I was gratified to see how many people entered my contest and told me why their dog(s) deserved to win. I wish I had a big bag o’swag for everyone who entered. The Winner of the Small-Medium Dog Swag Bag is Barb of the Sassy & Ginger Chronicles (and Chili Too!) Barb’s blog is new …
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Spreading the Gospel – Hearing Messages from Dog
A family with a beautiful, young German Shepherd sat at the picnic table beside us. “Bah!” “Bah!” I asked Mike, “Is that the same German Shepherd Honey was playing with at the dog park this morning?” “Bah!” Mike: “I don’t know. Does the guy have a French accent?” “Bah!” “Bah!” Pam: “I can’t tell. Maybe.” …
Making Friends at the Lake
Dogs who don’t like dogs; and the people who love them I’ve always loved taking my dogs with me to different places. Unfortunately, two dogs in my adult lifetime have been fearful and reactive toward other dogs and situations. Because of that, we’ve gone to concerts on the lawn to find ourselves edging farther and …
The Puppiness Project – A Little Stubbornness is OK
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. Golden Retriever Legend and Lore After bringing Honey home, …
BlogPaws 2011 – Lessons Learned, Day 2
I just finished reading Elizabeth’s humorous account of Day 1 at BlogPaws 2011 over at The Chronicles of Cardigan and I’m feeling bad for not being as funny. So I’ll borrow a joke: Two nuns from another country are just off the boat in New York when they see a hot dog stand. The first …
Tue Cute Tuesday – Pure Pup Fan-tastic
Somehow I’ve become the high priestess of the Pup Fan cult. I don’t see other bloggers who attended BlogPaws being scolded for not revealing the identity of the funny and mysterious Pup Fan. So I reluctantly take on my responsibilities. With no more delay, no hiding behind Pup Fantasmagoric projections (see, that near perfect verbal …
A Newbie’s First Impressions of BlogPaws
I’ve lost my BlogPaws virginity and it was better than promised. Here’s what BlogPaws looks like to a newbie: Besides pet bloggers, I met lots of people who work for pet-related businesses and volunteers and staff for rescues and shelters. I was most impressed by how well people knew what their pets could handle. A …
The Biggest Benefit of Attending BlogPaws
A thoroughly exhausted dog… I’ll post more about the conference soon. Right now, we’re deciding if we can stay for the entire day or need to leave early to beat Irene home. Have a great Saturday! This is a blog hop. Hop on…
Honey’s First Peek at BlogPlaws
Why I’m Going to BlogPaws
BlogPaws has me making some uncharacteristic choices. I’m: taking time off from work (and after I just spent a week off sailing); spending money; challenging Honey’s “four on the floor” training with hundreds of crazy dog people who I just know will have her jumping at the end of the leash in minutes, if not …