took all the snaps of the ageing pooches for his ever-growing collection
![The snapper (pictured) said he was inspired to start the project when he 'realised how [his] own dog was slowly ageing by [his] side'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/25/08/82852753-13235115-image-a-4_1711356097372.jpg)
The snapper (pictured) said he was inspired to start the project when he ‘realised how [his] own dog was slowly ageing by [his] side’
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