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"Can a cynical comedy writer and his actress wife learn anything from an adopted dog? You'll laugh watching them try because it's a true story and a touching story, but mostly just a funny story." --JAY LENO

 "A dog with a wickedly funny voice..." --JULIA SZABO of  The New York Post

"Jinky's Hollywood story recalls the brilliant humiliation of Fitzgerald's Pat Hobby, the uncomfortable self awareness of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Henry Miller's approach to Life's Banquet. If everyone who owns a dog or loves to laugh buys this book, the profits will spark the worst custody battle in the history of Tinseltown." -- MARK BRAZILL, creator of That 70's Show

"Jinky's a star! This rescued mongrel knows what's important in life, and his take on Hollywood is hilarious!" --GRETCHEN WYLER, Vice president, Humane Society of the United States Hollywood Office and founder of the Genesis Awards

If you love to laugh, you'll love Jinky, the bat-faced terrier mongrel rescued from the pound by a Hollywood couple:

"My mom used to be somebody, but she doesn't want to remember who that was. She was in movies, on TV, she made records, and was an underwear model. Now she just lounges around in her underwear for no pay. My dad is a writer--or at least he sleeps at the computer a lot."

Jinky's "mom" and "dad" might be complainers, but Jinky is just happy to be alive. He enjoys every minute and he can't understand why his lucky, pampered Hollywood parents and their show business friends are such miserable whiners. After all, Jinky's life started badly:

"My life began in a cage in San Pedro , California . Some creepy guy bought me for his stupid wife and she didn't want me. . . . One night, the guy took me to the pound. They threw me into a cold, wet crate and slammed the gate. . . . I was scheduled to be 'put down' or, as I like to say, murdered. But I got lucky."

Now Jinky lives in a beautiful house in the Hollywood Hills. He has a pool and a Jacuzzi and sports cars and a fat blond terrier girlfriend named Finley who loves to lick his ears and dry hump him on the couch.

Jinky went from an unloved and abandoned pet to sleeping in bed with his mom and eating delicious food off his dad's plate.

Jinky knows what's important in life, and he wishes his mom and dad could stop worrying about their status in Hollywood and enjoy life as much as he does. He can't understand why show business people are always so unhappy, especially the funny ones. Every "pitch" meeting Jinky overhears, every Hollywood dinner he eavesdrops on, every Hollywood barbecue, lunch, and casual encounter in coffee shops is another chance for these people to bitch and moan about "the business."

But Jinky's "tail" is not just about his hilariously self-obsessed parents and their friends. And his message is not just that happiness is not about how much we have, but how we love. His is a tale about how hope, perseverance, and even one small act of kindness can change a life.

                                                         Beverly Hills Courier

DOGGONE PUBLICITY!

By Kelly Hartog

Jinky the dog at the launch of
his book, The Diary of Jinky, Dog of A Hollywood Wife,
at Book Soup. His mother, Carole Raphaelle Davis, was on
hand (pictured below) to sign autographs, due to the
fact that Jinky lacks opposable thumbs.

Actress, activist, animal lover and Amanda Foundation supporter Carole Raphaelle Davis, recently added another “A” to her credentials: Author. Well, technically, it’s her dog, Jinky, that’s the author, but apparently he’s happy to defer all media enquiries to his mother.

The Diary of Jinky: Dog of A Hollywood Wife, had its inaugural launch recently at Book Soup. Jinky is Davis ’s bat-faced terrier mongrel, rescued from the pound – a true rags to ( Hollywood ) riches story. The book has even been endorsed by Jay Leno and The Humane Society. In his review Leno wrote, “Can a cynical comedy writer and his actress wife learn anything from an adopted dog? You’ll laugh watching them try because it’s a true story and a touching story, but mostly just a funny story.”

Jinky has a lot to say, including how he was rescued from “death row” at the San Pedro shelter, after being abused and eventually abandoned by his original owners. Moving to his home in the Hollywood Hills, Jinky now basks in the glory of his new found family, including his girlfriend Finley – also a rescue dog – and of course his owners Davis and Emmy-winning writer Kevin Rooney. He has also adapted well to swimming in the family Jacuzzi and taking vacations in France .

His insights delve deep into the glamorous and not-so-glamorous Hollywood lifestyle in his warts and all story, complete with the requisite glossy Hollywood pictures. Says Jinky, “All my mom and dad do is complain. My mom used to be somebody but she doesn’t want to remember who that was. She was in movies, on TV, she made records and she was an underwear model. Now, she just lounges around in her underwear for no pay. My dad is a writer or at least he sleeps at the computer a lot. My mom complains about not making any money and my dad makes plenty of money and complains about spending it. Turns out, they’re typical show biz people. They’re impossible. And mom and dad are just the tip of the iceberg. Their friends are all nuttier than they are. But that’s Hollywood . A lot of neurotic people and lucky dogs.”

Part of the proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to various charities that promote animal adoption.