Contributors

Cassandra Gill is a Canadian entertainment and lifestyle journalist based in Los Angeles who covers celebrity news, luxury fashion, and red carpets. An expert on all things popular culture, she has an encyclopedia-like knowledge of past and present celebrity dogs. Outside of her career as a journalist, she is actively producing her first short film Café Racer. A dessert lover, she's always on the hunt for the next great latté and cupcake. Read her story on dog trainer extraordinaire Sara Carson and her truly super Super Collies on page 60.

Modern Dog’s very own Hayley Schmidt is the multi-talented graphic designer whose design skills make this magazine’s pages beautiful. When not working on Modern Dog, Hayley contributes illustrations for Vancouver-based publications like Discorder and SAD magazine, plays guitar in her band Guppi, and enjoys getting crafty. In this issue, Hayley shares her DIY knowledge—turn to page 32 to get started on making a custom-designed punch-needle embroidered pet pad. Find Hayley at hayleyschmidt.com or on instagram @fleshandbone__.

Full-time professional illustrator Michelle Simpson has been drawing ever since she can remember. Her dream was always to become an illustrator. She has illustrated over 20 children’s books and also worked as a concept artist for kids' cartoons such as Ollie: The Boy Who Became What He Ate. Michelle’s biggest inspiration is the outdoors and animals. She loves spending her free time hiking, gardening, and playing with her friend's dogs. See her wonderful illustration for this issue on page 28. Find Michelle at michellescribbles.com and michiscribbles.etsy.com.