How an Influencer Built His Business, One Dog at a Time

一位网红如何一步步养狗,打造自己的商业帝国

The Journal.

2026-07-19

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Elias Weiss Friedman, better known on social media as The Dogist, has made a career out of shooting portraits of dogs. Ryan Knutson met up with Elias in a New York City park to talk about photography, social media pressures, and how The Dogist has evolved and expanded over the last decade. Further listening: - How to Keep Up with AI At Work (Without Losing Your Mind) - Financial Influencers on Wealth and Work - The Viral Band Trying to Sing Its Way to a U.S. Visa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • A few weeks ago, I met up with Elias Friedman in a park in Manhattan.

  • I brought my dog, Picasso, along with me.

  • Elias set us up on a bench to take our portrait.

  • Anywhere in the shade.

  • It could even be up on the bench here.

  • Sure.

  • That's easy.

  • All right, Picasso, you want to go back up here?

  • Elias is better known as the Doggist.

  • Oh, yeah, good boy.

  • For over a decade, he's made a career out of taking beautiful pictures of dogs, mostly around New York,

  • and posting them on social media.

  • On Instagram, Elias has 7.5 million followers.

  • Watching him work is kind of funny.

  • He holds a squeaky ball above the camera lens.

  • He squeals, howls, and grunts to get Picasso's attention.

  • These are some of the techniques Elias has honed over more than a decade of doing this.

  • So those are some good moves there.

  • You're moving your arm around.

  • Yeah.