Tireless photographer Theron Humphrey is currently on the road with his—and our—beloved gal, Maddie the coonhound for a book tour to celebrate Maddie On Things, published by Chronicle Books. The book compiles almost a year’s worth of photos taken while Humphrey was traveling the country on a photojournalism project.
Along the way he captured Maddie standing on a number of things—balancing on a basketball hoop, a fire hydrant, a bicycle, atop someone’s shoulders. Graceful and calm, Maddie never falters and her feats look effortless, no object too small or precarious to conquer. The images never tire; they are funny, endearing, clever, and meanwhile encompass the great American roadtrip.
Humphrey and Maddie are making over 40 stops throughout the US and Canada at bookstores, photo meet-ups, and will be collecting 50 animal rescue and adoption stories across America for Why We Rescue.
We are giving away three copies of “Maddie On Things” to Feature Shoot readers who leave a comment on this post with the city they live in and the name of their dog (or other pet).
Many thanks for those who entered the giveaway. It was a pleasure to read about all of your pets. Winners of the giveaway have been notified.
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Los Angeles
Duke
City I live in – Montreal
My dog’s name: Ivory – she would get along well with Maddie : )
Here in Seattle, we have a mini-Australian Shepherd named Sissy.
Oliver and I live in Oakland!
I’d love a copy of “Maddie On Things”! I live in Philadelphia with my beagle, Ellie, my cat, Cricket, and my human, Laura.
St. Pete, FL / emma the wonderful weimaraner
I live in Raleigh, NC and am dad to Harlan & Canon, both rescues.
I live in Minneapolis, MN and my dog’s name is Angie.
Hi! My name is Amber and I live in Allentown, PA with my greyhound Gable.
Raleigh, NC – Baloo aka ‘Looman aka The Loo aka Loo-loo…the indefatigueable 5 1/2 year old golden retriever.
Oscar our Border Collie (English Sheepdog) is an Australian icon (after the Blue Heeler) Maddie looks great on everything ! I live in Sydney but will be in NYC in May – I hope I can see her then and get my book signed.
I live in Waukesha, WI and my puppies name is Shelby. She’s 14 years old. And my betas name is Uguns (flame/fire in Latvian)
Philly here ! My daughter just rescued “Monti”, a pit/bull/? mix. He had been discarded because he was too docile!!!!
I’m a Brooklyn newbie -
And have two lovely felines, Chloe & Eden
I’ve been following Maddies travels online for awhile now but would love to physically hold a print book of these portraits
I’m in Vancouver, BC and our new adopted family member is Molly. She’s a Jack Russell mix.
Woody the black Labrador
Stockton on Tees, UK
Sunnyvale, California
Murphy -a great chocolate lab.
London, England… and Pixel!
Newcastle – England, UK. Jess Jessingtion of Jess Town
I live in Melbourne, Australia. I don’t have a dog (but would love to one day) so am an aunty to a labrador guide dog, ‘Jimmy’. He’s just had a knee operation so he won’t be ‘on things’ for a little while.
I live in Bilbao Spain, with my cat Fu
Valladolid, Spain. Alaskan malamute, his name was Nuka, had skin infection, died at age eleven.
I live in Milan and my dog’s name is Camilla!
Tasha and I live in NYC:)
I live in Paris France and my kitty is called Neung (number one in Thai)
Book looks great! I live in Chatham, NY with my dogs Wolfgang, Lucy, cat named Lunatic, and birds Falcor & Sebastian.
Little Kafka, near Vienna
I live in Taksony, Hungary and my dog’s name is Csöpi.
Cool. I live in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. My cats (who are actually American cats – they flew across the Atlantic Ocean when my wife moved here 3 years ago) are named Cody (19) and Sashi (10).
Hi! I’m Carla, I live in Milan and my dog is called Mumba and she looks pretty much like this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/karlina/5786970428/in/set-72157632721577805 (not be scared!She was yawing!)
Scoob
London
NYC and dog’s name is Hunter
I live in Essex, UK and I have two dogs – Reggie the bouncy ginger lurcher and Elsie the speedy slate greyhound.
My mother has 9 dogs – Inca, Maud, Walter, Sylvie, Fanny, Mr Wigglesworth, Moley, Thelma are all lurchers and Kevin is a retired greyhound – and she would love this book for her birthday in April!
Nashville
Ginger – Maynard, MA
Bucharest, Romania
Ca?a
I live in Toronto, ON with my rescue Luci!
I live in Raleigh, NC with a beagle mix named Turtle. Incidentally, I love the photo of Maddie riding a tortoise.
I was waiting soooooooo long for this nooks, it’s amazing!
I live in Milan with my girlfriend and Giacomo, a tiny canary!
We live in Oklahoma City with Aggie the Malinois and her two cats, Ernest and BK.
Hello, this is Uccio The Cat, from Milan.
My roommates are Laura and Didier.
My dog’s name is Bentley. He is seven years old, but thinks he is a puppy.
He is a black Lab. Bentley and I live in Nashville.
A Amstaff female named Kidah. We live in Bucharest, Romania. Cheers!
