About Dog Paw Print
The idea to start a website about dogs began in 2007, a few years after we went on a quest to add a second dog to our family, and adopted our English Springer Spaniel, Sofie.
Our first dog, Guinevere, a Cocker Spaniel/Cavalier King Charles Spaniel mix was a happy accident. We didn't know any better back then and bought her from a pet store, which we would never do today.
We were very lucky with Guinevere, but found out that we should have known a lot more before acquiring her. She came from Missouri, one of the states notorious for puppy mill dogs, and most likely was a puppy mill dog herself. Many puppy mill dogs can be sickly or have genetic health issues, and certainly their mothers who are kept at these awful places to have litter after litter are not regarded. We do not support the idea of purchasing dogs from pet stores, and we wholeheartedly condemn puppy mills altogether.
We live on a busy bike and walking trail in Florida that runs parallel to a medium traffic roadway. Over the years we have rescued several dogs from being hit by cars that we found in and around the trail that had gotten away from home and made their way to us. In every case, we fell a little in love with our temporary friends while we looked for their families and eventually got them back home. We wanted to plan the addition of our second dog more carefully, to make sure that she would get along with our other dog, Guinevere, and would fit well with our busy lifestyle.
After trying to research what dog breeds might be best for us, we decided on an English Springer Spaniel, and proceeded to move forward with adopting a dog through English Springer Rescue of America (ESRA).
We learned so much in the adoption process, and felt that sharing some of what we found out might help others, so Dog-Paw-Print.com was born.
Later, we decided to create an online store where we could sell unique products that we felt had special qualities. We created the Dog Paw Print Store and Dog Paw Print, LLC, our family company, at that time.
Since then, we have acquired a third dog, our pug Otis, and are officially a three-dog family!
We still help dogs and families get together, and are always ready to lend a hand whenever we see a dog running loose that doesn't have a person or family nearby. Whether we are here in our home town or away on vacation, we feel it is our duty to make sure that all dogs are safe and protected.
We hope you enjoy our website. Drop us a comment via our contact form, sign up for our monthly e-zine (look in the left sidebar) or visit the Dog Paw Print store and think of us when you want something new for your dog.
Thanks so much for visiting Dog Paw Print.
