Amanda Hirsch of Creative DC (creativedc.org) pokes fun at the limitations of Powerpoint as a communications technique by giving a corporate presentation - complete with bullet points and clip art - all about her dog, Cosmo. NOTE: Sadly, Slidshare doesn't support the cheesy animation that is a major part of this presentation. Developed for Ignite DC, May 2009.

1. By
Amanda Hirsch
Blogger, CREATIVE DC
http://www.creativedc.org

2. Q: What do you call a dog
detective?
A: Sherlock BONES

3. My name is Amanda Hirsch. I have had dogs my
whole life. I prefer dogs to babies. I talk to dogs I
pass on the street. I am obsessed with Cosmo. I
do not take criticism of him well. I volunteer for
the Washington Animal Rescue League so I am a
good person. You can visit the WARL site at
http://www.warl.org.
Cosmo has the KEY to my heart!

4.  Stress Relief
 Companionship
 Dogs Need Homes
 Better Than Cats!!

5.  There are approximately 74.8 million owned dogs in the United
States
 Thirty-nine percent of U.S. households own at least one dog
 Most owners (63 percent) own one dog
 Twenty-five percent of owners own two dogs
 Twelve percent of owners own three or more dogs
 On average, owners have almost two dogs (1.7)
 The proportion of male to female dogs is even
 Ten percent of owned dogs were adopted from an animal shelter
 On average, dog owners spent $219 on veterinary visits
(vaccine, well visits) annually
 Seventy-five percent of owned dogs are spayed or neutered
Source: American Pet Products Manufacturers Association
(APPMA) 2007-2008 National Pet Owners Survey

6. Duration
Rachel, bassett
Roger, mutt
Valentine, bassett
Gwendolyn, dachsund

7. 1. 9/99 - Saw ad in Washington Post
2. Called lady to make sure puppies were
still available
3. Booted up computer, used Mapquest to
get directions, printed directions
4. Drove from Chevy Chase, Maryland to
Winchester, VA in our red Saturn
5. Met Cosmo and his brother
6. Cosmo came over to sniff us – a good
sign!!!!
7. Got Cosmo & drove home

8.  Names considered included:
Jackson
Homer
Brownie
Mr. Woofles
Baron von Barksalot
Dog
Little Dog
These names made Cosmo
sad, like this baby 

10.  Age: 9.5
Eyes: Brown
 Hair: Black, tan
 Height: Not sure
 Weight: 35 pounds
 Tail: Long, furry

11.  Border collie?
 Australian shepherd?
 German shepherd?
 Spaniel of some sort?
Dachsund?
 We don’t know.

12. QUESTION: Does Cosmo lift
his leg to pee?
ANSWER: YES!!!!!!

13. Affinities Aversions Core Areas for
Competencies Improvement
Baby carrots Lettuce Expressive Humps
Pillows
Me Puppies who Cute, snuggly, Tries to steal
get in his face SOFT sushi
Discarded Getting his Loyal Stops in the
chicken bones nails trimmed middle of a
on Columbia walk for no
Rd. apparent
reason
Belly rubs Walking in the Makes the men N/A
rain at the hospice
happy
Chasing his Visiting places Sleeps in, good N/A
stuffed duck where he can’t napper
get on
furniture

15.  He looks cute
 Reminds me of our old apartment
where this was taken. The date
stamp helped me remember this.
 It’s funny b/c it looks like he’s
reading the paper but he isn’t really!
 I think it’s the NY Times but it
might be the Post - I like the
ambiguity.

16. COZZIE
COZZIE-ROO
CIZZIE
MINI
COZZIE PANTS
PROFESSOR WOOF WOOF
SIR BARKSALOT
BEAR

17.  His first time playing in the snow - he
looked like a dolphin in ocean waves
 The happy dance he does when we let
him off leash to chase sticks
 When Jordan was singing and he started
howling in unison
 How he makes the guys who live in the
hospice light up
 Sharing a cab with him in NYC

18. Bosmo
Dosmo
Rosmo
Mosmo?
Frosmo
Kosmo