Lifestyle Q&A Archives | Lifestyle Media Group

July 20, 2026 | Lifestyle Staff

Susan Renneisen VP Community Affairs and Special Events | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood seminolehardrockhollywood.com [email protected] | 954.797.5525 Tell us about your dogs and how they came into your life. King Leo is a 13-year-old apricot Standard Poodle, and Sir Walter is an 8-year-old parti Standard Poodle. Although they aren’t related, they are

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Dog Days of Summer: John Cotter and Bob Swindell

July 20, 2026 | Lifestyle Staff

John Cotter COO | American Meetings, Inc. Bob Swindell President and CEO | Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance How did your dogs come into your life, and how has your relationship grown over time? We currently share our home with three Labradors: Bella, Sadie, and Choco. Bella and Choco came to us through Sunshine State Labrador

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Dog Days of Summer: Randi Aileen Press

July 20, 2026 | Lifestyle Staff

Randi Aileen Press Lifestyle Magazine Ambassador | Licensed Real Estate Agent 704.799.5184 | [email protected] A lot is in a name. How did you decide on your dog’s name? Luna is a 4-year-old miniature schnauzer who was named after the two full moons in October 2020 that was an unusual happening. A harvest moon was the

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Dog Days of Summer: Melanie Montenegro and Oscar Montenegro

July 20, 2026 | Lifestyle Staff

Melanie Montenegro PEOPayGo | [email protected] Oscar Montenegro OCMI Workers Comp & Professional Services | [email protected] Tell us about your dog. Sunshine: She started as the runt of the litter, and 10 years later, she runs our office. Sunshine is a 10-year-old chocolate Lab and our Chief Happiness Officer. She works double duty. She has a

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Dog Days of Summer: Melanie Geronemus Smit and Kimberly Sarni

July 20, 2026 | Lifestyle Staff

Melanie Geronemus Smit Creative Director | Lifestyle Media Group Tell us about your dog: This is Scout — my 3-year-old Chocolate Lab, named after my favorite boat (not the Boy Scout). As a South Florida native who lives for boating and fishing, I figured a ‘water dog’ was the perfect fit. Plot twist: I adopted

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Dog Days of Summer: Laine Doss

July 20, 2026 | Lifestyle Staff

Laine Doss | Editor-in-Chief Lifestyle Media Group | Fort Lauderdale Tell us about your dogs and what makes them special to you. Dora is a Chihuahua who was rescued from Tri-County Animal Rescue – a woman was hoarding 70 Chihuahuas in a warehouse facility, and Dora was one of them. When I adopted her she

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Dog Days of Summer: Mike De Lucca, Laurie Sallarulo and Patrick Sallarulo

July 20, 2026 | Lifestyle Staff

Mike De Lucca | President & CEO Broward Regional Health Planning Council [email protected] Laurie Sallarulo | President & CEO Junior Achievement of South Florida [email protected] Patrick Sallarulo | Rockstar Tell us about your dog and what makes them special to you. Frankie is a pure Biewer Terrier, a small, long haired toy breed from Germany.

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Dog Days of Summer: Jackie Ducci

July 20, 2026 | Lifestyle Staff

Jackie Ducci | Advocate | Philanthropist Equestrian Wellington, FL [email protected] www.jackieducci.com Tell us about your dog and what makes them special to you. Ralphie is my four-year-old English Bulldog. Bulldogs are notorious for being couch potatoes, but Ralphie missed that memo entirely. He’s energetic, endlessly curious, and has a personality – and presence – that

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Dog Days of Summer: Daren Koenig Cronin

July 20, 2026 | Lifestyle Staff

Daren Koenig Cronin | City Home Max, 9 year old Maltipoo Share a memorable or funny moment involving your dog that you’ll never forget. Max, my youngest son, Jack, and I went on a trip to Chicago. On the flight to Chicago, Max got out of his carrier. Max was running around the plane, under

A woman in red heels lies on a white bed, smiling and holding a small black dog during the Dog Days of Summer. Gold decorative objects are at the foot of the bed, with red flowers on bedside tables—a scene inspired by Daren Koenig Cronin. Lifestyle

How Amber Barbach Turned Personal Tragedy Into a Force for Good

April 28, 2025 | Lifestyle Staff

Barbach created a limited-edition Heart to Hug pillow in “soothing gray,” the color of awareness for glioblastoma and brain cancer, becoming available May 1.