Confession: In the past year and a half, I received a Versatile Blogger award from Jana Rade of DawgBusiness and one from Sharon Castellanos of Grouchy Puppy, as well as a Lovely Blog award from Vera Marie Badertscher of A Traveler’s Library. And I haven’t passed them along. That is VBBK (Very Bad Blog Karma).…
Six Dog Training Myths, Part 1
When I first got Frankie, I knew virtually nothing about dogs. Who was I to question the common wisdom that was offered up about how to deal with one? Slowly, after much reading and research, I began to sort out the truth. But, some five years later, I’ve realized how firmly entrenched a great deal…
BlogPaws, the (Partial) Poop
I came, I talked, I learned. And I was inspired. For those who missed BlogPaws, the first pet blogger’s conference, I’m happy to report it was a huge success. I don’t have all the stats about how many attended — a big ballroomful, for sure — or how much money was raised for pet charities…
Dinner at the Dog Dominance Cafe
Honestly, I was planning to forgo all negativity, to stop writing posts with clever — but hostile — titles about a certain TV personality. I was planning to — and still will, I promise — write about how to find a good dog trainer. Then, yesterday, someone posted a link on Twitter to a dog…
Contest winners, book reviewers, storytellers
First, the contest. The people have spoken! The final two winners of the What Books Would Bore Your Dog? contest are: Bone Free by Joy Catamson, submitted by Kath Usitalo and Mastering the Art of French Poodles by Julia Styled, submitted by Ellen Perlman. Congratulations, Kath and Ellen! As soon as I have copies of…