Tulare My Star
by his Mum Angela

I met Tulare at Afghan Hound Rescue on 7/9/02. It was love at first sight and an instant bond between us. At that time he was named Tucker. This beautiful creature that looked like a little fawn had been found starving in a barn with horses in Tulare County. His owner was evidently a drunk and did not care. Tulare is the most affectionate afghan I have ever been owned by and so I can’t imagine how he must have felt stuck out there in that barn. Thank goodness someone had the smarts to call Afghan Hound Rescue.

Tulare was extremely nervous when he arrived in Big Bear and trying to groom him was a horrendous affair with him screaming so loud I am sure the neighbors thought I was murdering him. This went on for months – it was awful. One day we took him with us to look at cars and he planted himself and would not move and had to be carried back to the car.

With much love and attention and sleeping practically on top of my head he has become more confident by the day and in October 2003 he did his first commercial for Budweiser which was shown during the Grammys – there he was in the middle of Hollywood filming, and as confident as can be. He had $800 worth of hair extensions in his hair and was so patient when they were gluing them in. Above right Tulare is pictured with his very own Hollywood Hairdresser. He decided that filming and still photography is definitely fun.

Trainers check out my hair extensions.

Chrissie my trainer having a word with me.

Subsequently, Tulare has done an editorial for an Italian Magazine with top photographer Peggy Sirotta, a Hartz commercial where he steps out of a white limousine, a Verizon still shoot photographed at an Italian Mansion in Beverly Hills, a photo shoot with the English band “The Darkness” for Q Magazine and their touring magazine.

He made his stage debut at the Orange County Fair in California going up on stage to represent our Breed, and then again at the “Dog and Owner Look Alike” Contest at an old Theatre in San Pedro. He won an enormous ribbon – the same as the one in the movie “Best in Show”.

Tulare really is a Star in every way and is loved and adored by everyone who meets him – all the dogs seem to love him too and he loves them. He is my very own Fru Fru La La who is so special and so loving, so giving and so sharing with the other two and four legged friends we have in this house.

I will never be able to thank or repay Priscilla and Sandy of Afghan Hound Rescue for bringing us together. Thank you too to Pam for all the photographs she has taken of Tulare and the other Rescue dogs.

A very happy story.