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What: Yappy Howliday party
presented by CityDog Magazine, W Seattle and Dane & Dane Photography

When: Wednesday, Dec. 13th 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where: W Seattle, 1112 Fourth Avenue (4th & Seneca)

Who: You and the “lucky dogs” who accompany you!

The weather outside may be frightful, but at the swanky W Seattle it’s quite delightful! That’s where CityDog Magazine will be hosting its annual Yappy Howliday party. Join us with your best two- and four-legged friends for a festive evening of no-host cocktails, holiday treats, portraits with me, J. Nichole Smith of Dane & Dane Photography and much more!

Are you a pet professional? Interested in sponsoring the party? Contact CityDog Magazine for details about how to get your marketing materials in the paws of all of our lovely guests!!

Stay tuned for more updates, more info, and more photographs -Coming soon-

Well sports fans, I have to say, this years “Animal Krackers” was nothing short of exquisite! Kristen, in her farewell event, pulled out all the stops. The President’s Hall of the Kitsap County Fairgrounds has never looked so grand. Bravo lovely lady, and my how you will be missed!

The mood of the event was immediately peppy and I enjoyed browsing the silent auction tables, chatting with volunteers and guests, and photographing every little thing that caught my reckless eye. I guess it was good that I was armed with a camera, not a pen, or I would have BID on every little thing that caught my reckless eye!

Kip, the auctioneer extraordinaire, was great as always- inciting bidding frenzies that beat most “dream values” but fell just short of rioting.

The high dollar items of the night were both the “2007 KHS Animal Krackers Catalog Cover” and the “2008 KHS Calendar Cover” combined fetching an exciting $6,500!!! Of course, being the photographer who donated the portrait sessions for these items, I was a giddy, cheering mess while these bidding wars carried on– I took photos of these great moments, but they will never see the light of blog because they are blurry. I guess that’s to be expected since I was not only simultaneously jumping up and down and clapping, but also whipping my head back and forth between bidders. Sorry about that.

The meal was delicious, the company was delightful (I had the privilege to sit with Mindy of Aunty Min’s Pet Sitting + guest and Rebekah of the Gentle Groomer + guest) and I ran into Candy Burt of Bark Busters- the pretty in pink lady who helped me train Olivia. Looking for an end to your dog’s behavioral issues? She’s your gal! And by end, I mean lifetime guarantee!! Yup. No joke.

Anyhow- before I knew it there was Cheesecake in front of me and the night was coming to a close, but by this time it was already nearing 10pm and I was quite exhausted from the festivities!

Thank you Thank you Thank you to all you wonderful patrons! You are the ones who make it all happen. The animals and I humbly thank you, and thank you again.

Look for some of my photos from the event in the “scene” section of the Winter issue of “Westsound Home & Garden Magazine“.

This past weekend I had the wonderful (although guilty) pleasure of travelling to Kalaloch, WA with a dear friend and client and her wonderful little pug. In addition to being without cell reception or internet, eating well, sleeping late and all the other wonderful pleasures of travel, I was fortunate enough to capture an amazing quantity of AMAZING images! I cannot believe that a place this breath-taking exists just a few hours from my door and I had no idea. And I thought INDIANOLA was incredible!! (well it is, but Ruby Beach puts my darling home to shame!!) I hope you can enjoy these images and know that they don’t even BEGIN to do this place justice… *sigh* I can hardly wait to get the film back…




















Thank you Kathy.

I am pleased to announce that the “Sit, Stay, Smile” article, written by Tom Scharf about yours truly is published in the fall issue of “Peninsula Lifestyle Magazine” (OK, let’s get real, it’s not about me, it’s about the real star of Dane & Dane: Miss Olivia!)

Still, if you are not familiar with this publication, this is the PERFECT excuse to check it out! It’s a beautiful full color bi-monthly magazine available alllll over the Kitsap and Olympic peninsula’s- In fact, I even saw a few for sale all the way out at the Kalaloch lodge this past weekend! Worth a look and a subscription!

CONGRATULATIONS JESSIE MEI!

— copied from email announcement from CityDog Magazine—

We are pleased to announce the winner of the first-ever CityDog Cover Dog Model Search!

Jessie Mei…is the proud winner! Thank you to everyone who either participated in the cover dog search or voted for their cover dog pick. 200 dogs strutted their stuff raising over $1,000 to help animals!

It was truly a pleasure to witness how much we love our dogs in the Northwest and if we could feature every dog on our cover, we would. Special thanks to Steve and Gatsby who made it to the final round. To see all of the pooches who participated in the model search click here.

To see the photos from all of the events click here.