Every so often someone (usually a non-dog person) tells me Honey is spoiled. It always bugs me. Honey isn’t spoiled. She just… needs to continually care for her dog fur farm on our furniture. wants to taste our food to make sure it’s not poisoned. knows we’ll never be fully comfortable on the bed if …
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New Trick to Teach Your Dog – Pub Herding
Earlier this week, Mel of No Dog About It shared this video on Facebook that she saw at Life With Dogs. I loved it. But I thought the timing was off. This is a video that definitely needs to be seen the Friday before St. Patrick’s Day. Oh, and Kristine, if you’re still looking for …
The Story of My Life in 1000 Words or Less
If you haven’t heard, I’m the new Pet Travel contributor over at A Traveler’s Library. And today, the grand poobah blogger extraordinaire who runs the joint, Vera Marie Badertscher, has dug into my back story. You’ll find her interview with me here. What will you learn in the interview that I haven’t already shared in …
The Puppiness Project – Choose Your Friends Wisely
Gretchen Rubin wrote in The Happiness Project about the year she spent “test-driving the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and the lessons from popular culture about how to be happy.” The Puppiness Project is my attempt to learn the same from Honey, my Golden Retriever. Honey picks her friends well. Honey is a lovely …
…To a Good Home
You’ve seen the ads on Craigslist or signs on store windows: “Dog. Free to a good home.” But what’s a good home? Predicting the Future. Rescue organizations, shelters, and responsible breeders all have the job of making sure the animals in their care end up in good homes. They use questionnaires, references, and home visits …
Adoptable Eddie – Latest Foster Puppy at Casa de Honey
I mentioned on Facebook that I was disappointed when the volunteer coordinator at the SPCA left a message asking me to foster a puppy and then left another message telling me her family had decided to foster the pup themselves. And I don’t blame them a bit. He’s irresistible. Well, I’ve gotten my chance. Meet …
The Puppiness Project – Don’t Be Paralyzed By Irrelevant Fears
Gretchen Rubin wrote in The Happiness Project about the year she spent “test-driving the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and the lessons from popular culture about how to be happy.” The Puppiness Project is my attempt to learn the same from Honey, my Golden Retriever.> The well-dressed Golden Retriever… A Golden Retriever feels naked …
Do You Have Dreams for Your Dog?
Many of us envision an ideal dog. For some, it’s the gentle couch potato resting his head on your knee while you read. For others, it’s the dog who swims, camps, hikes, and runs beside the bike. And for still others, it’s something in between. But if your dog isn’t who you expected her to be, …
Taking a Doggy Ride in Stride
Day 10,941: Honey still hates the Doggy Ride bicycle cart. Actually, I’m exaggerating. It’s only day 10,939. Still I hope that some day we’ll see Honey doing this. However, it’s not as though Honey has never ridden in the cart. She’s just not relaxed or happy there. And she doesn’t go in willingly. I …
Tennyson Obviously Didn’t Have a Dog
It’s freaking cold. But my blueberry bushes have buds and my tulips are four inches out of the ground. It must be spring. What does spring mean? Alfred Lord Tennyson said that “in spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” It’s not what my thoughts turn to. I’m already drowning in …