Willo and Holly the reading dogs!

Willo and Holly are two of my Westie furiends who regularly hijack their mum’s Twitter account… they are wuffly!

On one of the occassions when the dogs allowed their mum to Tweet, she added some pawsome photos of Willo and Holly reading my book. Too cute!

Willo checks out the 'Minnie The Westie' book

Willo checks out the 'Minnie The Westie' book

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up on the couch… typical Westies, getting nice and comfy! (Quite right, too!)

 

Holly gets stuck in for a good read!

Holly gets stuck in for a good read!

 

Notice how the colours of Holly’s collar almost match the colours of the book cover?! A happy coincidence, methinks!

A big thank you to Willo and Holly’s mum for letting me use your photos. :) Extra big nose licks for you! *mwah*

Love ‘n’ licks,

Minnie x

 

 

PS. If you’d like to give your Westies (or humans, or yourself) a copy of my cartoon book, you can find out on my Store page where it’s available.

And feel free to email, Tweet or Facebook me with photos of your dogs enjoying Minnie books and merchandise! It’s always lovely to hear from you! :)

 

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October 29, 2011

Announcing: Minnie The Westie Merchandise

The MinnieMania continues! There is now a Minnie The Westie merchandise store over at CafePress: http://www.cafepress.com/minniethewestie

There’s a whole load of cool Minnie Merchandise there already: women’s clothing, kids’ clothes, greeting cards and bags, and I’ll be adding new products and new designs regularly.

(To ensure you get the latest updates,  make sure you’re on the list for Minnie Mail!)

Minnie The Westie t-shirthappy-birthday-from-the-dog greeting cardMinnie The Westie tote bag

Best of all, Minnie’s CafePress store has a 30-day 100% Money Back Guarantee… so if something’s not quite right, or the wrong size, or whatever, you can return it or exchange it.

Mum has already been on a spending spree: she is my promo girl, after all! Here we are on the beach with mum wearing her favourite T-Shirt:

Minnie The Westie t-shirt

Me and mum on the beach... mum is wearing a grey v-neck Minnie The Westie t-shirt.

 

Mum is wearing the grey v-neck t-shirt: this particular one is printed on the front AND the back, and she’s had lots of compliments on it! Which is hardly surprising, seeing as it features ME!!! BOL!

Browse the range of Minnie Merchandise here: http://www.cafepress.com/minniethewestie

I hope you enjoy getting kitted out in Minnie The Westie style!

Wags ‘n’ nose licks,

Minnie x

 

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October 21, 2011

Minnie The Westie book is now available in UK and NZ online bookstores!

Minnie The Westie - book coverI was just doing a bit of web surfing and spotted that my book “Minnie The Westie: The Adventures Of A West Highland Terrier Cartoon Dog” is now available to order in online bookstores in the UK and in New Zealand (as well as the US)!

Here are the links:

I’m about to put all of these links on my Store page (where you’ll also find the US links and Kindle edition links)… gosh this is exciting!

The MinnieMania is spreading!

Woofs ‘n’ wags,

Minnie x

 

 

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October 15, 2011

Belly rubs can be tiring!

Some of the cartoons in my book are based on real events; others are made up.

The ones about my visits to people in a care home are absolutely true: mum and I volunteer for Outreach Therapy Pets. Each fortnight we visit people in a care home, and most of them are elderly.

Me – I love it! I love how they smile the moment I walk into the room, and I love all the belly rubs and cuddles they give me! Talk about a win-win situation!

I’m always very tired afterwards though. This is shown in my cartoons:

tired westie

 

 

 

 

 

 

And I’m tired in real life too!

sleeping westie

Note how the fur on my tummy is tousled from all the belly rubs I received at the care home!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m worn out after writing this blog post… I must do more napping!

Love ‘n’ licks,

Minnie x

 

 

 

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October 14, 2011

MinnieMania: what a whirlwind of a week!

Wow, it has been an absolute whirlwind of a week since my book launched last week… talk about MinnieMania!

First of all, a shipment of books arrived – mum says these are review copies for doggy magazines. After the paw-ress release she distributed last week, she got requests for review copies the world over!

Here I am checking the shipment of books. :)

westie books

Mmmm, these books sure look nommy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also got lots of fan mail this week, as well as lovely messages on Facebook and Twitter. And one special friend even brought me presents! (Of the nommy variety… thank you!) :)

After all that excitement, mum and dad took me away for a much-needed weekend break.

I am happy to report that while I was relaxing, mum was busy sketching some new cartoons. She says that there might be another Minnie The Westie book next year!

Minnie The Westie and her sketchbook

I am checking that mum's new cartoons are adequately cute and funny!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So yes, this truly is the beginning of MinnieMania!

And if you’re wondering why I do it, it’s simple: it’s to make people smile. Some people (sadly) live to far away to be able to rub my belly, so this is a way for me to bring you smiles wherever you live.

