I’m excited to announce that I’m joining a terrific team of bloggers over at A Traveler’s Library. I’ll be writing about pet travel in books and film the first Thursday of every month. Memoir or fiction, serious or light hearted…anything (except guidebooks) goes. I have a few ideas, but need a lot more. I’d love…
Elephants Invade Europe, Southeast Asia
Don’t worry. The capitals of Europe and Asia are safe from thundering herds of pachyderms; it’s only their representatives that have been storming two major continents. Indeed, one of the reasons for the faux-elephant invasion is that the majestic animals themselves are disappearing in droves. As a result of poaching, accidents and loss of habitats,…
Needing to Be Needed: How A Less Adoptable Dog Changed My Life
PetFinder.com’s Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week is wrapping up today. While it was a terrific campaign, I initially took exception to one of the slogans: “Adopt Me Because I Need You” (see the widget at the end of this story). I’d rather highlight the joy our pets bring us, and the word “need” makes these dogs and cats…
This & That Thursday (including PETA does Porn)
It’s been one of those scattered weeks and I didn’t manage to get it together for a focused travel post. But I’ve got a lot on my mind to share, some of it even pet-travel related. A BIG Thank You to Karen a.k.a. Doggie Stylish (and a teeny one to UPS) I’ve written about the…
Wordless Wednesday: Where’s Frankie?
This is the second installment of what could be a new Frankie the Camouflage Artist series. Here’s the first.
Stress-Free Dog Training: A Chat with (The Original) BATwoman
This week’s Animal Cafe podcast is exciting for two reasons. It marks the debut as a team member of Kelly Gorham Dunbar, co-founder and executive editor of DogStarDaily — the best dog training/behavior site on the planet — as well as a contributing editor at Dogtime.com. And her first guest is a rock star in…
Pet Adoption Videos That Don’t Make Me Want To Kill Myself #12
This video by photographer/videographer Robin Layton, which I discovered on the inimitable Life With Dogs site, doesn’t fit the standard mold of the PAVTDMMWTKM series; it wasn’t created for an animal welfare organization, for one thing. But it does celebrate rescue, as you’ll see at the end. And it’ll make you smile. Who needs another…
What Would a Responsible Conference Organizer (or Friend) Do?
I really didn’t want to write this post. I hate pet world politics and I like to keep things positive. And I both admire and like the organizers of the BlogPaws conference personally and professionally; I’ve been extremely grateful in the past for the support I’ve gotten from them for my blog and my book,…
Pet Travel Overseas — & an International Contest
I’m still a little crazed over the notion that a respected travel expert would dismiss an entire segment of travel, and a very popular one at that. Luckily, this month’s pet travel interview on Animal Cafe with Diane Silver, blogger at To Dog With Love and caretaker of the charming Cosmo Havanese, provides an antidote…
A Close Call — and a Change of Medical Course
Thank heavens for sinus headaches. I never thought I’d have a reason to say that, but a nagging pain in my head combined with a friend’s fatigue may have saved Frankie’s life. Frankie’s insulin problems: Some background I’ve written about this many times before, so I’ll just recap. Frankie’s diabetes had been well regulated on…