Image Credits

We built raisingagooddog.com to help dog owners raise well-behaved, happy companions through practical training guides and DIY dog furniture projects like our wooden crate nightstand builds. Pictures matter a lot in this niche — showing a properly executed recall drill or a finished DIY crate build often communicates more than words can. This page explains exactly where our images come from, how we license or credit them, and what to do if you believe your work appears here without proper permission.

Where Our Images Come From

Most images on this site fall into one of the following categories:

• Original photography taken by our team or contributors during actual training sessions or DIY builds, including step-by-step shots of tools, materials, and finished dog furniture pieces.
• Licensed stock imagery purchased or obtained through royalty-free and rights-managed platforms, used according to the terms of each specific license.
• Creative Commons or public domain images, used only when the license terms permit commercial or editorial use, with attribution provided where required.
• Contributor and reader submissions, shared with us for use on the site with the submitter's permission, sometimes as part of a collaboration arrangement.

We do not knowingly use copyrighted images without a valid license or explicit permission from the rights holder. Our internal review process, described in more detail in our Editorial Policy, includes checking image sourcing before a post is published.

Attribution Practices

When a license or the original creator requires attribution, we credit the photographer, illustrator, or source platform either directly beneath the image, in a caption, or in a dedicated credits note at the end of the relevant article. If you notice an image without visible credit that you believe requires one, please reach out and we will correct it promptly — see the contact section below.

For diagrams, illustrations, or graphics created specifically to demonstrate a training technique or a furniture-building step (for example, cut diagrams for a wooden crate nightstand), these are typically original works produced for raisingagooddog.com and should not be reused elsewhere without our written permission.

Using Our Images

Unless otherwise noted, the original photographs and graphics on this site are the property of raisingagooddog.com and are protected the same way as our written content, as outlined in our Terms of Use. If you would like to reuse, republish, or feature one of our images — for a blog post, a Pinterest board, a print project, or any other purpose — please ask first. In many cases we're happy to grant permission for non-commercial use with proper attribution and a link back to the original page.

Readers who save or pin our images to platforms like Pinterest should also review our Pinterest Disclaimer, which explains how our content may appear and link back when shared on that platform.

What Counts as Fair Use on This Site

Occasionally we may include a small, clearly attributed image excerpt for commentary, criticism, or illustrative purposes — for example, referencing a widely circulated training diagram to explain a concept. These uses are limited, transformative, and credited to the original source wherever it can be identified.

Third-Party and Affiliate Product Images

Some posts include product photos supplied by manufacturers, retailers, or affiliate partners to illustrate items like crates, leashes, or training tools mentioned in our guides. These images remain the property of their respective owners and are used with permission or under standard affiliate program guidelines. Related financial relationships are explained in our Affiliate Disclaimer and general Disclosure page, and none of these arrangements influence which images we choose or how honestly we describe a product.

Requesting Credit, Correction, or Takedown

We take image rights seriously, but with a site covering hundreds of training tips and DIY builds, mistakes can happen — a caption might be missing, a credit line might be outdated, or a license might have been misapplied. If any of the following applies to you, please contact us directly:

• You are the copyright holder of an image used on this site and were not credited or did not grant permission.
• You believe an image's license has expired, changed, or was misapplied.
• You'd like an existing credit updated, corrected, or linked differently.
• You want to request formal permission to reuse one of our original images.

To resolve this quickly, please include the specific page URL, a description or screenshot of the image in question, and proof of ownership or licensing rights. Send your request to [email protected] or through our Contact page. We aim to review and respond to legitimate image concerns within a reasonable timeframe, and we will remove or correct any image found to be used improperly.

Limitations and Good Faith Effort

We make a genuine, good-faith effort to source and license every image correctly, but we cannot guarantee that every third-party platform or contributor has provided fully accurate licensing information. This page should be read alongside our general Disclaimer, which covers the broader limitations of relying on content published on this site, including images used for illustrative purposes in training and DIY articles. Our goal is always accuracy and fairness — to creators and to our readers alike — and we welcome any correction that helps us get it right.