Dayton, Ohio with Baxter and Coco! I wish I could get either of my dogs to stand still long enough to photograph:-)!
for nooks i mean book
Happy owner of the bravest blue eyed husky, Siegfried who reigns fearfully over his kingdom in Ploiesti, Romania.
I love your book. I live in Newtown, CT with my rescue Posie Sue, who has two names because she’s originally a Southern gal.
i’m gem, i live in Manila, and my dog’s name is August.
I live in NYC. My dog’s name is Philly. We got him in Philadelphia on a family vacation.
My rescued boy Dexter and I would love to curl up on a cold Minneapolis day with this book!
We live in Berkeley with our Bluetick Coonhound Hudson!
I live in New York City, but my girl, Z, just passed a couple of weeks ago.
I live in Bucharest, Romania, Europe. My name is Mircea and my dog is called Mooky. I found Mooky on the street last year, in October, when she was 1 month old and she is a combination of deutsch drahthaar with something else
Also, my girlfriend, Christina has a teckel, 15 years old, called Jacques. And we stay together, all 4.
Stephen from Monticello, IL.
Our rescued beagle-bulldog mix, Oscar, recently passed away from cancer. He didn’t stand on many things, but he would find a way to lay on almost anything in an effort to squeeze in one more nap.
Currently our house has two grown-ups, a 3-year-old boy, a 19-month-old girl and a playful cat named Molly.
Haley & I rescued our good dog, Daisy, here in Atlanta 5 years ago. It was a great day for everyone.
Muncie, IN my dogs’ names are Champ and Ronix.
Love the concept of this project and hope to win the book. I live in Topanga, California with my wife and daughter. We have hundreds of birds in our garden and the humming birds are our favorites!
I live near Geneva, Switzerland and wish I had a cat
Duncan
Houston, TX
Brooklyn, New York. Rescued my Moxie who hails from Florida.
Love the concept, and the result. Hope you come to our piece of heaven in West Michigan (Grand Rapids area) for book signing.
We have three boys:
Truman (corgi)
Stuart (JRT)
Tugger (Keeshond)
My cat Bijoux (RIP) and I are in Valley Cottage, Rockland County, NY
Seattle Washington.
Jamie- human.
Fergie- canine. (@missmonkeypants on IG & twitter).
Theron and Maddie are welcome to stay with us in Seattle if their trip brings them here! We have a great house in West Seattle just a few blocks from the action.
San Jose, Costa Rica! but you can send me the copy to Miami
Two dogs, Dexter and Nutella, and one Cat, Nucita
Los Angeles, CA – I.G.named GONZO
Great Yarmouth, UK, Roo (dog), Pie and Moishe (cats)
Eibar (Spain)
Buddha
Love this concept! Maddie looks like a wonderful character!
I live just outside Toronto, in Brampton, with Jerome my cuddly Basset Hound.
Cheers!
Hi! My cat Mia and I live in Brisbane, Australia. I also love dogs, but I’m not sure Mia feels the same.
i live in kuala lumpur. no pets at the moment.
Max and Minni, two Newfies, in Toledo, OH!
Chicago Illinois! I have a cat named Kona, a corn snake called Merlot, a paddle-tailed newt who responds to the name Reginald, and a leopard gecko who has yet to be named because he/she is too young to be sure on it’s gender
I live in Carl Junction, MO. I have two cats- Daisy and Otto.
Hi, I’m from Stockholm and had a pet called Maja! Lovely golden retriever
Mendocino, California
Two Basenjis, Rose and Tucker
Hello from Brisbane, Australia!
My west-highland terrier, Ivy-May, and I are loving ‘Maddie on Things’
Chattanooga, TN. I live with my 3 rescue pups, Griffin, Cash, and G.Q., who are all champion flyball racers.
Fulana the cat and I live in Oakland.
Hamburg, Germany. Living with Schildi, a musical turtle.
I live in Evansville, Indiana. I have a Shih Tzu, and her name is Lucy Diamond.
Callington, Cornwall in England!
I live with my dog John, a cross between a German Shepard and a Jack Russell!!
I like with Spooky cat who has a habit of taking over our king size bed in our little terrance in Essex!
I live in Porto, Portugal, and my dog’s name is Fly
My city: Oporto
My country: Portugal
My dog: Wally
I love these photos of the dog.
I live in L’Ange Gardien
CANADA
My cat: Kitty Kat
Tungsten and I are in Abilene, TX.
Hi
My name is Rosalie Bordeleau, I’m leaving in Montreal and I have a cat, Grizby, wich is a big old cat who screams like a goat and eat way too fast.
Maddie is clearly the opposite, this is why (ironically) I’ll love having this book!
San diego
Abby road
I live in Fairfax, Virginia with my pet chihuahua named Winnie! She weighs about 2.5 lbs. but she is fully grown. Come visit us! She is to cute to pass up.We would love to meet Maddie.
I live in Texas!
My doggies are Millie and Meg!
Rochester, New York – the Upstate part!
My beloved Minpin is Franni – the mischief maker!
I live in Aachen, Germany…
My dogs are named Naval and Jana
Here in the Rocky Mtn. State of CO w/my kitty Emmie. Had 3 rescue dogs who have all moved on to doggy heaven. I had my own Maddie along w/Moseby & Morgan. Run free guys!