Hi, we’re Adam and Danielle – dog owners, authors, and founders of lifeinthedoglane.com.
We’ve both had very active lives – from leading canoe trips on Canadian fur-trade heritage rivers, to hiking mountain passes, to kayaking on the Atlantic and climbing Mexican pyramids, to travelling (21 countries between the two of us). We love meeting new people, challenging ourselves, and constantly building on our skills and experiences.
We both studied psychology, and play music (Danielle with grade 10 in piano, and Adam competing in pipeband drumming, including at the North American Championships). We’ve had unique experiences like being part of an honour guard for Queen Elizabeth II, and performing at the Skydome in Toronto, Canada.
We’ve worked professionally in 9 organizations spanning the public, private and non-profit sectors in Canada’s capital city of Ottawa. We’ve planned events and dinners for over 1000 people at a time and 40 Embassies and High Commissions, we’ve provided briefings to the offices of elected government members and public service officials, we’ve accompanied senior executives on business trips and met with international delegations.
We’ve studied languages (6 languages between us), and trained in Tai Chi, martial arts, and yoga. Together, these experiences have formed the people who we are: fun, insightful, active, balanced, and measured. *If we do say so ourselves.* 🙂
We’ve also learned a lot from our dog. So much so in fact, that we even wrote a book about our whimsical observations: bits of wisdom and intelligence from our life with a dog passed on for you. It’s available now. See our Book page for more details.
When we met at university, we knew we wanted to have a dog one day – one that would match our enthusiasm for life, have lots of energy, and a love for the outdoors and people.
And wow, did we get that. You’ve heard of John Grogan’s story and the movie “Marley and Me”? Yup, we got a “Marley,” except we named our Labrador retriever Juno.
In fact, Juno was the inspiration for starting this website, writing about, well, life with a dog – in the “dog lane,” you might say.
And now, we’re adding a podcast to the mix.
When we were dating, we got to know each other by talking. We’ve turned those dating conversations into married conversations and expert interviews on our podcast, Thoughts & Found, where no subject is off limits, and we investigate a variety of hidden topics and answer your burning questions.
We invite you to check out our Podcast page for more info.
We’re building our email list and community, and we’d love to hear back from you. Please send us your questions and insights. Forward us to your family, friends, colleagues, and anyone who has a dog or is thinking about getting one.
Thanks for joining us – we’re thrilled to have you with us at lifeinthedoglane.com.
And thanks for reading and listening. We appreciate you spending time with us.
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