Dear Faithful Website Reader--

Thank you for visiting my website.  To better understand me, please let me explain my humble beginnings.

While destroying a tennis ball in the off-leash dog park one morning soon after my fortunate placement with caretakers Alan and Louis, my best friend Jai-Ram was sharing his wisdom with me regarding cats. What struck me most was his observation that house cats don’t have owners; they have staff. I immediately decided that if any cat could accomplish this, I would certainly have no problem doing the same. It was no time at all before I was enjoying a pampered life, having asserted myself in the position of “all that should matter” to both of my wonderfully obliging dads.

By common dog standards, I have a distinct preference for enjoying the finer things in life. My two dads have lavished me with designer outfits and accoutrements (everyone should eat and drink from a Burberry bowl!).  I love to travel and stay in dog-friendly hotels, and like a tasteful, four-legged Paris Hilton, I find myself an unintentional celebrity! I’m fawned over, given gifts and treats, and gawked at by pedestrians and the passengers in cars that come alongside us at stop lights. If only I could sign my own autographs! Instead, I wag my tail enthusiastically and bestow kisses to show my appreciation to my adoring public.

Another favorite pastime is dining out. I will often accompany my dads to restaurants that allow me to participate in the dining experience. I have perfect table manners, and sit hopefully in my own chair knowing that eventually some delicious morsels will come my way. I seem to be in the spotlight of fellow diners, who become transfixed at my presence. Of course, I’m not always able to accompany my dads when they go out, and I express my displeasure with being left at home by retrieving one of Alan’s shoes from the bedroom and leaving it suspiciously in the middle of the living room floor. (You’d think he’d learn to put his shoes in a safe place, but people aren’t always so easily trained!)

For details on my modeling career, be sure to check out my resume. Just ask Daddy Louis, and he’ll confirm that I don’t understand the term “camera shy”! In fact, I could give Naomi Campbell some useful tips on handling photographers who dare allow their lenses to stray to other subjects… Taking a stroll on the runway smartly adorned in Gucci or Louis Vuitton strikes at my sense of the joie de vivre that comes from being loved and adored by a gracious public, and two wonderfully generous dads who encourage me to “follow my bliss!”

Official Canine Ambassador of Mendocino County