This blog feature amusing and heartwarming stories about our late Leonberger dog Bronco, as well as other Leonbergers. It also has a lot of information about the Leonberger breed, the history, care, training, Leonberger organizations, etc. I also wrote a Leonberger book, which I am featuring in the sidebar.
The Best Community Newspaper In Texas
A little over a month ago I found out that an article about me, our late Leonberger Bronco and my book about him had been published in the September issue of the Preston Hollow People’s Magazine. It was a very nice surprise. Preston Hollow Peoples Magazine, which calls itself the best community magazine in Texas (I totally agree), is a monthly magazine with 47,000 online or print version subscribers. I can add that Preston Hollow is a large historic neighborhood in the northern part of Dallas with many famous residents including former President George W. Bush, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, previous Dallas Stars owner Tom Hicks, the late Presidential candidate Ross Perot and many others.
What I am posting about today is that I finally acquired a couple of print versions of the September issue of the Preston Hollow Peoples Magazine, so I am posting a few here. I am also including a link to the online article because it might be easier to read.
Front page of the September issue of Preston Hollow Peoples Magazine. Click on the image to view the online version of the article.Page 10 of the September issue of Preston Hollow Peoples Magazine. Click on the image to view the online version of the article.Close up of the article about Bronco in the Preston Hollow Peoples Magazine. Click on the image to view the online version of the article.Close up of the article about Bronco in the Preston Hollow Peoples Magazine. Click on the image to view the online version of the article.
My name is Thomas Wikman. I am a software/robotics engineer with a background in physics. I am currently retired. I took early retirement. I am a dog lover, and especially a Leonberger lover, a home brewer, craft beer enthusiast, I’m learning French, and I am an avid reader. I live in Dallas, Texas, but I am originally from Sweden. I am married to Claudia, and we have three children. I have two blogs. The first feature the crazy adventures of our Leonberger Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle as well as information on Leonbergers. The second blog, superfactful, feature information and facts I think are very interesting. With this blog I would like to create a list of facts that are accepted as true among the experts of the field and yet disputed amongst the public or highly surprising. These facts are special and in lieu of a better word I call them super-facts.
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32 thoughts on “The Best Community Newspaper In Texas”
Congratulations!!! Wow. Beautiful article. I hope it led to lots of book sales for you!! 💗🐶
Thank you so much Laura. September was the best month since after the two first months after the release, so yes it had an impact, but nothing spectacular.
Good to hear!! Articles like that are wonderful because you can use quotes from it forever in promotional posts to encourage more sales. A beautiful article like that is always a win/win. Congratulations!! 💗
“using quotes from it”. That is a good idea that I had not thought about. As I understand I probably need to ask them for permission before I do though. Thank you so much Laura for the congrats and the suggestion.
Yes. And be sure to state where the quote is from to give them credit (name of reporter, name of paper) at the end of the quote. That kind of thing will sell books for you for years!! 💗
Thank you so much Roberta. Yes I did not sign up for a subscription until after I found out and the September issue had already gone out. I special ordered though and they were nice enough to give it to me for free, but it took a while.
How wonderful you got a hold of the print version. The illustration of Bronco having the hemsters in his mouth was funny but not funny for the hemsters. What was he thinking? I’m glad your wife performed CPR to save them.
Yes the hamsters were probably quite stressed about the situation. As for Bronco’s thinking, I just think he felt his duty was to find hamsters. Thank you so much Miriam.
You’re welcome, Thomas. Were the hamsters lost and he found them? I had a hamster for my daughter once. She had ten babies. They all disappeared one by one.
That’s a good question. He had sniffed out and found run away hamsters previously. In this case though, we don’t know. It is possible that they had escaped and that he found them and put them in his mouth. However, it is also possible that he took them straight out of their cage. Claudia did not see the beginning of this saga so we don’t know.
Congrats on the article! We had hamsters too but not at the same time as when we had dogs. One hid behind the refrigerator and another hid in a coat closet. I’m so glad I found them alive!
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Congratulations!!! Wow. Beautiful article. I hope it led to lots of book sales for you!! 💗🐶
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Thank you so much Laura. September was the best month since after the two first months after the release, so yes it had an impact, but nothing spectacular.
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Good to hear!! Articles like that are wonderful because you can use quotes from it forever in promotional posts to encourage more sales. A beautiful article like that is always a win/win. Congratulations!! 💗
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“using quotes from it”. That is a good idea that I had not thought about. As I understand I probably need to ask them for permission before I do though. Thank you so much Laura for the congrats and the suggestion.
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Yes. And be sure to state where the quote is from to give them credit (name of reporter, name of paper) at the end of the quote. That kind of thing will sell books for you for years!! 💗
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That’s a very good help. Thank you very much Laura.
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Splendid, Thomas. I’m glad you managed to get original copies. A lovely collectible.
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Thank you so much Roberta. Yes I did not sign up for a subscription until after I found out and the September issue had already gone out. I special ordered though and they were nice enough to give it to me for free, but it took a while.
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The newspaper layout looks sharp. Very cool, Thomas!
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Thank you very much Priscilla
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Very cool, Thomas.
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Thank you very much Denise
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Congrats on the article!
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Thank you so much Denise
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How wonderful you got a hold of the print version. The illustration of Bronco having the hemsters in his mouth was funny but not funny for the hemsters. What was he thinking? I’m glad your wife performed CPR to save them.
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Yes the hamsters were probably quite stressed about the situation. As for Bronco’s thinking, I just think he felt his duty was to find hamsters. Thank you so much Miriam.
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You’re welcome, Thomas. Were the hamsters lost and he found them? I had a hamster for my daughter once. She had ten babies. They all disappeared one by one.
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That’s a good question. He had sniffed out and found run away hamsters previously. In this case though, we don’t know. It is possible that they had escaped and that he found them and put them in his mouth. However, it is also possible that he took them straight out of their cage. Claudia did not see the beginning of this saga so we don’t know.
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Either way, it was cute that he had them in his mouth. I hope he knew it wasn’t dog food.
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And I am sorry about your Hamsters. Maybe if you have had a Leonberger he would have found them.
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Haha. I’m sure it would have helped.
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Yes don’t worry the hamsters were unharmed. He never tried to bite.
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What wonderful support from the Preston Hollow Peoples Magazine! Congratulations, Thomas!
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Thank you so much Rosaliene
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Congrats on the article! We had hamsters too but not at the same time as when we had dogs. One hid behind the refrigerator and another hid in a coat closet. I’m so glad I found them alive!
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Thank you so much Mary Ann. Yes those little hamsters can run away if you are not careful. Then a hamster sniffing dog comes in handy.
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Wow! Congratulations on your success. It must feel amazing knowing other people are writing about you in such a positive light.
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Thank you so much for your very kind comment Jennifer.
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great new! have a nice day!
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Thank you Carfax and have a nice day you too
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It’s fantastic to see your story shared with the community. 👏🙏
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Thank you MMC, yes it was a nice surprise to see it in the community section of the newspaper.
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