I woke up this morning and said some very bad words to myself and to Frankie, who doesn’t take it personally when I curse. The problem? I had promised to post two runner up winners to my Is Your Dog Boring You? contest, and realized that I couldn’t — really, didn’t want to — chose…
Is My Dog Boring Me Contest: A New Breed of Winner!
Choosing a winner for the Is My Dog Boring Me? contest was very tough. I had many, many terrific entries. And my indecision was compounded by the fact that a) my winner was the very first person to enter the contest, thus indelibly etching her entry in my mind; and b) I later received a…
The Best Dog To Give As a Holiday Gift
It might end up in the trash; I can see where it would get annoying after a while. It will never end up in a shelter.
Dogs I Never Heard Of
I was feeling kind of discouraged by the lack of response to my new “describe that unknown breed” contest so I thought I’d nudge things along with a few suggestions. First, I headed for the American Kennel Club, where I found a few unfamiliar breeds. Then I remembered the far more inclusive United Kennel Club,…
Contest: Is Your Dog Boring You?
You love your dog and your dog loves you. That’s a given. But let’s face it. Dogs sleep a lot. And that repetitive ball tossing that endlessly fascinates most pups (Frankie, as always, excepted) ? Big yawn for humans. We all need a bit of mental stimulation. Thus this latest contest. The Background The idea…
And the winner of the World’s Cutest Pet Carrier is…
First off, it’s been lovely to have so much interspecies interaction. I don’t usually get many cat owners coming by and they were surprisingly nice. Just kidding. Some of my best friends are cat people. But a cat didn’t win. Random.org decided that the winner of the Mommy Bus contest was #24, Phyllis, who wanted…
Ooh, soothing – free! – dog music
‘Tis the season to be…frazzled. And if your dog is anything like Frankie, he will follow you around the house as you bustle about, getting underfoot, raising the frazzle factor fourfold. What you both need is something to help you chill. And alcohol isn’t a good idea for either of you (well, you can drink…
Another Very, Very Scary Pit Bull
I don’t know that the fact the random machine chose such a perfect winner of my gourmet pet treat contest makes me believe that there is order to the universe. I do know that sometimes even a cynic like me is brought to her knees. Emily S. sent in this picture of her 90-year-old mother…
Contest: Win the world’s cutest pet carrier!
I don’t usually do product reviews. They tend to involve food that Frankie can’t eat, because he’s diabetic, and toys that Frankie won’t play with because… well, he’s part terrier. Ask him why he’s a refusenik. But when I was approached to try the Mommy Bus, I was at first confused — was I being…
The Dog Poop Chronicles: A Tale of Personal Growth & Waste Disposal
Lately, I’ve had poop on the brain. That’s not uncommon, metaphorically speaking. My mind is often filled with waste matter. But my preoccupation with actual dog doo began with a couple of recent posts about faux feces products on Doggiestylish.com: The Pooping Dachshund Game and Dog Poo Christmas Decorations. Then on Saturday night, an Animal…