Poodle Superstar

Of all the books written by John Steinbeck, the one that became my personal favorite was Travels with Charley. Charley, it turns out, was a standard poodle who rode with Steinbeck across the US in a camper, meeting all sorts of people along the way, and learning what it really means to be a poodle in America. I'd like to think Steinbeck's 46 year- old story of wandering and discovery was the inspiration for this blog. If only that were true. The real inspiration for this blog came from a poorly drawn map of Seattle, and a chance encounter with a bin of tacky 25 cent toy poodles in a novelty shop. It's now a year and a half later, and Red Poodle has embarked (ha!) on a dangerous life of adventure. Poodle, you're a star.