Photographer, Instagrammer Suzanne Donaldson Photographer, Instagrammer Suzanne Donaldson

FRANCOIS DISCHINGER HAS A DOG NAMED NELLEE THAT HE DIDN'T NAME

Francois had this irresistible photo that I had to ask to share on Mrs.Sizzle.  Here is what he has to says about Nellee, his chic pooch, "I got this dog (Nellee) 13.5 yrs ago in Grand Island near Niagra falls. My wife and I flew out to pick her up and since the breeder called her Nellie and she came running around the corner we were smitten and couldn't change her name, although we did change the spelling just to complicate things from then on....I grew up with Poodles all over Africa and when I was 11 we emigrated to Montreal bringing our poodle "Dodgie" (my sister named her) with us. Dodgie lived to be 18!" 

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ADOPT US BECAUSE WE ARE WEARING JOHN BARTLETT!

I met John for the first time a few weeks ago and am undone by his dedication to animals and hard work to raise awareness of adoption.  A brilliant clothing designer and founder of his most recent line, "The Tiny Tim Collection", John is always working to help raise funds for independent rescue groups all over the country.  Check out his amazing designs here and help animals everywhere!

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LASSO LEASHES WERE BORN OUT OF A FAMILY CRAFT

Sato dogs are what they call strays in Puerto Rico. After adopting their first sato named Gaia, Maria and Manu Baez began creating leashes and collars made from rope; learning the craft from their father who was a master of rope work. Today Maria and Manu sell their beautiful and unique rope collars, leashes and harnesses on Lasso. What is also awesome about this company is that they sell funky rope jewelry so that owners can be nautical chic just like their dog!  

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Photographer, Instagrammer Suzanne Donaldson Photographer, Instagrammer Suzanne Donaldson

MARIA ROBLEDO HAS A RABBIT NOT A DOG AND A BEAUTIFUL RABBIT AT THAT

Cornillius came to Maria and family when they discovered her daughter, Sofia, was allergic to other pets.  He is a New Zealand rabbit bought in Canada and will live a long gorgeous life as Maria's muse.  She started photographing him 4 years ago on her iPhone to get her acclimated to digital and thus, the Maria Robledo feed of Cornillius began.

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Photographer, Instagrammer Suzanne Donaldson Photographer, Instagrammer Suzanne Donaldson

PAMELA HANSON WORSHIPS HER DOGS DANNY AND MOLLY

Not only has Pamela been a fun friend but she is also a mad good photographer. And not only a photographer but a dog lover too which makes for a delicious doggie combo! Seen here are some summer fun dog pictures of the creatures she is in love with.  Best part of this post  is seeing her nanny, Lynny, with Tabu, the poodle, Ambra, the great pyrenees, and Jimmy Hendrix, the cat. In addition to dogs, she also loved horses but her parents drew the line at canines.

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Instagrammer, Photographer, Products Suzanne Donaldson Instagrammer, Photographer, Products Suzanne Donaldson

GET YOUR DAILY DOSE OF RILEY

We came across Chaity and Riley on Instagram as she takes the most heartwarming pictures of her Parson French Canadian dog. Chaity got Riley a year after being diagnosed with a pretty debilitating illness and he quickly became her inspiration and muse during her treatments and recovery. A former art director, Chaity's  photographs of Riley began as a hobby, but he quickly became “insta-famous.” Now, Chaity and Riley use their instagram popularity to raise awareness and launch projects such as #ourpearlywhites which promotes Doggy Dental Hygiene. Besides Instagram, Riley and Chaity have launched their own accessory line on www.ichaity.com. Proceeds from these sales go to Chaity’s treatment and to The World Society for The Protection of Animals.

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Rescue, Instagrammer Suzanne Donaldson Rescue, Instagrammer Suzanne Donaldson

Christina Huffington loves her little dog Lucy

One of the first things I did when I moved back to LA from New York was begin the search for a rescue dog. All the big, green spaces were calling for a pup! I spent all of my free time obsessively scouring rescue websites and adoption centers for a dog. I had no idea what kind of dog I wanted, other than that I was probably more well-equipped to handle one on the smaller side.

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FASHIONISTAS: A GIRL, A BOY, AND THEIR TWO CUTE DOGS

I found this amazing gal on FOUR&SONS and we were immediately drawn to each other for our love of dogs, fashion and photography. Claire Wolfson and Chris Prouty, (aka @sexloveandweinerdogs), have created the brand BEAN GOODS which I am obsessed with.  They have taken their love for dogs, Bean and Van, and woven that into chic duds for people.  (See Karlie sporting their genius bags, thank you Derek Blasberg!).  With a keen eye to style (take a peek at her fab blog WLFHND) and a nod to humor these two are def ones to keep your eyes on!

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Rescue, Instagrammer Suzanne Donaldson Rescue, Instagrammer Suzanne Donaldson

Julie Stone is Obsessed with Looking for Dogs

And so she tells her story:

"I had grown up with Wheaten Terriers, schnauzers and mutts. Once my family was ready for a dog, I was set on getting a wheaten terrier.  I refused to purchase a puppy from a store . I wanted a Wheaten rescue. I searched all day, all night on every possible site everyday; I checked non stop.  One Saturday night, after coming home from a party, I clicked onto petfinder at midnight and there staring back at me was HARRY. I couldn’t believe it. I called and left a message that night. I called the next morning, I said, “we must have him, please”, I called that afternoon, and again that night and then they told us one family was before us, but they promised, if it didn’t work out, he was ours. I assumed all was lost. Who wouldn’t want to keep him?  I moved on the next day, checking, looking on anything possible to find a wheaten, but kept thinking about Harry. Two days later the phone rang and it was the woman from the shelter, she said, “the family had cats and Harry doesn’t like cats, he’s yours if you want him?” I screamed! “We don’t have cats and YES, we want him!” We all jumped in the car and drove to Connecticut to pick him up. They were waiting outside with him. He was huge and beautiful and loving and lovely. Bringing home a trained dog was heaven. He needed love and we couldn't wait to give it to him. After a year, having always been raised with two dogs in the home, I was ready for a sister for Harry. We adopted Evie, our Whoodle (wheaten terrier/poodle mix). It’s been two years now, and I can't imagine waking up with out feeling them lying next to me on my bed. Rescue! Rescue! Rescue! It's so worth it.

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Edie & Clair

Well of course they are in the Things I Love because they are my dogs! This was taken in Central Park this Spring when the weather was finally getting nice.

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This lady can train a dog like no other

Or at least he did make it while I was there at the studio that day.  So, I was nervous before the visit, that I might be the only dog owner in the world to have dogs, well not really, that like to jump up on people. It was just not so.  Wegman's dogs do the same thing and his dogs are bigger than my dogs. This is what he says about two of them, "Topper is the biggest trouble maker. He sometimes bites Flo's back leg when Flo is introducing herself to visitors. He barks a lot. But he's a great dog." I loved being able to go meet the dogs.

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