Animal Indulgence                  Minnesota Monthly magazine, February 2007. Best of the best Minnesota's indulgences for your furry friend.

Fresh as a Faux Daisy [view in html]  The Rake magazine, November 2005. On "gross filth," wipe culture, and the new way to clean-- wiping, misting, Swiffing, and tossing.

Axis of Evil [view in html]                       The Rake magazine, July 2005. The blond woman grabbed the shiny brass pole and, with a single athletic move, flipped her body upside down, her legs splayed—toes pointed, mind you—on either side of the pole...

One-Man Band [view in html]                 The Rake magazine, June 2005. When they hit a feverish crescendo, Ray flipped a switch and colored lights blinked and swirled around the room...

You Ashcroft! [view in html]                         The Rake magazine, April 2005. Anyway, enough with the small talk. What about the dirty stuff?            

Combat Dutch Elm [view in html]           Sun Newspaper, Dec. 9, 2004.
Dead limbs make a cozy nest for beetles that burrow under tree bark, laying eggs and carrying the deadly fungus...                                 

Star Tribune Pet Central Articles    A monthly article in the Star Tribune

Give Me Shelter [View in html]                     TC Dog magazine, June/July 2005. The scoop on the no-kill movement and animal shelters in Minnesota.

Remembering Waldo [View in html]         TC Dog magazine, Nov/Dec. 2004. The incredible story behind TC Dog's cover boy.

Home For Life [View in html]                   TC Dog magazine, June/July 2005. Pets deemed unadoptable due to age, health or behavior issues find a safe haven at this very special sanctuary.

Clubbing With Your Canine           TC Dog magazine, March/April 2005. Meeting doggy people in a club could be the one place where others won’t think you’re weird...  

The Canine Club                                    TC Dog magazine     Before you ruefully glare at Fluffy curled up in her custom- made monogrammed bed, know that one Twin Cities resident has made it her goal to ensure both dogs and their people feel pampered...

MN State Fair                                  Reporting Times, August 2004. I saw a scrawny pale guy wearing a shirt that said “Chick dig scrawny pale guys.” Wait, was I inadvertently digging him?