Your dog's photo and portrait

Puffy uses your dog's photo to create a portrait for the home screen.

A good photo

• is a real photograph, not a drawing or an avatar;
• shows one dog, and the dog is the main subject;
• shows the face fully or almost fully;
• is sharp and well lit;
• has nothing covering the dog.

People, background, a collar or clothes in the shot are fine, and the whole body doesn't need to be visible.

Why a photo was rejected. If a photo won't work, Puffy tells you why — for example, "We couldn't find a dog in this photo", "This photo is too blurry" or "The lighting hides too much detail". Pick another photo following the hint.

The portrait takes some time to create. If notifications are on, we'll let you know when it's ready. Until then, the home screen shows a placeholder.

Choose the photo carefully. An accepted photo can't be replaced and the portrait can't be recreated yet. If you skip this step, you can still add a photo on the "We're almost done" screen — after sign-up that option is gone.