Loki The Wolfdog And His Rise To Social Media Stardom

"It's not uncommon for dog lovers to capture and post photo after photo of their beloved companions online. Take one scroll through your Instagram feed and you're more than likely to come across some shots of your friends' adorable pups. For Kelly Lund (@sharktoof) and his pet Loki the Wolfdog (@loki), what started out as some simple phone photography and Instagram posting has erupted into a full time job for Lund, and an Instagram following of over 1.8 million for Loki." We feature insta famous pets every single week, but few have as big of a following as Loki! With 1.9 million followers, he has one of the most successful petstagrams every But what makes Loki so special?

"Loki's this really special dog in that you can see his spirit through his eyes," says Lund. "There's so much purity to a dog's life and their motivations. You never have to wonder if a dog is telling the truth or has ulterior motives. Many dogs spend their whole lives in backyards and my goal with Loki was to take him everywhere that I possibly could with me. Combining the popularity of outdoor and adventure Instagram with the pet Instagram world has allowed our account to really take off."

"Lund was definitely ahead of the game with creating an account and posting for Loki, but as time goes on you see more accounts for pets popping up on Instagram. Few have blown up like Loki's though, and Lund credits that to the fact that Loki just isn't like most other dogs." Via AlphaUniverse.

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"I got Loki in 2012 and was always taking photos of him and putting them on my Instagram," Lund explains. "My Instagram started turning into the Loki Instagram, so after he turned one I created an account just for him. I started out just taking photos with my phone, and the pace at which Loki's following was growing was just so rapid that I went headfirst into photography."
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"Lund wanted to step up his photography game from simple phone photos, and he needed something small and light enough to easily take on his adventures. The first camera he purchased was the Sony a6000 and from there he started to challenge himself to take more and more creative photos of Loki."
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