Doggy Behavior Fix – Getting my Two Dogs to Get Along (Part 4 of 7)
We asked you for some of your biggest doggy behavior problems, and you delivered! Then we presented those challenges to Gabriella Ravani, elite San Diego dog trainer, for her expert opinion. You can read about Gabriella in our first post of this series. Question: "I...
Doggy Behavior Fix – Kid Hating Miniature Schnauzer (Part 3 of 7)
We asked you for some of your biggest doggy behavior problems, and you delivered! Then we presented those challenges to Gabriella Ravani, elite San Diego dog trainer, for her expert opinion. You can read about Gabriella in our first post of this series.Question: "My...
Doggy Behavior Fix – Jumping Wheatens (Part 2 of 7)
We asked you for some of your biggest doggy behavior problems, and you delivered! Then we presented those challenges to Gabriella Ravani, elite San Diego dog trainer, for her expert opinion. You can read about Gabriella in our first post of this series.Question: "How...
Doggy Behavior Problem Fix Introduction (Part 1 of 7)
We at Sassypants Design are nutty for dogs, in case you hadn't noticed. Dogs enrich our lives in so many ways, including making us laugh. But they are far more than entertainment. They are members of our family. And as such, we want - make that need - them to learn...
Stacy and Amy’s Excellent Adventure
Back in the 1980s, when everyone had bad perms, especially me, Stacy and I met while working for an energetic, cutting-edge, start-up company called ISSCO (Integrated Software Systems Corporation). “We” produced and sold computer graphics software that allowed...
Uplift Gift – More Than Just Another Company with Cool Products
We at Sassypants Design have the distinct pleasure - make that honor - of working with Uplift Gift, a business that is more than just another company with cool products. Don’t get me wrong, they do have exquisite offerings, but they also have a higher calling. And...
The Art. Why Draw Dogs and People?
Wait. What? Counseling to Art? What leads a person to a particular vocation? This is fascinating to me. It turns out that most college grads end up in fields that don’t relate to their major. This could not be more true for me. I have a BA in Human Development and a...
Exactly How I Create the Artwork
People often ask me exactly how I create the artwork for Sassypants Design cards. [WARNING: If reading about software technology makes you want to poke your eyes out with poison darts, then go straight to the video.] I Use Adobe Illustrator for the Initial Drawings I...
The Pannikin – Heart and Soul of North County San Diego
If you live anywhere near coastal North County San Diego, you most certainly have been to the Pannikin, a long-standing member of the Encinitas community. You surely have at least noticed it, in all of its yellow, vintage-train-station glory. If not, let’s make that...