What is Vivre Rire Aimer?

Vivre Rire Aimer is my favorite saying in French- Live Laugh Love. Inspired after a tattoo written in my French Grandma's handwriting, Vivre Rire Aimer's mission is to provide clothing/outfits/collars, etc to animals that visit nursing homes, hospitals, and other places as therapy animals to brighten the day of those residing there.

My grandma was the definition of a crazy cat lady and loved my large German shepherd. He must have known that she loved him as he probably outweighed her by a good 20-30lbs but he gave her no troubles when trying to "walk" him. Before she passed away, we were lucky enough to be able to bring him to her hospice to see each other one last time. The hospice she was at, was also kind enough to allow us to bring her cat to see her.

As we all know, animals have a profound impact on people and that comfort and reassurance to be with a furry pet-whether your own or through a therapy group- can make the time in a hospital setting that much more tolerable.

After getting that tattoo that I now remember my grandma by, I realized that it also contains her name- Viv. So the goal of Vivre Rire Aimer is to not only remember my grandma, but to help bring smiles to the faces of those in hospitals or nursing homes by providing the pet's caregivers with some fun clothing or costumes.