Author Archives: Edie Jarolim

Shelter Pet Project, Pt. 2: A Pet Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

By Edie Jarolim | Published: January 3, 2012
“A person is the best thing to happen to a shelter pet. Be that person. Adopt.” — slogan, the Shelter Pet Project In a three-part series, I’m exploring the Shelter Pet Project,  a campaign dedicated to ending the killing of healthy, adoptable pets. These posts are based on my interview with Rich Avanzino, President of [...]
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Spam Saturday: Rattling Great Taboo Content, Designer Scuttlebutt, Woh!

By Edie Jarolim | Published: December 31, 2011
At the beginning of this month I posted Spam Saturday: Amazing Products, Thrilling Occasions, Thanks-a-Mundo! Perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised that the blog was a spam magnet, drawing a lot of magnificent examples of the genre. Meta-spam, I called it;  Amy from GoPetFriendly — my Pet Blogger Challenge co-host — dubbed it spam squared. [...]
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Year End Musings and Newsings

By Edie Jarolim | Published: December 29, 2011
It’s a funny time, the week between Christmas and New Year’s — even for people like me who don’t really celebrate the holidays, except by drinking too much eggnog and gorging on cookies and fudge. It’s limbo, not quite out with the old nor in with the new. I always look forward to this as [...]
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The Shelter Pet Project, Pt. 1: Changing Perceptions

By Edie Jarolim | Published: December 27, 2011
“Our movement is dedicated to changing the status quo. We have 17 million people out there who are going to get an animal next year and they haven’t yet decided from where. If we can get 2.7 million of them to decide to get a pet from a rescue or a shelter, we can end [...]
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And a Yappy New Year!

By Edie Jarolim | Published: December 25, 2011
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Have Yourself a Cute Yorkie Puppy Christmas!

By Edie Jarolim | Published: December 23, 2011
One of the highlights of my blog this year was hosting the Great Yorkie Bark-Off and, especially, collaborating with two creative dog lovers, Alana of Dexter’s Ruff Life and Luciana of Gangs of New Yorkie.  We all worked hard and had a blast, but I know Luciana would agree that Alana was the talent behind [...]
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Wordless Wednesday, Chanukah Edition

By Edie Jarolim | Published: December 21, 2011
This really doesn’t need much explanation, except for a few things: I did not buy the fuzzy dreidl for Frankie. It was a gift from his early days. He doesn’t much like it. It is too large for him. It is not squeaky. Rather, it plays a Children of the Corn creepy version of the [...]
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Pet Blogger Challenge 2012: Ready, Set…

By Edie Jarolim | Published: December 20, 2011
Last week Amy Burkert of Go Pet Friendly and I gave you a heads up that we are going to co-host the Pet Blogger’s Challenge again. We promised to post the questions on December 20 and we’re women of our word. Just a couple of things: It’s very easy. All you have to do is [...]
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Real Men Love Dogs, NFL Edition: I ♥ Rodger Saffold

By Edie Jarolim | Published: December 18, 2011
Let’s face it: When you see the words “National Football League” and “dogs” in the same sentence, the name that’s likely to come to mind is Michael Vick. And it’s not going to make you feel warm and fuzzy. If you’re a football fan and an animal lover, here’s some good news: Together, we can [...]
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Six Tips for Keeping Your Pets Safe for the Holidays

By Edie Jarolim | Published: December 16, 2011
I have had several veterinary guest bloggers on this site — and I’ve even met some of them in person at BlogPaws conferences — but so far have not featured anyone local. Which is just wrong. We have some terrific veterinary facilities in town, including the award-winning Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson (VSCT), the largest veterinary [...]
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