[originally posted November 15th, 2009] It’s been a while since I blogged purely about dog fashion but I can’t resist — and why should I? — posting these pics sent by my peripatetic friend, Donna L. Hull, who writes about baby boomer travel at My Itchy Travel Feet. Donna is not only amazingly good about…
A dog as a holiday gift? Think again.
[originally posted November 11th, 2009] It’s approaching that time of year when people drink too much, eat too much, sleep with their co-workers at holiday parties (if they have jobs outside their homes that still throw holiday parties) and otherwise do self-destructive stuff. That’s really none of my business; I’m right there with them (except…
November is Pet Diabetes Month. Oh, the irony!
[Originally posted November 8, 2009] Via my alert pal Constance B. Riggs, a dietitian who focuses on human diabetes at her excellent Eating Soulfully blog, I just discovered that November is Pet Diabetes Month. I’d always wondered who comes up with those designations and now I know: Drug manufacturers who want people to use their…
Werewolves, Whisperers, and Mensches
[originally posted November 6, 2009] Far be it from me to suggest I don’t love plain old good reviews of Am I Boring My Dog; I do. But sometimes a write up comes along that teaches me something new about what I wrote, putting it into a larger context that hadn’t occurred to me. That…
The Vetsulin Crisis: Cold Comfort
[originally posted November 4, 2009] On November 2, the Food and Drug Administration published the following notice about the drug that I depend on to regulate Frankie’s diabetes: The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health are alerting veterinarians and pet owners that Vetsulin®, a porcine insulin zinc…
What’s So Funny About Pet Rental? Nothing!
[first posted November 3, 2009] Just when I thought public consciousness about dog care was being raised, with shows and articles devoted to avoiding puppy mills and promoting rescue, along comes the latest proof that popular culture is still clueless: Jokes about dog rental. Case in point (and disappoint): A recent segment of one of…