Frito's Inspiration

So some of you might have seen on the Lauren website's "About" page that inspiration for Lauren's dog, Frito came from my family's own German Shepherd, Einstein. But here's a couple of things you might not have known:

In book one A Thief in Pigeon Valley the original idea was for Frito to be a puppy in the entire book, rather than in just the Forward.

Also, it was considered to make Lauren's dog a Golden Retriever. Can you imagine?! That would've been so different!

(German Shepherds are my favorite breed, followed by Golden Retrievers. :)

Just thought it could be fun to post some behind the scenes info. :)


And by the way, the German Shepherd on the website is not our dog, Einstein. That adorable dog belongs to Elizabeth's (Lauren model) grandfather. I thought he did a marvelous job playing Frito!

 

Einstein as a puppy

 

 Loyal friend