A boy with his cat

For many people, a pet can be their most loyal companion - a trusted soul-mate with whom they experience the highs and lows of life.
對很多人來，寵物都是他們最忠實的伴侶——是人生起落中值得信賴的靈魂伴侶。

Now, photographer Elena Shumilova has captured the inseparable bond that exists between pets and their owners in a heart-warming selection of pictures.
如今，俄羅斯攝影師埃琳娜拍攝了一系列溫暖人心的照片，展示了寵物和他們小主人之間不可分割的羈絆。

They capture children and their pets at various moments in every-day life in Moscow and Andreapol, Russia.
她捕捉了在俄羅斯安德烈亞波爾和莫斯科的這些孩子，同他們的寵物一起度過的溫馨時刻。

The pictures are taken by Elena Shumilova, a mother-of-two. She said: 'I felt so inspired when I was creating these images. Pets are members of our family and there's nothing more natural and more important than the desire to care for someone you love.
這些照片的拍攝者埃琳娜是位有兩個孩子的母親，她說：“我在拍這些照片的時候被打動了。寵物是我們的家人，而且沒有什么比關(guān)心你所愛的人愿望更純粹更重要了。

A boy with his dog

A young boy rests his head against his loyal companion as they snuggle up together on a cosy rug.
一個小男孩和他忠誠的寵物伴侶在舒適的地毯上緊緊依偎在一起，他們彼此的頭抵在一起。

A girl with her cat

The photographer shows the moving moment a girl cuddles her cat.
攝影師展現(xiàn)了這個感人的瞬間：一個小女孩抱著她的貓咪。

A girl with her pets

A girl shelters under the lashing rain on a rock with her spaniel and cat also jostling for a dry spot under her umbrella.
一個小女孩在傾盆大雨中坐在一棵石頭上，她和她的西班牙獵犬和貓咪一起縮在傘下的一小塊庇護的空間里。

A boy with his cat

A boy and his cat create drawings on a misty window in the selection of pictures that show the powerful bond owners have with their pets.
一個男孩和他的貓咪在迷霧的窗戶上畫畫，這張照片展示了主人和他們寵物的強有力的羈絆。

A child with his pet

A child drifts off to sleep while cuddling her puppy - the photographer said she felt 'inspired' while capturing the moving moments.
一個小孩抱著他的狗狗打著瞌睡睡著了——攝影師說她在拍這些個心動的瞬間時覺得“被打動了”。