Tela is a 9 year-old Beagle. She enjoys long walks and anything food-related. She also enjoys making pig noises – we have a theory (but we can’t prove it) that Tela is actually a pig in a Beagle costume.

Jeeves loves to give us the Elvis look. Loves to chase snowballs and play with the cat toys. Favorite toy though is either a ball of paper or the tube from the paper towels.

We’re a 3 dog family, but (shhhhh…), I DO have a favorite- “Pinkie”. She’s a Corgi-Chihuahua, (not kidding), who just observed her 7th birthday last week. She is a full-time employee of EcoLogic, here in Richmond, where she allows me to go in with her everyday to help out. She’s a vital asset to the team, greeting each customer and very vocally keeping other canines at bay who happen to walk by our front door.
When asked, “Are you a REAL person?”, she will stand right up on her back 2, and look deeply into your eyes, as if to say, “YES – finally! she understands!”

Pinkie’s also a huge help in the studio! She’s with me every minute I’m in there working on my latest gourd creation for my side gig, “Avant-Gourde”. There have been many a late night there in the studio, especially night before my shows. She’s my biggest fan and my best friend.

Linus is a loyal rescue from Hanover Animal Control adopted in 2004. I got him the morning after he was supposed to be euthanized, due to Animal Control being closed on Sundays. He is 5 years old and loves swimming, sniffing, and playing at the dog park. His most favorite thing is keeping his mom company in the bed on cold nights.

This is my youngest Shih Tzu, Bucky. He is the most precious snuggly puppy, but extremely dumb. So, his overbite suits his personality. I don’t know that he’ll ever know his name, and the only thing that he’s ever been successfully trained on is the doggy door. However, I love his dumbness, especially when I’m talking to him and he cocks his head with this blank stare… it just makes me want to pick him up and kiss him all over!