<div><p>British photographer, Nick Ridley captures the perfect moment of silly joy when a dog comes racing towards their human. </p><p>In these 14 perfectly-timed shots, joyful pups race through the park on a sunny day. The 56-year-old photographer stretched out on the ground and used a fast shutter to capture the happy hounds as they raced towards him. </p><p>Scroll through these photos of some lovable pups and claim your springtime spirit animal!</p><div><figure><a href="http://nickridley.com/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/170330-dogs-funny-faces-02.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/170330-dogs-funny-faces-02_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/170330-dogs-funny-faces-02_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/170330-dogs-funny-faces-02_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/170330-dogs-funny-faces-02_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/170330-dogs-funny-faces-02_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/170330-dogs-funny-faces-02_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, 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