All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 1

Chloe Shyne, you were born to be WeHo’s first Pet Mayor. 

Sure, Spike (Lauren Meister) and Winston of WeHo (Lindsey Horvath) might have cracked the glass doggie door, but you shattered it. If there had been an election, you would have crushed the competition.

You are fierce, fabulous and already famous, a true grand dame of the Southland dog world. Your Instagram handle is @ChloeQueenofWeHo for God’s sake. But you are first and foremost (furmost?) Mama’s girl —  the eldest furdaughter of our mayor, Sepi Shyne. 

You rose into the public’s consciousness back in 2020 when you joined Mom on the campaign trail. You turned heads all over town when she put your picture on the yard signs.

Your off-the-charts cute factor endowed the campaign with some much-needed sweetness, and you helped Mom sail into her Council seat.

You looked so chic at your howling-in ceremony. And the way you worked the crowd was phenomenal.

But being mayor may end up being a little rougher (ruffer?) on you than you think .

It’s a tough time to be in politics, especially in WeHo. Your leash is going to be pulled in many different directions. UNITE HERE wants you to get rid of cops. Renters want affordable housing. Twitter wants gender neutral bathrooms. The cat community wants more visibility. Pedestrians want the scooterati annihalated. 

You can’t please everyone. Just ask Mom.

Honestly, I wasn’t sure why Mom thought now was the best moment to name you mayor. Humorless people are scratching their heads, asking why is everything they do in WeHo so frivolous? Why is the mayor giving her daughter a high-profile job and running for Congress? Is she grooming Chloe to run in 2024? What if there’s a recall?

You’re going to hear the word “Nepawtism” a lot but the fact is you’re no nepo baby. 

Sure, you spend a lot of time at Dogue Spa, but you’re as tough as the industrial grade acrylic resin they put on your nails. You keep your cool, stay in control and rise above the bullshit.

You’re a rescue dog. A mixed breed. You grew up in the streets and made it out of a kill shelter alive!

Life is good these days, but it’s not perfect. Your moms are split up now, and you’ve had to do some growing up. You’ve got two little sisters who look up to you and depend on you more than ever before. You’ve got real responsibilities now, and you’re not the kind of diva who lets her fans down.

You’re a leader, just like your mom. You know what you’ve got to do, and you’re gonna do it, haters be damned.

It’s a royal bitch of a job. And who better than a queen to do it?

Mayor Sepi Shyne and her dog, Chloe the Queen of WeHo, howl in unison with the audience at Chloe’s inauguration as WeHo’s first pet mayor on April 1, 2023 at West Hollywood Park.
Mayor Sepi Shyne and her dog, Chloe the Queen of WeHo, howl in unison with the audience at Chloe’s inauguration as WeHo’s first pet mayor on April 1, 2023 at West Hollywood Park.
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 3
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 4
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 5
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 6
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 7
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 8
Councilmember Lauren Meister swears in Chloe.
Councilmember Lauren Meister swears in Chloe.
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 10
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 11
“Do you think she makes these herself, Mom?”“Honey, queens don’t get fed crap like this.”
“Do you think she makes these herself, Mom?”
“Honey, queens don’t get fed crap like this.”
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 13
The kingdom of WeHo rejoices with festivities celebrating the first Pet Mayor.
The kingdom of WeHo rejoices with festivities celebrating the first Pet Mayor.
“It’s important, Bartholomew! Remember what happened to Gaga’s dog?”
“It’s important, Bartholomew! Remember what happened to Gaga’s dog?”
“Um… hello? These aren’t gluten-free. Try to keep up, Mom.”
“Um… hello? These aren’t gluten-free. Try to keep up, Mom.”
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 17
“But what she really wants to do is act!”
“But what she really wants to do is act!”
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 19
“Mom, my therapist wants you to stop tipping people who make me look bad.”
“Mom, my therapist wants you to stop tipping people who make me look bad.”
“I’m moving in with Gwendolyn, Mom! Quit trying to weaken my resolve!”
“I’m moving in with Gwendolyn, Mom! Quit trying to weaken my resolve!”
Frankfurt stopped by Urbnleaf before the inauguration.
Frankfurt stopped by Urbnleaf before the inauguration.
“Purell, Mom. Yes, both.”
“Purell, Mom. Yes, both.”
“My hopes are saying Chloe is a libra. But my fears are saying Gemini.”
“My hopes are saying Chloe is a libra. But my fears are saying Gemini.”
“Now Astrid, that’s ink, not water, don’t drink it.”“Well now I have to.”
“Now Astrid, that’s ink, not water, don’t drink it.”
“Well now I have to.”
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Fifi warns young pups to stay away from facial fillers.
Fifi warns young pups to stay away from facial fillers.
“Marry me?”“Where do you live?”“Glendale.”“Oh hell no, baby”
“Marry me?”
“Where do you live?”
“Glendale.”
“Oh hell no, baby”
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 29
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 30
“Gross, Mom!!! The blue dog is sticking a guitar up your butt!”
“Gross, Mom!!! The blue dog is sticking a guitar up your butt!”
“I know I’m cute, Mom, what saying is I don’t feel cute. Can you really not see the difference?”
“I know I’m cute, Mom, what saying is I don’t feel cute. Can you really not see the difference?”
“My stylist says this cut really blends my eyes into my earlobes. Which is what everybody wants right now.”
“My stylist says this cut really blends my eyes into my earlobes. Which is what everybody wants right now.”
“Yes, Dad, right there. Don’t move. Actually, get me a smoothie please?”
“Yes, Dad, right there. Don’t move. Actually, get me a smoothie please?”
Mayor Pro Tem John Erickson is a close confidante of Chloe’s.
Mayor Pro Tem John Erickson is a close confidante of Chloe’s.
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Alan has deep misgivings about WeHo’s municipal government.
Alan has deep misgivings about WeHo’s municipal government.
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 38
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 39
Chloe addressed her subjects in custom couture Valentino.
Chloe addressed her subjects in custom couture Valentino.
Gertrude, a former WeHo Library archivist with a movement disability, signed the petition to ban scooters in WeHo.
Gertrude, a former WeHo Library archivist with a movement disability, signed the petition to ban scooters in WeHo.
“Do you ever think Mom overdoes it with the flat-iron?”
“Do you ever think Mom overdoes it with the flat-iron?”
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 43
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 44
All howl Chloe Queen of WeHo, our first Pet Mayor! — source photograph 45