Woman's Best Friend at Norristown Farm Park

Jessica DiMuzio and her Papillon Johnny Angel, co-authors of “Bark! Bark! Bark! for Our Park!,” hang out at Norristown Farm Park Thursday, May 17, 2012.

This Sunday, the two of them will be hosting a fund raiser to raise money for the 690 acre park. A few years ago, Jessica wrote a children's book that told the story of how she and her papillon saved the park by speaking at town council meetings and organizing petition signings. Jessica, a veterinarian, said she got the idea to write the book because she wanted to teach children in the area the importance of enjoying and conserving the outdoors.

Jessica was very camera shy and the second photo is a very rare one in which she actually looked at my camera. I was fine with that, she was very good at candid moments, kissing and holding her dog, Johnny Angel, who I could tell plays a huge part in her life. Her next story, she told me, is going to be based off the true story of how she recently saved Johnny Angel's new girl friend, a fellow papillon, from a puppy mill.