by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 9, 2013 | Pet Spotlight
My Mystery Chasing Poodles by Liz Schulte Have you ever been home alone late at night when the dogs hear a phantom sound then take off running and barking? Dread instantly twists in your gut and freezes your core at the thought that you aren’t alone. Someone, anyone,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 25, 2013 | Pet Spotlight
COMFORT ZONE Dogs and cats to me are like sweets to a food addict. Give a few pieces of fudge to a depressed foodaholic and the endorphins surge. Happiness follows. Pets do that for me. They are my comfort food. I like to use them in my mysteries for the same...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 24, 2013 | Features, Pet Spotlight
My mother raised me to believe that animals were more than pets and working animals, they were family. On our ranch in Shawnigan Lake, BC, we had horses, chickens, cats, dogs, a pig named Patty, and even, at one point, a seagull and a crow. My mom was always rescuing...
by Lisa Brackmann | Jun 17, 2013 | Features, Pet Spotlight
Odds are I’ll end up a crazy cat lady. Though I love animals of all kinds, I’ve always had a special bond with cats, since I was a very small child. I’m not sure when it started, probably shortly after I was born. My mom is a cat lover too, so there was always a cat...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 22, 2013 | Pet Spotlight
Pete and I have had two toy poodles: Rene and Jacques. Rene died a couple years ago at age 17 and Jacques is still perking along, turning fifteen this April. We picked poodles because they’re hyperallergenic and don’t make either of us sneeze. Rene came...
