And here you have it, folks! The last R.O.A.R. Squad member: Diane Carrier from Newfoundland, Canada! I think it is fitting that Diane’s post should mark the final post of the April 2010 – April 2011 round of the R.O.A.R. Squad project. Diane considered herself your “average dog lover” who, after basking in the unconditional love of her [...]
Filed under: R.O.A.R Squad on April 29th, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Right now there is no sunshiney sunshine. Oh no. Right now it is freaking raining and the damn sky is doing its best to make sure my socks are soaked every. damn. time. I leave the house. But Hakuna Matata and all that happy faced stuff. It’s all good. It’s fine. Really. Really.
Filed under: Life-o on April 28th, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Had a little photo shoot. You know the models: Man: John Dog: Mickey Beer: Beer Finally… the beer: Presenting John’s cool shoes. Consignment. Stylin’. And pups being pups. They can’t always be uber cool models. There’s that paintbrush tail of Kayloo’s again. Too fun. Edited: In the comments Skye said that Mickey should be in The [...]
Filed under: Fido on April 27th, 2011 | 22 Comments »
When I lived in Japan I used to go for walks late at night, find a park bench under a street light and write songs until my hand grew sore from holding my pen. Sometimes I would write heartfelt poetry. I’m serious. Even though I sang and danced for a living I couldn’t read or [...]
Filed under: Life-o on April 26th, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Welcome to our latest R.O.A.R. Squad members from my home town of Victoria, British Columbia: Marie and Dale! Marie and Dale are currently fostering the incredibly cute Principe, a young Chihuahua cross. Principe is ready for his forever home- read more about him and see a photo of his adorable self at the bottom of [...]
Filed under: R.O.A.R Squad on April 20th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Introducing our latest R.O.A.R. Squad members from New York: Christine and Mike! Chris and I used to dance together back in the day in Japan… we were roomies in Tokyo as well as in Toronto. Oh, the stories we have! Thank you guys so much for joining the R.O.A.R. Squad! The R.O.A.R. Squad April 10/11 [...]
Filed under: R.O.A.R Squad on April 19th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A very warm welcome to our latest R.O.A.R. Squad members: Cindy and Matt from Nunavut! Cindy and Matt moved up North so Mika and Nanook could take up sledding and skijoring, which is when a person on skis is pulled by dog(s). I think that is fantastic! Read more about this wonderful family and see [...]
Filed under: R.O.A.R Squad on April 18th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
One year ago, in April 2010, I launched a project called the R.O.A.R. Squad: Rescue Owners Are Rockin! (you can read the launch post here) The Idea: Profile rescue owners from across the U.S. and Canada, share a bit of their life and rescue stories with readers, and via humour, inspiration and fun photos make adopting [...]
Filed under: R.O.A.R Squad on April 14th, 2011 | 22 Comments »
Kayloo, utterly exhausted from her latest shenanigans.
Filed under: Fido on April 14th, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Last week I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Mary Doane from Bark Out Loud (if you’re interested you can listen to the interview here). During the interview Mary mentioned a poem by Mary Oliver. The last lines read, “what is it you plan to do/ With your one wild and precious life?” [...]
Filed under: Life-o on April 13th, 2011 | 10 Comments »
