November 2008
Contributors
Gregg Hornby
Furry Forum Contributor
Gregg Hornby has been training dogs since 1972, both professionally and for personal enjoyment and satisfaction. He spent the past eight years as a trainer with Petsmart and currently works for Master’s Kennels in Gilbert, AZ, where he trains dogs from all over the country.
Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Furry Forum Contributor
Laura VanArendonk Baugh, CPDT KPACTP, started playing with animals at an early age and never grew out of it. She is a certified trainer for Canines In Action, Ianc. in Indianapolis and is also a Karen Pryor Academy faculty member.
Christa Grunzinger
Contributing Writer
Christa Grunzinger is a graduate of the University of Missouri in St Louis in writing and communications, and is currently attending Kansas State University to obtain a journalism degree. She is married to a U.S. Army Black Hawk pilot and has a 6-year-old son and four beloved dogs. When she is not busy reporting on pet-related issues, Grunzinger is helping homeless animals find forever homes, particularly through her animal rescue organization, Doggy Doodles Adoptions.
Who’s on the Cover?
Andrew Eccles
Andrew Eccles has been a professional photographer in New York since 1987, shooting celebrities, models, athletes, musicians, and dancers for countless editorial and advertising clients. His images have graced hundreds of magazine covers worldwide, including Time, Life, and Rolling Stone. Corporate clients such as MGM, ABC, Sony Music, and many others all call upon Eccles for movie posters, advertising, publicity, and CD cover packaging.
The New York Times honored Eccles by selecting him to shoot the cover of its millennium time capsule issue, featuring Robin Williams. The issue will be contained in the capsule until its scheduled opening in the year 3000. In addition, one of his award-winning photographs of Steve Martin appeared on the cover of its 100 years of photography issue.
American Photo Magazine named Eccles one of the 100 most important people in the industry in 1998 and recently awarded him an honorable mention for best editorial photograph of 2006. Over the span of his 20-year career, Eccles has received numerous awards from both the Society of Publication Designers and Communication Arts.
Eccles’ classically composed, technically flawless style, complimented by his easygoing demeanor, has made him the preferred photographer of such celebrities as John Travolta, Kevin Bacon, Brooke Shields, Jamie Lee Curtis, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.
Coming up in December
The Holiday Issue
• Tails’ annual Holiday Gift Guide
• Animal intuition
• The Sam Simon Foundation
