Elise Lufkin has been involved with dogs all her life. For many
years she worked with various animal shelters, socializing dogs to
make them better candidates for adoption. She has been active in
promoting humane education projects. Lufkin was one of the founders
of New York City's Great American Mutt Show, a hilarious annual
event promoting public awareness of the value of adopting mixed
breed, unwanted, and abandoned animals. She and her dog, Posy, are
active in a Pet Partners program and regularly visit residents at a
nearby nursing
home. They live in the mountains of central Idaho.
Diana Walker is a contract photographer for Time magazine. Her
images have won prizes and have appeared in many major
publications, including People, Life, The New York Times Magazine,
and Paris Match. She is the author of Public & Private: Twenty
Years Photographing the Presidency. Her work can be found in the
collections of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, the
Chicago Art Institute, the Minneapolis Museum of Art, and the
Center for American History at the University of Texas. She
photographed people and their dogs for Second Chances and Found
Dogs. She lives in Washington, D.C.
"A Surprise publishing hit."--USA Today
"Profiles in love."--Family Circle
"An inspiring book with stories and photographs of special pets
rescued from
the pound."--The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
