One of the many advantages of rescuing a pet is that you’re not restricted to celebrating an actual birth date; you can choose any one you like. In a post that I wrote in the first year of my blog, 2009, I explained that I chose the Fourth of July for Frankie’s birthday because of…
Make Every Day Take Your Dog To Work Day – In Spirit
The official Take Your Dog to Work Day has already come and gone on June 24th and, for most people, it’s an annual exception to the non-canine workplace rule. But just because your dog is not physically present, that doesn’t mean you can’t be influenced by him. That’s the premise of a fun, inspirational book…
America Comes Alive – with Historic Dogs!
The fire crackers are scary — I felt that way even before I had a dog and lived out West with fire danger — and the barbecues are guilt inducing (I’m not going to forgo large quantities of carcinogenic meat and beer; I’m just going to feel bad about them). But the 4th of July…
Wordless Wednesday: 6/15/2011
These Parisian pups Spanish Pulis *came to my attention via a rather circuitous route. My friend Vera Marie Badertscher, blogger at A Traveler’s Library and author of the wonderful new Quincy Tahoma: The Life and Legacy of a Navajo Artist (I’m sending you to the blog, where you’ll find two surprising dog-related reviews), sent me…
Wordless Wednesday 5/4
Frankie, hiding in plain sight. I did a double take when I realized he was lying in his dog bed — and then grabbed the camera.
Wordless Wednesday
My first foray into the Wordless Wednesday arena explains why I am a writer rather than a photographer. But there is a good story behind this picture, which I will tell tomorrow, on Pet Travel Thursday. In the meantime, you have your mission, should you choose to accept it: Find Frankie.
It’s the Northie in a Landslide!
It’s official: Dexter kicked Steve’s furry little butt in The Great Yorkie Bark-Off. The Breakdown Steve put up a valiant fight. He had a cadre of fans who were charmed by his ever-present tongue, plus a very strong international following.
THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES…
Hamsters, the ASPCA & the Elusiveness of Memory
We all have stories about our past that become part of our repertoire, the set pieces we haul out when there’s an awkward silence at a party, say, or when we want to put others at ease by being self-deprecating, amusing, relatable… One of my favorites has always been the tale of my childhood hamsters,…
Food & Dogs
It’s been a busy week Chez Frankie. Food I’m on the Culinary Commmittee for the Tucson Festival of Books, a mega-literary event that spreads out over the weekend of March 12 and 13. I’m also on two panels, a speaker on “The Critics Table: The Power of the Restaurant Review” and moderator of “Food Writing…