Dog Momma? What is a Dog Momma?
I am!
Let me introduce myself.
My name is Wendy Doscher-Smith and I am a journalist, photographer and dog groomer. But, primarily, I am known as Dog Momma, because I am so dedicated to the C-squared or Canine Cause. A while back I realized that I kept looking for dog-related angles to pitch to all my editors. It seemed my interest in people was waning and my love for the furry ones had taken over.
At about the same time I adopted Franki-Jo, my "Bagel" (beagle/basset mix), and I became obsessed with her feet, which led me to pursuing a career in pet photography. This paw obsession led to several gallery shows. I also started working at the Humane Society of Greater Miami as an adoptions counselor.
The truth is, I love all dogs so much that I would birth puppies if I could. No, really. I am 34 and while most of my friends are birthing humans I stubbornly remain interested in dogs only. Go figure.
Ok, so assuming you are still reading (!), I would like to encourage you to keep doing so. In this blog I will tackle all sorts of topics, including current affairs, health issues, shelter life, grooming (I am looking forward to being your Groom Expo 2008 correspondent, live from Hershey, PA next month!) to fashion trends and real life anecdotes.
Basically, if it BARKS and SCRATCHES, you will see it here.
Enough about me.
Let me tell you about my brood.
Today we will discuss Anise.
ANISE, aka "Tribe Elder"
In her youth, stunning, parti-color Anise posed as a dog model for high fashion mags, sporting frocks including a yamulka and perching, with a haughty smirk, on a fine wrought iron bed worth far more than my own.
Versatile Anise has lived with all sorts of animals (parrots, dogs, cats, ferrets,) won "Best Trick" at the Salon Poochini Holiday Party (Thanks Andrea for teaching her
the Hi-Five!) and deserves an academy award for her range of facial expressions, ranging from exuberant to disgusted. Anise will be be celebrating her quince next year and is as cute as ever, complete with a nose which looks like she took a spill in the whipped cream tub.
Anise is 14-years-old this week and I think she deserves many Happy Birthday accolades. Please do not be shy about commenting here and wishing her a good one! She just may PAW SLAP you if you do not!
My adorable lil' curmudgeon prefers to think of herself as a human rather than a dog.
I prefer to think of myself as a dog rather than a human. So, on this point we differ.
That's all for now.
More about the rest of the brood tomorrow.
We welcome your comments.
Happy Trails. Wagging Tails.
DM
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