A Dog Named Jimmy

 
　　Rafael 卅歲生日時，前妻帶走一屋回憶跟物件，離開了他。空蕩蕩的房間，獨留一隻以前妻最愛的鞋子設計師為名的狗兒Jimmy Choo，陪伴心碎的Rafael。在兩個人犬好搭檔相依為命的歲月，Rafael自找樂子，為Jimmy拍照，捕捉各種表情與身影，還為他加上跳tone的幽默插圖，讓Jimmy時而化身為狂放不羈的歌手，時而是翱翔天際的超級英狗。不只讓Rafael從中獲得源源不絕的靈感與樂趣，也受到廣大媒體及網友的關注。(文/ 巧比非爾)
 
　　100 new and classic images of popular Instagram celebrity Jimmy Choo the Bull Terrier

　　On Rafael Mantesso's thirtieth birthday, his wife left him. She took their cookware, their furniture, their photos, their decorations. She left Rafael alone in an empty all-white apartment. The only thing she didn't take was their bull terrier, whom she'd named after her favorite shoe designer: Jimmy Choo.

　　With only Jimmy for company, Rafael found inspiration in his blank walls and his best friend and started snapping photos of Jimmy Choo as he trotted and cavorted around the house in glee. Then, when Jimmy collapsed in happy exhaustion next to the white wall, on a whim Rafael grabbed a marker and drew a new world around his ginger-eared pup. Suddenly, Rafael felt his long-dormant inspiration—for drawing, for art, for life—returning.

　　The result? Hundreds of charming and cheeky images chronicling the owner and dog's relationship and adventures, including poses in a Star Wars stormtrooper helmet, passed out with liquor bottles, and as the shark in Jaws. Mantesso's Instagram feed quickly garnered fans from all over the world and caught the attention of major media outlets like Today, The Huffington Post, USA Today, and the Daily Mail, as well as Jimmy's namesake, the luxury shoe brand Jimmy Choo Ltd.

　　Now, Mantesso presents a definitive selection of new and classic images of Jimmy and includes the backstory of how the two became such great collaborators. As heartwarming as it is hilarious, A Dog Named Jimmy will delight animal lovers everywhere.