Edie Jarolim earned her Ph.D. in English and American literature from NYU and worked as a guidebook editor at Frommer’s, Rough Guides, and Fodor’s before moving to Arizona to become a freelance writer. She is the author of three travel guides and one dog guide, and her articles have appeared in a wide range of publications ranging from Brides and Sunset to The New York Times Book Review, National Geographic Traveler and The Wall Street Journal. Her latest book is a memoir, Getting Naked for Money: An Accidental Travel Writer Reveals All. For more information, see www.ediejarolim.com
I adopted my first dog, a scruffy 10-pound terrier mix named Frankie, when I was an adult and fairly clueless about all things canine. I wasn’t really…
