Commitment Is What Transforms A Promise Into Reality.


photography by Rodrigo Gaya/WorldRedEye.com headline is a quote by Abraham Lincoln


words by Anna Cooke


What motivates someone to volunteer for a shelter or a rescue group? Even more compelling — what is the motiva- tion behind developing a rescue organization? It’s a ton of work — with plenty of heartache. And if you’re really doing it for the dogs, the money isn’t exactly good either. As a child growing up in South Beach, Jamie Robinson


suffered from severe depression, and her service dog Demian helped her cope with the debilitating disease. It was a trou- bling time for Jamie, and the dog changed her life. When she was 18, Jamie determined that one day, her life would be devoted to animals, especially dogs. During Jimmy Carter’s administration (1977-1981), while


working for CBS as a photographer and videographer, Jamie became the first female videographer for the White House. She traveled the world with the President on Air Force One. After her White House gig, Jamie was hired by ABC and worked on projects for the 20/20 television show. As an


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accomplished artist, her work has been exhibited in galleries across the country and Europe. World-weary after such a heady career, Jamie was finally


able to return to Miami. But, it wasn't to retire. The single mother with a five-year-old daughter in tow, moved from New York City to Miami to care for Jamie’s mother. “She was very ill at the time, and after being told she had one year to live, ended up living another three years,” said Jamie. She continued her photography, working freelance for the


Miami Herald, and opened a studio, photographing mostly models. Miami is known for many things — the arts, the cul- ture, the traffic, the tourism and the diversity of its population. It is also fast becoming known as an area that has an extreme street dog problem — homeless dogs as a result of people dumping them. Jamie began bringing some of those homeless dogs home to care for. She lived in an apartment and was being fined for keeping dogs.


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