What do you get when two dog-loving ladies put their heads together? A 60-page full colour book about canine life lessons designed to raise money for animals in need.

With great pleasure, enormous excitement and almost too many nerves to handle, I would like to present Take Paws: Whiskered Wisdom About Life & Love — a book written by myself and photographed by the insanely talented Liz Bradley. It will be available IN PRINT next week.

Take Paws is a narrative interpreted through canine expression about slowing down and appreciating the fleeting moments that make life a wonderful, ridiculous and unexpected adventure. The tone of the book, although powerful enough to inspire adults, is also simple enough to be enjoyed by children, especially little ones who have a best friend with four legs and a waggy tail. Come face to face with a moving collection of photographs that showcase genuine canine personalities and portray a fresh whiskered wisdom about life and love.

From now until March 31st, 2013, we will be donating $2 from every sold copy of Take Paws to Humane Society International — a global organization that works tirelessly to help animals around the world. But that’s not all! Our wonderful printing partner, Blurb, will be matching our final donation to double the amount that we can give to help animals in need! (Thank you again Blurb for the incredible support you have given to this project!)

Whether you find a copy under the tree or pick one up for the dog-loving person on your holiday shopping list, please know that you are making a difference. Together we can make the world a better place for all animals.

Take Paws will be available for purchase through Blurb next week! Read more about it here!

Merry early Christmas everyone! Much love, much love! xo