Fiona is set for Super-Stardom! (Let's Keep Our Fingers Crossed!)

Excerpt from a letter we received Saturday from the editor in chief of Bark Magazine:

Shannon -I am so happy to announce that the photo you submitted to Bark’s Smiling Dog (or Cover Dog) contest is under consideration for placement in our book, DogJoy: The Happiest Dogs in the Universe, to be published by Rodale in October 2009. As the editor of the book (and the magazine) I have the double pleasure of not only selecting the photos for this project but also in delivering the good news to you. Although it is still up to the publisher to make the final decisions, I am hopeful that yours will be included. If your dog’s photo appears in the book, it will be in a chapter called Laughers. For your participation, you will receive a copy of the hardcover book, and a three-year subscription (or renewal) to Bark. Also attached is a “fact sheet” that summarizes pertinent information about DogJoy. We are hoping to include around 500 photos (which have been selected from our large pool of reader submitted photos numbering around 15,000)! If you have any questions, do let me know. Thank you again for sharing your wonderful dog with us, and I am thrilled that we have this very special book project to spread his/her talents and charms to thousands of other dog lovers.

All my best -

Claudia Kawczynska Editor in chief, The Bark