ABOUT ME
Hi, I’m Kim. I’ve been redesigning the world around me since I could hold a crayon. As a kid, I gave cereal boxes better packaging (you’re welcome, Cheerios) and added my own illustrations to the books I was reading — mostly to include horses, regardless of topic.
Outside of work, I’m usually hanging with my three dogs — Pike, Gus, and Bisou — or drawing other people’s dogs with drinks to raise money for animal welfare causes. Basically, if there’s fur and a good cause involved, I’m in.
THE O-H CORRAL
I have a friend who told me that one dog made a house, two dogs made a home, but three dogs ... well, three dogs made a ranch. I'm old enough to have grown up during the Tombstone era and have always had a thing for Sam Elliott. Combine that with living in Ohio and the O-H Corral was born.
GET TO KNOW THE HERD
The herd at The O-H Corral started back in 2013 when we brought home Beezy. I don't know that we ever gave much thought to how many dogs we would have — I mean, just getting one was a huge bone of contention — but we clearly take the Lay's Potato Chip approach to them: You can't have just one.
PIKE
Pike is a Weizsla — a Weimaraner-Vizsla mix. Both breeds were originally bred to hunt, which explains his obsession with bunnies and cats and, quite possibly, with the mailman.
GUS
Gus is a full-blooded German Shorthaired Pointer, although we question his genes because he only points with his back leg. His favorite activity is lurking in the kitchen and cleaning the island with his tongue.
BEEZY
Beezy is a French Bulldog. Frenchies are the result of cross-breeding Toy Bulldogs with Parisian ratters. She would like you to know that she is not a Pug and does not want you to pet her.
PIKE FUN FACT
Pike got his name from the Jack London book, "Call of the Wild." His official AKC name is "A Cherry Ghost is Born," which is a mash-up of our favorite Wilco album and the Weimaraner nickname, Grey Ghost. We switched it to 'cherry' because he's red.
GUS FUN FACT
Gus was supposed to be named Jack after the author Jack London, but we changed it after hearing the story of his dad's tragic accidental death the day before this litter was born. He's now officially "Son of Augustus" or Gus for short in his dad's honor. Gustav Joseph when I'm mad.
BEEZY FUN FACT
We were struggling to find a name for her when a friend from high school suggested Bisou, which is French for "kiss." The TV show "Mad Men" was hugely popular at the time, so her full name is "Callahan's Zou Bisou Bisou" and it's perfect.