Love ‘n’ nose licks,

Minnie x

 

 

 

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October 11, 2011

[Media release] Book release: cartoons for dog lovers of all ages

Minnie The Westie Media Release
5 October 2011 – for immediate release

Book release: cartoons for dog lovers of all ages

Auckland dog-lover Cornelia Luethi has launched her debut book, “Minnie The Westie: The Adventures Of A West Highland Terrier Cartoon Dog”. The book portrays humorous cartoons based on Cornelia’s real-life dog, Minnie, a West Highland White Terrier.

Designed to appeal to dog lovers of all ages, Minnie The Westie takes a light-hearted view at life, as seen through a dog’s eyes. Some of Minnie’s adventures unfold across a number of pages; whilst others stand alone as single-page gags. Also featuring in the cartoons are Minnie’s boyfriend, Morris (also a Westie); Flo the bug; and Minnie’s human mum and dad.

“I’ve always loved cartoon animals: my favourite was Garfield,” says cartoonist Cornelia Luethi. “Like many dog owners, I guess I’m a little bit obsessed with my dog, and find so many of Minnie’s daily antics hilarious. It didn’t take me long to build up enough ideas for the 85 cartoons in this book.”

Cornelia adds that some of the stories are based on real events, whereas others are based on her imagination: “Westies are such lively little dogs, it’s quite easy to imagine them getting up to all kinds of antics!”

Although Cornelia only started drawing cartoons a year ago, she quickly realised she’d created something unique with her Minnie sketches: “Seeing other people look at my Minnie The Westie cartoons is very rewarding – usually, they can’t help but smile at the cartoons. I was smiling as I drew them, so it’s nice to be able to share those warm, fuzzy feelings that dogs give us!”

“That’s also why I put a whole website together for Minnie The Westie. At www.MinnieTheWestie.com, dog lovers can enjoy free cartoons, as well as signing up for “Minnie Mail”, where they’ll receive a cartoon by email each month.”

What’s more, not-for-profit organisations are able to use Minnie The Westie cartoons on their websites and newsletters free of charge, whereas commercial users pay a small fee. Full details are at www.minniethewestie.com/cartoons/licensing

Minnie is very popular on social media already, with more than 1,200 Followers on Twitter and a growing number of loyal Facebook fans. Many of these are based in the US and UK.

Minnie The Westie is available as a paperback from Amazon.com (ISBN 978-0-473-19504-5), and also as a Kindle ebook.

ENDS

For more information please contact:

Cornelia Luethi (Author and Publisher)
Email: cornelia@fxmarketing.co.nz

Photographs: the following photographs are available as high-resolution images; please email cornelia@fxmarketing.co.nz with your image requests.

Please credit photographs as copyright © MinnieTheWestie.com.

May be used for Minnie The Westie publicity purposes only.

Photo #1: Cornelia Luethi and Minnie celebrating the publication of 'Minnie The Westie'

Photo #1: Cornelia Luethi and Minnie celebrating the publication of 'Minnie The Westie'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo #2: Minnie and Cornelia Luethi on a beach

Photo #2: Minnie and Cornelia Luethi on a beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo #3: front cover of the book 'Minnie The Westie'

Photo #3: front cover of the book 'Minnie The Westie'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cartoons: Not-for-profit organisations are able to use Minnie The Westie cartoons on their websites and newsletters free of charge, whereas commercial users pay a small fee. Full details are at www.minniethewestie.com/cartoons/licensing

Note to Editors

About Minnie, the real-life West Highland Terrier

Minnie is a pedigree West Highland White Terrier, bred in New Zealand, and is a member of the West Highland White Terrier Club of New Zealand.

As per the cartoon character she’s based on, the real Minnie also enjoys having her belly rubbed, chicken chomping, bone munching, napping, walking, sailing, and cuddling.

Website: www.MinnieTheWestie.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/MinnieTheWestie
Twitter: www.twitter.com/MinnieTheWestie

About Cornelia Luethi

Although Cornelia enjoyed drawing at school, she only picked up her sketchbook again in 2010, which is when she created the Minnie The Westie cartoon character.

Cornelia is a self-employed marketing consultant and copywriter; her business is FX Marketing Limited (New Zealand). She works from home in Auckland… naturally, Minnie keeps Cornelia company in the office.

 

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October 5, 2011

Cartoon of the month: Cats are nothing but trouble!

How does your dog feel about cats?

Me, I like cats, but sometimes they don’t like me…

Minnie The Westie cartoon

Some cats are friendly; but some cats are trouble makers! However, I always treat cats with respect, ‘cos I know that they have sharp and pointy claws!

What do you think? Do you agree that cats are nothing but trouble?!

Hint: if you like my dog cartoons you can get the latest Minnie The Westie cartoon directly in your email In Box each month when you sign up for Minnie Mail… it’s free!

Till next time!

Love ‘n’ nose licks,

Minnie x

 

 

PS. Would you like to use Minnie The Westie dog cartoons? Click here to read about cartoon licensing. Hint: using my dog cartoons is free for non-commercial blogs and organisations!

 

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October 1, 2011
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