Wyatt Earp’s dog’s lookalike

Forgive me for this post’s title. It’s an in joke, a spin on the perhaps apocryphal story told to me by Arizona historian Jim Turner, who wrote yesterday’s post about Wyatt Earp’s dog. According to Turner, an editor once observed that the most popular topics for readers are the civil war, pets, and medicine, so…

Wyatt Earp’s dog

As you will soon discover, the  story I’m posting here today isn’t primarily about Wyatt Earp’s dog; he’s a minor character. But not only is his the only image I have, but the attempt to identify his breed — border collie mix, as it turned out — led to a colorful story about a lookalike…

Pet Insurance, Part 2: Jasmine’s story

Today I’m turning my blog over to Susanne Fritz, my Aussie pal who takes care of the lovely Jasmine. I’ve introduced Jasmine before; she’s the pup who is “diabetic and loving it.” As I’ve mentioned, with 20-20 hindsight, I wish I had insured Frankie when he was young and before he was diagnosed with diabetes.…

Frankie speaks!

My friend Karyn, greyhound rescuer, foodie, and generally fun person, asked me if she could interview Frankie because he is the inspiration for my new book, Am I Boring My Dog (and because I suspect she often prefers speaking to dogs over speaking to humans). I usually try to shield him from publicity — see…

Health Insurance for Pets? Hell, Yes!

Pet health insurance is one of those topics that pushes buttons with people who think that pets are overindulged — you know, like the executors of Leona Helmsley’s estate who decided that they knew better where her money should go after she died than she did. Human health insurance is a hot button topic these…

The death of the world’s oldest dog

I suspect I’m not the first author to experience post-partum depression after giving birth to a book. There’s a sense of let down. The joy of seeing the book in print and, in my case, the fun of getting the promotional videos produced and posted…. that’s done. There it is, a physical artifact, small but…

And the contest winners are … Part 2

And the prizes continue. It turns out that I had two more small-group winners, i.e., entrants who might have won for more than one title: Jo (a.k.a Wigglebums), who had three titles that I particularly liked: Go Poop Up on the Mountain by James Baldhound Catch! 22 Times!! by Joseph Holler A Good Bone is…

And the contest winners are…. Part 1

As I’ve mentioned several times, the quality — and quantity — of the entries to the What Books Would Bore Your Dog? contest went beyond my expectations. As a result, I was able to stick to my original dictate. That is, I gave priority to submissions that included a play on both book title and…

Am I Boring My Dog: The Final Video

Frankie was very antsy last night, roaming around the house and pacing. He even curled up and slept on my stomach for comfort — an unprecedented move. Clearly he was having a bad case of nerves. But it’s here at last, Am I Boring My Dog? and the final video trailer. I think the videographers,…