Our Experience and Credentials
I’m Paris Permenter, the founder of DogTipper. My husband, John Bigley, and I are pet parents to two rescue dogs, Barli and Isla, and we live in the country near Austin, Texas. I create the content for DogTipper, and John runs the technical side of the business.
John and I came to the pet writing world after 20 years as travel guidebook authors. We’ve written over 35 guidebooks including Texas with Dogs (Simon and Schuster), The Healthy Hound Cookbook (Simon & Schuster) and 2,000+ magazine and newspaper articles covering destinations ranging from Jamaica to Jordan, the Bahamas to Borneo. Our freelance pet work has appeared in publications ranging from Chewy to Rover. Since 2012, we have written the “Bowser on a Budget” column for FIDO Friendly magazine.
Professional Training
Certified Canine Enrichment Technician, Dognostics (DN-CET)
Certified Dog Trainer, FernDog Dog Trainer Academy (FD-CDT)
Graduate, PetTech PetSaver Training in Pet CPR, First Aid
Awards
- Best Dog Blog, BlogPaws
- Best Use of Social Media, DogTime Media Petties
- Finalist, Best Overall Blog, Best Active Living Blog, DogTime Media Petties
- Winner, Muse Medallion, Cat Writers’ Association
- Certificate of Excellence for Best Online Article, Cat Writers’ Association
- Finalist, Dog Writers Association of America annual awards; Books, “Other Topic” category for DogTipper’s Texas with Dogs (Simon & Schuster)
Our Other Sites
Along with DogTipper, we’re also the founders of YUCKY PUPPY, an online store featuring our exclusive YUCKY PUPPY® dog walking bags, poop bag carriers and more.
And we celebrate cats on our cat blog and sister site, CatTipper!
Professional Conferences
I’ve been a frequent speaker at professional conferences including:
- BlogPaws (monetizing your blog and getting creative with social media)
- BarkWorld Expo (book publishing)
- Public Relations Society of America (working with bloggers)
- Society of American Travel Writers (working with public relations professionals)