I occasionally have the pleasure of arranging the animal models for photo shoots.  Nothing too glamorous, just a hamster for an ad paper here or a betta for a package label there.  Small stuff really, and truly not part of my job, but I rarely turn down an opportunity to help out. 

I haven’t had any formal training in the model selection process.  To learn, I watched a fair amount of America’s Next Top Model.  Unfortunately Tyra Banks is no help when it comes to choosing a good looking Leopard Gecko.  What Tyra did teach me is that models have a “shelf life”.  They can’t be models forever. 

Which brings me to Noodles.

Noodles, the Diva

Noodles is a guinea pig. I’m sure you’ve seen her. She is a short-haired, tortoiseshell and white colored guinea pig who Continue reading »