Ted Kennedy has served as a U.S. Senator for over four decades. He is a well-known presence in Washington D.C. Over the past six years another face has become well known, only this one comes equipped with long floppy ears, a wet nose and shaggy brown hair: his Portuguese Water Dog, Splash! Splash has become […]
Martin Snow Owns A Boxing Gym, But His Real Knock-outs Are His Two Akitas
Forget channeling your inner animal to make a gym workout more effective; at one New York City boxing club, you can train with the dogs! When owner and professional coach Martin Snow takes his two ten-year-old Akitas to the Trinity Boxing Club, the ring really heats up. The club, described by Snow as a “neighborhood […]
Mary Brosnahan Is A Hound Dog When Helping The Homeless
Mary Brosnahan joined New York City’s Coalition for the Homeless in 1989 and became Director two years later. After coming to New York, Brosnahan was stunned by how many people were living on the streets and resolved to solve this tragic problem. The Coalition for the Homeless (www.coalitionforthehomeless.org) provides services for over 3,500 New Yorkers […]
Desiree Gruber And Her Dogs, Sam & Mookie, Are Taking Care Of Business
Everyday, Desiree Gruber comes into the office and spends the day working alongside her puppy partners, Sam and Mookie. Gruber, who founded Full Picture in 1999, continues to expand the company as a public relations, marketing and management professional. For the past seven years, Full Picture has focused on PR, management, and production to develop […]
Constance Schwartz And Her Yorkie Zoe Work As A Team To Manage Entertainment’s Biggest Dogs
Constance Schwartz joined The Firm in 2001 as Vice President of Strategic Marketing, where she shares an office with her Yorkshire Terrier, Zoe. Prior to this position, Schwartz was VP of Strategic Marketing at Arista Records and also worked for the NFL, where she managed a myriad of Super Bowl/Pro Bowl related programs. Though Schwartz’s […]
Yvonne Conza & Dog Pomo: Keeping The WOOF Patrol Pack On Track
Miami Beach was a messy city until Yvonne Conza came along. Yes, there were things to do and people to see, but there was dog waste all over the place — on neighbors’ lawns, along jogging trails, and outside of schools and public buildings. Then, in November 2005, Conza and the Polite Poop Control Program created […]