MAY 2015 - Camels & Chocolate: Travel & Lifestyles Blog
MANDY WHITLEY
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TOP DOGS 2015
Paws Up
If you're like us, your pet is as much a part of your family as your spouse or kids. At Nashville Lifestyles, we know a little something about pampering, socializing, caring for, and all-around adoring our furry friends, which is why each spring we invite Nashville's pooch population out to Cheekwood Botanical Garden for our
annual Cover Dog contest. On the following pages, you'll find the best of the best--as voted by readers along with a panel of judges--out of almost 300 pups who came out for the competition, as well as a roundup of our favorite Nashville
rescues and a handy resource guide for the greatest pet spots in town.
PRODUCED BY KRISTIN LUNA AND SIERRA PILAND PHOTOS BY ABIGAIL BOBO, KELLY COYLE, BEV MOSER, AND MANDY WHITLEY
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2015 Cover Dog
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2015
COVER DOG
Ryman (1 1/2 years),
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
This year's Cover Dog, Ryman, loves to frolic with children, lap up ice cream from Jeni's, hang out on the patio at Frothy Monkey, or lounge on his pool float with his sunglasses on. As a therapy dog, he's busy working much of the week, but on weekends Ryman can be found relaxing with his pals Jackson and Bailey from Retrieving Independence, the Brentwood-based service dog organization with which he's affiliated.
"The service dogs are trained all week at the prison and come out on the weekends to be socialized," says his owner, Sara Mallen. "It is a fantastic organization that we are proud to have Ryman involved in!"
Ryman also enjoys a bevy of other active pursuits: retrieving tennis balls, playing tug, shaking hands on command, and long walks at Radnor Lake. He's a sucker for a good belly rub and is spoken for by his cocker spaniel girlfriend, Gladys. (Sorry, ladies.) The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is a boundlessly friendly and energetic companion, Mallen says, one that demands the company of his owner and is always up for an adventure.
"This breed has an infinite capacity for intelligence and energy and requires frequent mental and physical challenges. He needs the companionship of his family but also a warm bed to sleep in at night," she explains. (And yes, he sleeps in a king-sized bed.)
MANDY WHITLEY
READERS' CHOICE
You went online, you judged, you voted. Here are the awards for your favorites.
BEST SKIN AND COAT
2015 Award
OVERALL FAVORITE
2015 Award
Koto, German Shepherd/
Labrador/Husky Mix
Bubbles, Great Pyrenees
2015 Award
BEST SMILE
B EMS TI DOSFI ZTEHDE OBGE S T
2015 Award
Scout, Boxer/Jack Russell Mix
Sugar, Bichon Frise
2015 Award
BEBSETSSTMOAFLLTHDEOG
Louis, French Bulldog
2015 Award
Quincy, Saint Bernard BEST OF THE BEST LARGE DOG
It's hard enough to choose between two dogs, but more than 250? We here at Nashville Lifestyles had our work cut out, but you voted and gave us some of your favorites. Thanks to everyone who came to Cheekwood and voted online. The choice gets tougher every year, but with these great dogs, we're in a win-win situation.
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KELLY COYLE, BEV MOSER, AND MANDY WHITLEY
We S AY C H E E S E ! couldn't resist featuring these congenial canines who were all about showing their pearly whites.
KELLY COYLE, BEV MOSER, AND MANDY WHITLEY
Highland,
Golden Retriever/Border Collie Mix
Tux, Shih Tzu/Maltese
Stella, Schipperke
Cocoa Bear Schneider,
Pomeranian
Louie, Golden Retriever
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Scout, Bernese Mountain Dog
Barkley, Terrier Mix Dan, Australian Shepherd Aldo, German Shepherd
KELLY COYLE, BEV MOSER, AND MANDY WHITLEY
It B I G P E R S O N A L I T I E S doesn't get cuter than this--check out these characters and their abundance of charisma.
KELLY COYLE, BEV MOSER, AND MANDY WHITLEY
Kembo,
Boxer/Husky
Avery, Bichon Frise
Digger, Papillon
Fluff,
Pyrenees and Chow Mix (Pyr-Chow)
Whiskey, Weimaraner
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Finley, St. Bernard
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