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1:57 pm
2 January 2010
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We just got a call from Lisa Scarsi, a pet photographer who became a friend of ours a few years ago after the first time she photographed Max and Linda. Lisa is a truly gifted artist who took some amazing photos of our dogs, and recently proved her skills again when she took a picture of Bernie bin Laden that makes him look dignified, serene, and positively regal – in short, everything our little terrorist actually isn't.
Anyway, Lisa liked Max's and Bernie's faces so much that she's used them in her print advertising and in photos she's donated to animal shelters and veterinary offices. This image of Max is on display at a local vet's office:
Lisa recently sent us an e-mail to tell us Max's photo has surfaced once again:
John and Diane,
I got a call from a client about the current issue of Sunset magazine. She was so excited to see her dog Oliver's photo on page 26. The article about Desert Hot Springs features a dog-friendly resort called DogSpa and very large canvas prints of my photographs are hanging in the main lounge. I did not know DogSpa would be in the issue so I did not know that one of Max' portraits would be in there too!! Unfortunately they did not credit the pooches, but we know it's Max and that his legacy lives on!!!
So I picked up a couple of copies of the February 2012 issue of Sunset, and sure enough, there's our boy's picture on page 26. I can't think of a better place for his picture to hang, overlooking a room that's always full of happy dogs playing and chasing each other around. Max would never have wanted to leave such a place, and now he doesn't have to.
2:20 pm
8 June 2010
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Very cool !
I've got to add too, that Max's eye, I swear, it's like his pupil is actually adjusting.
Seriously.
Love it!
Max will always be your Happy Happy Boy.
Denise
Kona turned 9yrs on April 16, 2010.
Kona was diagnosed Memorial Weekend 2010 with osteosarcoma.
Right rear leg amputated on June 4th. First chemo June 18th 2010
Second chemo July 9th, 2010 Third and final (yea !!!) chemo July 30th, 2010
ONE TOUGH GIRL this Australian Cattledog !
***Kona's journey/fight ended late in the evening of December 22, 2010***
We Love you so much Kona….always
Bella 9yrs, albino lab/aussie shep/pit?(abandoned in mts as a puppy) deaf & blind (from birth) in one eye limited vision in other.(laid back, ok lazy 73 lbs)
Cotton, 5yrs, albino hound/terrier of somesort/???(abandoned in mts as a puppy) deaf & blind in one eye(from birth), excellent vision in seeing eye. (ball addict…destroyer of Kong balls…yes,etc), high energy 55lbs knots of muscle)
Kona Kai's pup brother and sister as well as her buddy and playmate cat, Shaymous 12yrs (like Seamus), miss her terribly.
2:34 pm
28 November 2008
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What an awesome photo and what a wonderful surprise. Of course we aren't surprised other people would think he's a rock star!
Shanna & Spirit Trouble ~ Trouble gained her wings 3/16/2011, a 27 1/2 month cancer survivor, tail wagging. RIP sweetheart, you are my heart and soul. Run free at Rainbow Bridge.
The November Five - Spirits Max, Cherry, Tika, Trouble & Nova. 11/2008 - 3/2013 An era ends as Queen Nova crossed the Bridge.
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25 September 2009
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Oh Max! You will always be a super star!!! Love this!!!!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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3:33 pm
2 February 2011
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It's too bad he didn't get to pawtograph it! Great photos!!! I've always thought Max was a very strikingly handsome boy.
Micki
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3:52 pm
29 October 2010
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OMD, that's so awesome! And we have that magazine! I just went and got my copy and dog-eared (appropriate...) that page so I can show Mike when he gets home.
The picture is classic and what an awesome spot for Max to get to be!
Love it,
Jackie, Angel Abby's mom
Abby: Aug 1, 2009 – Jan 10, 2012. Our beautiful rescue pup lived LARGE with osteosarcoma for 15 months – half her way-too-short life. I think our "halflistic" approach (mixing traditional meds + supplements) helped her thrive. (PM me for details. I'm happy to help.) She had lung mets for over a year. They took her from us in the end, but they cannot take her spirit! She will live forever in our hearts. She loved the beach and giving kisses and going to In-N-Out for a Flying Dutchman. Tripawds blog, and a more detailed blog here. Please also check out my novel, What the Dog Ate. Now also in paperback! Purchase it at Amazon via Tripawds and help support Tripawds!
4:08 pm
17 January 2011
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Very Cool -
I will ask my vet if they would be interested in hanging a photo in their office as they are doing a huge remodel.....
I had given them a Tripawd calendar which is sitting on the counter so people can flip thru the pix.....
4:09 pm
12 February 2010
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we know a celebrity angel!!! sweet!
charon & spirit gayle
Life is good, so very, very good!!! Gayle enjoyed each and every moment of each and every wonderful day (naps included). She left this world December 12, 2011 – off on a new adventure.
Love Never Ends
6:06 pm
11 November 2008
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Ohhhhhh MAX!!! That is just pawesome! Max's blue eyes are so stunning.
Sue and Nova
Dane Mom Sue at nova.tripawds.com and Mom to Beautiful Great Dane Queen Nova, a Blind Tripawd, who kicked cancer's butt from 11/08-03/13. The Queen is Spirit Nova now, but her legacy lives on here at Tripawds!
6:10 pm
6 March 2011
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Way cool!
http://tate.tripawds.com/
August 16, 2006 to November 28, 2011
TATE ~ Forever in our hearts.
That is so cool, what a great photo of a wonderful dog!
Congratulations, you must be so proud!
the chauffeur
8:30 pm
I've been thinking a lot about Max this month, and that tripawd party in January of 2010. How cool that he made his presence known to you now!
I borrowed (stole) my Mom's Sunset so I could see the picture.
Karen and the pugapalooza
9:24 pm
14 August 2009
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WOW! That is so special! What a wonderful way to celebrate his beauty and love!
Comet - 1999 to 2011
She departed us unexpectedly January 23, 2011 at the age of 12 1/2.
She was born with a deformed front leg and a tripawd all of her life.
1:16 am
2 January 2010
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Thanks everyone. I've been a photographer for a long time, but I've never come close to taking a picture like that. Lisa is an incredible photographer who always manages to bring out the best in a dog. And anyone who can make Bernie bin Laden look calm and serene is in a class by themselves.
6:19 pm
13 July 2009
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Very Cool! And nice that this is happening even now - when he is not visible as Cap'n Jack's mum would say.
So - can we see her photos that make Bernie look 'regal'? Actually I can somehow picture that. He is such a beautiful pup, regardless of any personality quirks you know and love.
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