March has been an eventful month in Tiggytown.
Probably the most exciting month of my life. In late February my HuMum responded to a Facebook post from Modern Dog magazine. They were looking for ‘interesting mixed-breed dogs living in Vancouver’. The sent us an email mid-March and invited us to a photo shoot to take place at the Dog and Hydrant in Yaletown.
HuMum was very nervous, she brushed and brushed me and had Holly lick my eyes until they sparkled. We drove downtown, parked and had time for a bit of a walk by the water before we had to go to our 4 o’clock appointment. One scary moment on our walk, as we strolled past a sombre looking Boston terrier waiting outside a coffee shop he suddenly lunged at me and went for my slender Maltass neck. I was horrified and leapt out of reach before he could draw blood. HuMum gave me a little pat and reassured me and we carried on. We also encountered a movie set with filming in progress. Boy this was an exciting place this Yaletown!
We wandered off to the Dog and Hydrant and checked in for the photo shoot. HuMum had to fill in some paperwork so I visited with two of the resident dogs. One a large mixed breed, very calm and friendly, and another curious little white and tan beast who seemed a lot like my sister but was apparently a Chihuahua/Basenji (which was what I used to be before dna testing).
The lady from Modern Dog came in and then we got started. Everyone at the shoot was very nice and offered me fancy treats but I resisted (I know better than to take treats from strangers even if they are in a fancy store/photo studio). I sat nicely by the blue background and gave my best Maltass smile when directed by HuMum. Curious Miss White and Tan wandered in to distract me but I was unflappable. I’m used to Holly trying to stir things up at home.
Everyone was impressed, clearly they have no idea how often I’m photographed by my camera crazy humans. The pictures were done very quickly and the nice lady from the magazine said I could keep my fancy monkey collar that I wore for the shoot. HuMum was very proud of me. The magazine lady said that my photos will be in the summer edition of the magazine and that she will be sending us some copies in a few months.
Not bad for a shelter dog!
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