Two Giants Photography is named for photographer Pat Trotter’s giant schnauzers. Rio, who is “oversized, actually, for a giant,” just recently earned his first title in scent work, or “nose work” (he can expertly sniff out hidden traces of birch, anise and clove). Emmie, not quite a year old, will soon begin search and rescue training.

Trotter is a dog person through and through, with many years of experience in and around the dog breeding and training realms.