Designer dogs have descended on NYC landmarks and the photos are adorable

He’s gone to the dogs.Fine art photographer Gray Malin is known for shooting idyllic destinations such as Capri and Palm Beach, but his new book is less beachy and more furry.

“Gray Malin: Dogs” (out Tuesday) sees nearly two dozen posh pets — including Dalmatians, poodles, Bernese mountain dogs, Australian shepherds and beagles — sitting pretty in iconic locales in Beverly Hills, London, Paris and New York.“We were trying to create a world where the dogs were different sizes, different colors or a variety of breeds that felt harmonious in the setting or location,” Malin, who dedicated the book to his late rescue dog Stella, told The Post.In Manhattan, he shot pups at the Plaza Hotel, the Top of the Rock, Central Park and Bergdorf Goodman.

His models, he said, were consummate professionals.“They had to hold a pose for sometimes 10 seconds — it’s very difficult and takes a lot of time,” Malin said.Handily, it was the summer of 2021, so the city was relatively quiet.“Midtown was completely empty — foreigners weren’t allowed to come to the US then [because of the pandemic],” he said.

“It was like a ghost town in comparison to what it normally is … It really allowed us to create these very, very special images.Have a look.Malin staged six dogs, including a poodle clad in a Pucci scarf and pink pillbox hat, in various scenes outside of the The Plaza.He got the perfect shot by pitching his tripod in a bus lane. “We worked around buses flying by with scaffolding towering above [the Plaza] — all the typical New York hectic components,” Malin said.

“It was all about good timing.” Getting eight dogs to sit and stay while surrounded by a beautiful array of foods in Central Park was no picnic.“The dogs were sniffing everything, we had to take away the cheese,” quipped Malin.“[But] they didn’t mind the fruit [and] we added rosé.”Then they got lucky.“We were truly about to get the shot and the owner of the Border Coll...