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 cat

男孩和他的貓