ScruffyDog
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Writer, Communication Consultant |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Introduction | I'm a dog lover. Cats are great. Birds are great. Dogs are supreme. This blog started with one dog in particular: Baxter, a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon who was the sweetest dog I've ever known. Then came Kirby, a scruffy little shelter dog of diverse lineage (he's quite the charmer). Sadly, we lost Baxter in April 2012 and Kirby in January 2021. Remy, a smart, highly entertaining Wirehaired Pointing Griffon kept Kirby on his toes (literally) for years and brought us joy every day. Sadly he passed in July 2021. While I like most canines I meet, the scruffy dogs tug at my heartstrings the most. Eyebrows and moustaches. Curious sidenote: my husband looks a LOT like my dogs. Coincidence? I don't think so. Ultimately this is a good thing. I'm surrounded by sweet, scruffy beings and I love it. When I'm not playing with one of my scruffy boys or blogging as Scruffy Dog, I'm usually working as a freelance writer, reading, working on my first novel, making music or coming up with another reason not to clean house or cook dinner. Our latest adventures with rescue dog Henry Blue can be found at www.maplereach.com. |
| Interests | scruffy dogs, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons, dark chocolate, listening to and making music, purple, abstract painting, abstract painters (one in particular), writing, traveling, nature, hiking, photography, writing |
| Favorite Movies | Anything with Cary Grant in it, Amelie, The Usual Suspects, This is Spinal Tap, Best in Show, Jean de Florette, Fargo (and most Coen brothers movies), too many to mention... |
| Favorite Music | Wilco, Peter Gabriel, Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Beck, Sheryl Crow, Joni Mitchell, David Byrne, Talking Heads, KD Lang, Sting, Chris Whitley, Beck, Shawn Colvin, Alison Krause, Pearl Jam, Steve Reich, pretty much anything classical, jazz, folk |
| Favorite Books | The Omnivore's Dilemma, Animal-Vegetable-Miracle, The Botany of Desire, The Truth About Dogs, The River Why, An Unspoken Hunger, High Tide in Tucson, Prodigal Summer, The English Patient, list nowhere near complete yet... |
Which is more important to you and why: flexibility or expandability?
Flexibility. There's way too much expanding going on in the world.