Is it really 20 years already?
Dogs Today was launched in November 1990.
I was the editor.
I still am.
Back in the early 90s I remember talking to the editor of a very successful monthly woman's magazine. She'd been one of the judges at a posh publishing awards do. We'd won something and she'd liked what I wrote on the entry form, it had made her laugh.
She was asking me to write some articles for her magazine.
She asked, probably without realising how rude she was being, "When are you going to move over to proper magazines?"
I laughed and told her I already had my dream job. Was then, still is now.
I'm just about to write something up about the past 20 years and was wondering if there are any readers who would like to share their thoughts on the past two decades of magazines?
Anyone reading the blog who has been with us since issue one? When did you start reading? What's your favourite bits? Favourite contributor - several have written for the full 20 years! Have you ever won a competition or did you source your dog through Perfect Pup - (aka Dial-A-Dog and the Hairy Dogmother?). Any interesting anecdotes? Have you or your dog featured in the mag? Been to any of our events?
When did you start reading us? Tell us a bit about you and your dogs, too.
Do either comment here or email me direct on beverley@dogstodaymagazine.co.uk
Really looking forward to hearing from you!
I was the editor.
I still am.
Back in the early 90s I remember talking to the editor of a very successful monthly woman's magazine. She'd been one of the judges at a posh publishing awards do. We'd won something and she'd liked what I wrote on the entry form, it had made her laugh.
She was asking me to write some articles for her magazine.
She asked, probably without realising how rude she was being, "When are you going to move over to proper magazines?"
I laughed and told her I already had my dream job. Was then, still is now.
I'm just about to write something up about the past 20 years and was wondering if there are any readers who would like to share their thoughts on the past two decades of magazines?
Anyone reading the blog who has been with us since issue one? When did you start reading? What's your favourite bits? Favourite contributor - several have written for the full 20 years! Have you ever won a competition or did you source your dog through Perfect Pup - (aka Dial-A-Dog and the Hairy Dogmother?). Any interesting anecdotes? Have you or your dog featured in the mag? Been to any of our events?
When did you start reading us? Tell us a bit about you and your dogs, too.
Do either comment here or email me direct on beverley@dogstodaymagazine.co.uk
Really looking forward to hearing from you!
Comments
And Anonymous 2, I really should have bought shares in Jaffa Cakes, shouldn't I! I am now so famed for my Jaffa Cake love that the head of the RSPCA press office brought his own when he came to see me! Nice M&S ones, too. No Tesco own brand rubbish.
Do lurchers qualify as designer dogs?
You're the only dog magazine i read. You feature great topics and are not shy to tell it how it is. Keep up the good work.
Louise