Although Frankie is not the most social dog, he and I have several human and canine walking companions with whom he co-exists peacefully. One of our regulars is MJ and her dog, Raven. During our strolls, MJ told me about a wonderful program that helps at-risk kids and about Raven’s recent certification as a therapy…
RVs: A Great Way To Travel With Pets
Today, for my continuing Pet Travel Thursday series, I’m turning my blog over to Rod Burkert, 1/4 of the Go Pet Friendly team. Sure, Rod and Amy are the drivers and the food providers, but Ty and Buster are the inspiration for their venture — and they’re very photogenic — so I’m giving them equal…
Petfinder Adoptable Pet #6: Tina, a Minnesota Mini
Tina the toy poodle is a puppy mill survivor, and a bit of a miracle dog. Most of the adults in her puppy mill — the largest in Minnesota — had been released the year earlier, but not Tina, who is about six or seven years old. No surprise: She is rather shy but she’s…
Dogs Make Great Guests, Says a Former Hotel GM
It’s always dangerous to comment on my blog (though not in a creepy or bodily injury kind of way). Say something that piques my interest — especially if it’s funny — and I’m likely to ask you to guest blog about it. That’s precisely what happened to Juliette Morgan, who wrote, “I’m an ex hospitality…
Ten Favorite Posts I Wrote in 2010…
… plus one semi-gratuitous guilty pleasure video Put out a challenge, take up a challenge. Yesterday, when Amy at GoPetFriendly.com and I were throwing down the gauntlet to pet bloggers to think and write about their blogs on January 10, Dr V. of Pawcurious was asking bloggers to choose their top 10 favorite posts of…
What’s Unconditional Love Got To Do With It?
In some ways, cats have it better than dogs. When Sharon Castellanos (a.k.a. Grouchy Puppy) asked me in her Influence Positively Questionnaire whether I would like to return in my next life as a cat or as a dog, I reluctantly said that I’d prefer to be a cat because they’re less dependent on humans,…
Dog Dressing, Revisited
For those of you who might have wondered — and even for those who might not have — my blog’s name is short for “Will My Dog Hate Me If I Dress Him?” It’s one of the “99 Other Things Every Dog Wishes You Knew,” and an alternative title to the book that I ended…
Eight reasons to adopt a senior dog
I was so clueless about dogs when I first adopted Frankie that I didn’t realize he was pushing geriatric status — and that this was considered a bad thing. I’m very glad I didn’t know, and not only because I would have missed out on making the acquaintance of my Zen master, muse and constant…