I am writing a pet travel book. I am writing a pet travel book. I am writing a pet travel book. If I repeat that phrase often enough, in public, will that make it happen? I suspect not. People have short attention spans, and most of them don’t really care if I write a book…
Wordless Wednesday 4/20
This is Finola, who shares a household with Morgan in Tucson, Arizona. Do you think Finola has enough toys? Morgan tells me that, “She’s very particular…. Oddly enough, her absolute favorite toy is a toilet paper roll. She can’t get enough of them.”
So You Think You Want to Run a Pet-Friendly Inn…
Many people have a fantasy of opening a bed-and breakfast. Mind you, I’m not one of them. Aside from the obvious chores that even devoted innkeepers are bound to dislike, such as the constant cleaning, there’s also the having to talk to people first thing in the morning part of the job description that would…
No Good Deed Goes Uncriticized
Consider these hypotheticals: Your brother buys a new car. Would you: a) Ask how much mileage it gets? b) Ask if he got a good deal on it? c) Ask why he didn’t give the money to charity instead? Your friend gets a face lift. Would you: a) Tell her how natural it looked and…
Spay & Neuter with a Smile #5
The Sean Connery of dogs assures us that nothing has changed “with the ladies” post-neutering surgery. The 007 allusions, the accent, the humor, the veterinary surgery room setting… the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals has created another winner!
Blog the Change for Animals: Gabriel’s Angels
Although Frankie is not the most social dog, he and I have several human and canine walking companions with whom he co-exists peacefully. One of our regulars is MJ and her dog, Raven. During our strolls, MJ told me about a wonderful program that helps at-risk kids and about Raven’s recent certification as a therapy…
Frankie’s Whirlwind Scottsdale Tour
I wrote last week about my behind-the-scenes stress about Frankie’s insulin when I went up to Scottsdale for a book signing, but didn’t provide any details about the whirlwind visit itself. Some highlights (or, if you ask Frankie, lowlights)… Thursday 1:45 pm. Frankie and I arrive at the stylish and pet-friendly Hotel Indigo Scottsdale, in…
A Cause without Teeth: Preventing Dog Bites in Kids
It’s difficult to get accurate data about dog bites, but one thing is certain: The majority of victims are children under 10 and they are more likely than adults to be bitten severely enough to require hospitalization and reconstructive surgery. That’s why the Be a Tree program, geared towards preventing children from getting bitten, is…
Spay & Neuter with a Smile, #4
I’m sorry that I’ve neglected my Spay & Neuter With a Smile series. These two similarly themed videos, which I discovered just sitting in my “drafts” folder, are a great way to start off the week. I like to highlight the organizations that the chosen PSAs are created for (if not by) and was sad…
The promised rant against UPS (but not the FDA & Intervet/Schering Plough…yet)
Last week I deferred my desire to rant against various bureaucracies — both governmental and industrial; I’m an equal opportunity ranter — that were keeping Frankie and his diabetes drugs apart in order to provide some background, which I did here. The Search for Insulin Begins This brings us to about three weeks ago when…