JEN
Founder and Senior Writer

Jen is mom to two beautiful boys, Jacob and Jonah, a puggle, Maggie, and kitty Belle (or more affectionately known as Bellycat). Between taking care of the kids and house, managing her two businesses (as a wedding planner and stationer and The Swanky Pup), hanging with friends, constantly playing online, and writing for Mommies with Style, Jen is always on the go. Jen's love of animals and dogs started at birth with her brittany spaniel, Muffin. Her next dog was Sugar, a golden retriever. After owning a large dog, Jen never could imagine having any other kind of dog. Until she met Maggie. It was love at first sight and an instant connection. Maggie is the most loyal, sweet, adorable, gentle dog and is for sure man's (or in this case, woman's) best friend!

ALLIE
Founder and Senior Writer

Allie, hailing from Philadelphia, has always been the ultimate dog lover (she even has a paw print tattoo on her foot). She has lived around dogs her whole life and has devoted much of her free time volunteering with various rescue organizations ever since she was young. After graduating from Penn State with a degree in marketing she then began to pursue of dream of working with dogs by apprenticing with Wendy Whiting, one of Philadelphia's top dog trainers. Now, she is a co-founder of The Swanky Pup, a Corporate Recruiter and a dog trainer. By day, Allie dedicates her time helping humans and dogs all over the Philadelphia area understand each other better and by night, shops tirelessly online to bring swanky pup owners the best products out there. Allie and her boyfriend Scott recently adopted their puppy Baxter Burgundy, a beagle/wire hair dachshund mix and they have never been happier. He is an absolute angel, a bit spoiled and a perfect addition to their household.

DANIELLA
Senior Writer

Daniella lives in Philadelphia with her husband and her wire fox terrorist, Axel G Chocholoza. Daniella grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa. At age eight she begged her father for a Maltese poodle puppy, but her dad insisted on getting a wire fox terrier, a breed he had loved since his childhood. After pouting for a week, Daniella acquiesced and Georgie came into their lives. For fifteen glorious years, Georgie entertained, loved and brought boundless joy to their lives, and Daniella was forever grateful to her dad for introducing this unique breed into her life. After completing her law degree, Daniella decided to leave South Africa to travel abroad and ended up living in Jerusalem, Israel for 7 years. Throughout that time, Daniella longed for foxie, but it wasn't until she left Israel and settled in Philadelphia, that Axel came into their lives. Daniella and Axel are very active in the fox terrier community helping to raise funds for fox terrier rescue. Axel also maintains a blog at http://wiryaxel.blogspot.com.

KARSUN
Senior Writer

Karsun lives in Panama City, Florida with her husband and has always loved animals of any kind although dogs are her favorite. She's a mommy to two Belgian Malinois that are twins (Donner and Blitz), a pekingese (Swan), a cat named Raven, two birds (a quaker named Callie and a cockatiel named Mike) and three saltwater fish tanks. Karsun has a degree in Criminology and is attending Florida State University. Her profession right now is a website designer and freelance writer. She and her husband love taking the twins in the pool and teaching them new tricks. Being twins, they're double the trouble and double the love. Swan doesn't care for the pool much but loves barking at any critter she can find in the yard. It's sometimes a zoo around the house but she wouldn't have it any other way. Karsun also runs her own blog called Karsun's World. Check it out! 

DORY
Senior Writer

Dory and her toy poodle, Mackie, love living on the edge. On the edge of New Jersey, that is. They are proud beach bums from the Jersey shore. Mackie loves spending his days plowing through the sand, chasing the waves, "killing" seaweed and jumping after seagulls. He hasn't caught a gull yet, but his prowess with hermit crabs is legendary.

Manager for the South Jersey portion of the largest transportation company in America. She blogs frequently both as herself and as a ghost writer for Mack Poodle. Dory and Mack share their living space with Mackie's human dad, Tim, also known as Mack Daddy.

After giving do product manufacturers several pieces of her mind, she thought it would be a great idea to share her opinions with other dog lovers, and as Mack Daddy can tell you, she has a lot of them!

LISA
Senior Writer

Lisa lives in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia with her Dutch husband, Raymond, dog, Jax, and three cats, Zora, Nola and Jasmine. Lisa’s love of animals began in utereo (her parents always had a dogs or cats) and has continued into her adult life. Lisa and Raymond have taken their love of animals to the next level by finding and rescuing five stray kittens and their mama. They are in the process of spaying/neutering the cats and finding them loving homes. In addition to her love of dogs and cats, Lisa can often be found shopping, crocheting or reading celebrity gossip. By day, Lisa works at the University of Pennsylvania’s Out-of-School Time Resource Center as a Senior Research Coordinator.

ANA
Senior Writer

Ana Hartman is a freelance writer living in Philadelphia with her boyfriend and their two dogs, Ruby and Pearl. Both canines are rescued Pit Bull mixes, and are utterly gorgeous. Ruby, the first addition to the household, is believed to be half cow, as her unique brown and white markings are quite similar to that of our farmyard friends. Pearl, the younger of the two, earned her name for being not only precious but entirely white. Although both dogs love each other very much, they couldn’t be more opposite. On a regular trip to the dog park Ruby is focused entirely on the ball she races after at record-breaking speeds. Social little Pearl, on the other hand, wants to meet, greet and play with all of the other dogs and their people. Ana and her boyfriend are so happy to have these two wonderful new personalities in their lives, and can no longer imagine what life was like without them.

MARIE
Writer

Marie Devers is a freelance writer, editor, and researcher in Northeast Pennsylvania. As a Senior Editor at Northeast Editing, Inc., she writes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction for children. Marie grew up in Philadelphia and has lived in a bunch of crazy locales, including Galway, Ireland, and Fairbanks, Alaska. She currently lives in a constantly under-construction home with Carl (her husband), Hank, (her dog), and two formerly homeless cats, Moosh and Otis.