Our Team

Anna Price

Call me Anna, Anna Rose, Rose, or “Elio’s mom” as I inevitably become when meeting strangers while walking my boy. I have a BA in Anthropology from Concordia University in Montréal, understand Québecois French pretty well, and am attempting to learn Greek. Besides my constantly changing interests, I have a few major, lifelong passions:

  • Anthropology: the study of cultures.

  • Archaeology: the study of how life used to be.

  • Animal Behavior: how non-humans think.

  • Writing: I started university as a creative writing student and continue that hobby today (which is why I’ve opened a blog on this site, so I can keep yapping!).

  • Welfare: the need to improve the life quality of animals and humans alike.

This is what I’ve based my whole business on — how have we as humans treated the animals around us throughout history, and how does that impact our relationships with them now?

Dogs are the best way to think about these questions. They are living examples of archaeology, even the more recently created breeds. They give us a window into the lives of entire cultures that are long lost, and through their behavior, we can glean how they have been trained in the past.

My business partner —

Giglio dei Vignazzi, or Elio Price

Giglio (pronounced Jill-ee-oh) dei Vignazzi, or Elio, is a two year old Cirneco dell’Etna (pronounced cheer-nek-oh), an ancient rabbit-hunting breed from Sicily, originating around the volcano of Etna. And he is, in fact, from Sicily, from the vineyard (Allevamento dei Vignazzi) of his breeder Guiseppe, who taught me so much about his breed. He is the biggest part of my research, as a living example of all the archaeology I babble about. His breed is approximately 3,000 years old, with Cirneci found in ancient Greek-colonial temple reliefs (carvings) all across Sicily. Despite how majestic this makes him, he is a big goof that is either working with the intensity of a Border Collie, or slumbering away like a Basset Hound.

Some of his favorite things include: high-intensity snuggling, tracking critters, eating cat food, chasing a stick, and sleeping in some of the most uncomfortable positions imaginable.