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Today we got the honor of interviewing Paige (Bahbi & Bubsi's Human). You can find a direct link to their Instagram here.
Here is their story:
Can you tell us about your journey to becoming a dog influencer? What inspired you to start sharing your dog's adventures on social media?
Murphy: I’m Paige Jay; Dog Mom to the greatest two service dogs, Bahbi & Bubsi and this is our story.🐾💕 I have had chronic PTSD since a very young age. However on May 15, 2017; the unthinkable occurred and my 2 infant children were murdered😭 After that my PTSD, depression, anxiety, stress, etc got so intense that I couldn’t bear to be outside or around people at all. Just seeing a mother with her children would be a trigger and set me off sending me into a severe panic attack, and the attacks were frequent and reoccurring. The nightmare and night terrors were so bad and vivid that it made sleeping a miserable time so much so that I barely ever sleep because of the fear of those nightmares and night terrors being inevitable no matter what I’d try to just get one good night's sleep without having them. Now we share our story and adventures on social media to bring joy, smiles, and fun to as many people as pawsible! We also offer advice and hope our story will help resonate with as many pups and their pawrents!
What do you think sets your dog apart from other dogs on social media? What makes them unique or particularly interesting to your followers?
Murphy: They’re super loving and protective of me and know when I’m feeling down. So they go out of their way to do silly things to make me smile and so we share that to make others smile as well
How do you come up with ideas for your dog's posts and content? Do you have a specific creative process?
Murphy: We just have fun! We find that to be the best way of making fun content to bring smiles and joy to others
Have you ever faced any challenges or negativity on social media, and how have you dealt with it?
Murphy: Currently this far we haven’t dealt with any negativity on social media and if we did we wouldn’t feed into it. Some people just need to be miserable to bring themselves joy but to feed into it just gives them the attention they’re seeking
What advice would you give to someone who wants to start their own dog influencer account or share their dog on social media?
Murphy: Just do it!
How has your dog influenced your life outside of social media?
Murphy: My dogs have quite literally saved my life many times since my two infants were murdered.
Can you tell us about a particularly memorable or funny moment you've had with your dog during one of your photo shoots or adventures?
Murphy: Bahbi loves to to be silly even during a photo shoot, sometimes especially so:)
What is your favorite thing about being a dog influencer?
Murphy: Sharing the joy and happiness with and many others as pawsible!
Lastly, what's next for you and your dog on social media? Any exciting plans or projects in the works?
Murphy: We are hoping to start all new kinds of projects, adventures, giveaways, and collaborations when we hit 1,000 followers!
