Frankie has been the face of my blog since the beginning — and a very handsome one, if I may say so. I’ve never really looked below the surface, though, just glibly referring to him as a terrier mix. What kind of terrier are we talking about? Mixed with what? It’s time to get on…
Announcing: The Magical Mystery Mutt Tour
Fellow bloggers Peggy Frezon, Pup Fan and I had so much fun last week playing Name That Breed that we decided to turn it into a blog hop: The Magical Mystery Mutt Tour. Next Friday, February 4, at 12.01 midnight EST I’m going to put up a Linky tool and anyone who wants to post…
Name that Breed!
We get emails, Frankie and I do. Some offer products (we love those). Some tell touching stories. And some make requests, including this one from Virginia, who wrote: I was hoping I could post a photo of my dog to see if some really swell dog experts could tell us what he is… We have…
Frankie’s New Year’s Resolutions
I’ve discovered that Frankie has a pet name for me: She Who Must Obey Me. For obvious reasons. The human behavior modification program has been going pretty well, from his perspective, but even a master trainer needs to refresh his skills periodically. I caught Frankie scribbling down these resolutions for the new year: 1. I…
And a Yappy New Year!
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,…
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…
Your Sunday Silly: Spam Jam
My spam filter, Akismet, generally does a pretty good job in sorting out the trash. Occasionally, however, it gets overzealous and traps legitimate comments, some even from regulars on my blog. I’ve learned to sift through my spam bin before emptying it. The vast majority of the disposable comments, I’ve discovered, are in Russian; consist…
Guest Blog with Mystery Dog
I love pet blogging for a lot of reasons, including that it’s a great democratizer. I would never have felt comfortable asking my own vet to write about the benefits of pumpkin for dogs but when Dr. Laci Schaible commented on one of my blog posts, I checked out her VetLive site, discovered it was…
Frankie: The Gift that Kept on Giving… Eventually
Six years ago, if someone had told me I was going to spend a future birthday at a dog trainer’s conference, I would laughed. Mirthlessly. I would have assumed it was a cruel joke. Six years ago, I spent my birthday crying because I had decided to give myself the gift of a rescue dog.…