Debbie Jacobs is best known in pet circles as an expert on fearful dogs, a subject she covers extensively in her aptly named Fearful Dogs blog and related book (which — full disclosure — I blurbed because it’s terrific). But she also saves satos — Puerto Rican street dogs — as she discusses in her…
Hooray for HollyWOOF! A Contest
BlogPaws, the big deal annual pet blogger’s conference, starts this afternoon. I’m not going this year, though I wish I could for many reasons: The camaraderie The professional development The networking The cute pets The swag That’s right. I’ll admit it. I love the swag. Toys, T-shirts, pet food samples, cleaning products… if it’s fun…
Drunk Puppy Buying Banned, Pet Store Owners Portrayed as Heroes
The Bare Bones Story Last month, a story made the news cycles about the problem pet store owners in a posh New York neighborhood were having with people coming in drunk and buying puppies, resulting in a ban on the practice. Typical reporting went: Inebriated passers-by are falling in love with playful pooches frolicking in…
Travelin’ Jack is Back — With Jill!
I have welcomed Travelin’ Jack, a peripatetic Olde English Bulldogge, to my site before. For one of my wordy Wordless Wednesdays, Jack brought pet travel news from New Mexico, where he has own blog and his own TV show. But as Frankie can tell you, behind every successful male is a good woman. In Jack’s…
Travels with Frankie: Our Life is a Trip
I missed Pet Travel Thursday last week so this is either a late entry or an early one — and it’s not even on this blog. I’m excited to have a story today on one of my favorite travel sites, YourLifeIsATrip.com. I don’t want to give too much away, so I’ll just say it involves…
Animal Cafe: Have You Hung Out There Yet?
Observant readers of this blog may have noticed a pattern: Once a week I write a post that refers to a podcast that appears on another site called Animal Cafe. Really observant readers — okay, if I’m lucky, members of my family — may have noticed that once a month I’m the one doing the…
Wordless Wednesday: Photo Edit Fail
Here’s the original: Can scary white-eyed Frankie be helped? By the way, you can now see why I chose the picture I did for my Throver post yesterday.
It’s a Throw! It’s for Dogs! It’s Crypton Super Fabric!
I’ve been a little down lately, what with my book going into a coma and my renewed need to keep an eye on Frankie’s diabetes medication. And — occupational hazard — I don’t have any extra money to spend on cheering self-indulgences. It’s true that, as a food writer, I often get free food, but…
K9 Nose Work: A Sport Even Frankie Can Love
Frankie has the cutest nose in the world, a little black button of a sniffer. I have a tough time keeping myself from touching it, much to his annoyance. But I have to admit, I’ve never thought of it as particularly effective. He just doesn’t seem to use his nose as much as other dogs…
Traveling With Pet Insulin & Why I Can’t Go to BlogPaws
As I reported here earlier, Frankie and I had a successful trip to San Diego, where we flew together for the first time. The insulin I carried with me apparently didn’t fare quite as well. We had no problems during the trip, but the week following our return… Well, this requires a bit of background.…