Monthly Archives: October 2008
Check out my new ad in the October 2008 issue of Dogs in Canada!
For those of you who don’t know the story behind the photo of our dog Maggie used in the ad, here it is again:
Around our house, my kids like to play dress up with our dogs. The dogs are so used to having their photos taken that as soon as we set up the studio they come along and sit in all of the shots. Because we were taking vintage portraits, the costumes were out and so my kids started dressing up the dogs. Although Maggie looks pretty fed up in this photo, all the other photos taken during this session show her happy-go-lucky self. This mid-blink shot made us laugh so much it has become a family favorite. It is our tribute to all the dogs who have ever played dress up with little girls and boys.
Although many people are concerned about social responsibility and animal rights, they may not necessarily have the means to donate financially to organizations like the SPCA Monteregie. I believe there are many creative ways people can donate within their means. On the heels of the recent scandal at the Montreal SPCA, I wanted to help my local SPCA. I decided to donate a newly designed website and some photography to the SPCA Monteregie, on Montreal’s south shore. And as a result, I have made some wonderful new friends!
I redirected their marketing strategy towards the fact that these are great pets and that people can do great things by adopting them. I adopted one of my dogs, a pure Labrador Retriever named Charlotte, at the SPCA Monteregie eight years ago and she has been a wonderful dog.
The new website is online at www.spcamonteregie.com and has new and continuously updated information with features such as a direct link to petfinder.com, online donation capability, advertising, a new blog, and more.
