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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Frankie’s excellent adventure
It’s been a hectic weekend at the Jarolim/Doodle residence (that’s Doodle for Frankie Doodle; see my July 3 post to learn how he came by that surname and to get dog naming tips). Frankie had some kind of intestinal distress — the effects of being a dog, was my vet’s scientific diagnosis– and spent Saturday [...]
The best medicine
One of my favorite books about animals is Tell Me Where It Hurts, by Dr. Nick Trout. Compressing a great many cases into one day of veterinary ER drama, Dr. Trout’s book is not only passionate, well written, and poignant but it explores our central frustration when dealing with illness in animals: They can’t express [...]
Of all the dog cards…
Talk about coincidences. My much blogged-about best friend, Clare, pictured below with me and Frankie on our recent trip to San Diego, just called in great excitement.
It seemed that Clare had just received a birthday card, and of all the possibilities, she got the one featuring Frankie, produced by Borealis Press. It was sent by [...]
Posted in Dog costumes, Special occasion dog wear Tagged Amy Haskell, Borealis Press, Elvis, Sally's Seafood on the Water, San Diego, Thoreau, Walden Pond 2 Comments
Happy National Dog Day!
It’s National Dog Day and I hope you’ll take the opportunity to devote a bit of extra time to your dog. If you’re buying into the whole outdated dominance theory/need to overpower — as opposed to lead — your dog, toss it in honor of the holiday. Throw away shock collars, prong collars, spritzers, scary [...]
Dogs in Space
Historically, dogs haven’t fared very well in outer space. Although the fact was covered up until much later, the most famous of the Russian pups, Laika, almost certainly died within a few hours of going into orbit. The (collective) cosmodogs got a stamp devoted to them:
And Laika got a statue:
Cold comfort, I say. And I [...]
Book Giveaway Contest: What Books Would Bore Your Dog?
It’s true, dogs aren’t very discerning literary critics. If a book isn’t liver or chicken flavored, they tend to lose interest.
Some volumes, however, seem more capable of evoking canine ennui than others. Such classics, for example, as War and Pee; Das Catipal; To the Dog House; and the Great Catsby.
But those titles, which appear on [...]
Posted in Am I Boring My Dog, Book giveaway contest Tagged Das Catipal, Karl Marx, Leo Manx, Leo Tolstoy, Leon Trotsky, Monte Workman/Moia Group, The Great Catsby, To the Doghouse by Virginia Woof, War and Pee Comments closed
Where’s Frankie?
I’ve devoted several days to discussing purebreds and breeders, but anyone who reads this blog knows where my heart lies.
Frankie is living proof that mixed breed rescues rock.
I mentioned that no dogs were harmed in the creation of the video promos for Am I Boring My Dog. Here’s a behind-the-scenes still for promo #4 (see [...]
Am I Boring My Dog contest: Some teaser stats