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  • Kimberly Kelly Santini Wins 2010 Mutt Lynch Winery – Dog Art Today Contest

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    Rusty by Kimberly Kelly Santini

    Congratulations Kimberly Kelly Santini, this year's winner of the Mutt Lynch Winery – Dog Art Today Wine Label Contest. Winemaker, Brenda Lynch, label designer, Rae Huestis, and I are thrilled that this soulful piece will grace the bottle of an exclusive bottle of red to be released at this year's Dog Days of Summer event in Healdsburg, Sonoma, CA on August 14, 2010.  The wine will simply be called "Rusty" and 10% of proceeds will benefit the SFPCA.

    Kimberly will win a case of wine, tickets to the event, and a profile on Dog Art Today.  We love "Rusty" and can't wait to taste his namesake.  Thank you again, to all the artists who entered.   We look forward to seeing you next year.

  • Sadie the Scottie Wins Best in Show

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    Sadie ignores the paparazzi

    Sadie, the spectacular Scottie who entered the competition as the favorite having won over 100 best in show ribbons in her career, took home the top honors at the 134 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.  Looking for a good photo of her, I am once again reminded of the amazing skill of the pet photographers I feature here.  Daylife has a great collection of shots, many of which illustrate how difficult it is to truly capture the essence of dogs on film, especially black ones.  I chose this Reuters photo because I love the cool expression of this athlete who did exactly what she planned to do, dominate.  Congratulations, Sadie and handler Gabriel Rangel.

  • Yay Hugx! Lifestyle Innovtion Award Winner!

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    Congratulations, Jane Grant, the inventor of the classy, sleek Hugx dog bowl, winner of the Lifestyle Innovation Award at Pet Fashion Week 2008.  The ergonomic design was created by Justin Magee and Stephen McGilloway who have worked with Mercedes and Audi’s auto design team.   The goal was to make a dog bowl that was adjustable, non-skid, accessible with a post-op collar, and cool looking.

    Here are some great visuals via PupStyle (their Dara Foster was one of the judges).

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    Last month, Jane Grant graciously sent Darby a lovely white model to test drive, and he loves it.  I love it too, because it solves Darby’s “cowbell issue,” the clanging of his dog tags against a ceramic bowl every time he used to take a bite of kibble.  Mornings are so much more peaceful now.

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    I am glad to see that Hugx (pronouced hug-kiss) is getting the acclaim it deserves.  Read my previous post about it here.  Order a Hugx for your pup here. 

    Or if you’re feeling lucky, head over to PupStyle where they are giving one away.