Tag Archives: Am I Boring My Dog

Weekend Win-a-Book Contest: Blog 911

December 12, 2009
Life lessons are sometimes ambiguous. Yes, my failed foray into bells-and-whistles SEO/SEM technology taught me that there’s no substitute for solid writing and communication with readers. A blog is only as good as its content and its bond with a like-minded audience. But it also made me aware that it’s tough to reach that like-minded audience [...]
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I’m the answer to Cesar Millan? Why, thanks!

December 6, 2009
[originally posted November 27th, 2009] It’s Black Friday, and in the spirit of unbridled commerce, I figured I’d shamelessly promote my new book, Am I Boring My Dog? Why buy a copy, you ask? Because you will be showing your advocacy for positive, dog friendly training and learning how to keep adopted dogs from being returned [...]
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Remembrance of Pets Past: Dia de los Muertos

October 30, 2009
Halloween has never been my holiday. It might have had something to do with my mother’s dislike of what she considered a religious — and not one of ours — observance, her reluctance to take me on the rounds of my Brooklyn apartment building (which wasn’t especially kid-friendly anyway).  It might have had to do with [...]
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Meet my latest book reviewer: What a dog!

October 6, 2009
I’m afraid I don’t have time right now to get into a thorough discussion of how — and under what circumstances — dog is a pejorative term. I trust that everyone who reads this blog is aware that, ignoring any linguistic conventions, I consider being compared to a canine the ultimate compliment. So I was thrilled [...]
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Coming Soon: Dog Training, Part 2

October 2, 2009
I would like to write useful, illustration-rich blog posts that everyone Stumbles, Diggs, and otherwise disseminates to vast numbers of people on the internet. I want to be a reliable, methodical blogger, one who has regular features that people come to expect on a given day of each week like all the “how to write [...]
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How to find a good dog trainer, Part 1

September 26, 2009
After another bout of a mystery intestinal problem — apparently not related to his diabetes, fortunately, but still worrying — Frankie’s feeling much better, and expressing himself through enthusiastic doggie flatulence. It’s a good thing he’s little. And that I wasn’t planning any dinner parties. So, as promised, I’m beginning my series on how to find [...]
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Frankie speaks!

September 7, 2009
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 [...]
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Am I Boring My Dog contest: Some teaser stats

August 31, 2009
Yes, the book contest is over and I’m going through the list of submissions. I won’t announce the winners until tomorrow, but I’ve done some preliminary sorting and have come up with the following interesting (at least to me) information: Total number of entries: 219 Greatest number of entries from one person: 59 (others will be glad [...]
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How to recognize a good dog breeder

August 22, 2009
I’m going to set semantics aside for the moment — not to mention, again, the issue of whether or not rescue would be preferable to getting a dog from a breeder. People are going to get dogs from breeders, whether you approve or not. They should be able to recognize the good ones. Whatever a breeder [...]
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Biker, Cowboy, Lover: Which Dog Do You Like Best?

July 30, 2009
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