Everything Dog

She has curvaceous, strong legs. A slender, shapely waist. And long, golden hair. Let’s face it. Honey is a babe. I feel like a schlub walking beside her. Luckily, K9 Kamp has given me an idea. The K9 Kamp Challenge The K9 Kamp Kommandants, Jodi of Kol’s Notes and Peggy of Peggy’s Pet Place, challenged …

I need help. If I don’t fatten up my dog, I’m going to worry myself to death. I’m looking for high calorie snack ideas. And Koly’s 18 calorie zucchini chips aren’t going to cut it. The Skinny Dog Two people who met Honey recently told me she looked thin. I couldn’t tell. After all, I …

We got an email from Kommandant Kolchak. Our mission, if we chose to accept it, was for me and Honey to increase our physical activity together by 30 minutes, 3 or 4 times a week. Hmmmm. That is challenging. We already walk 45-60 minutes each day. We play regular games of fetch in the park. …

I’m a lifelong learner. And, as teachers know, the best learning comes outside the formal lessons. So I’m not going to write about the cool new SEO tip I learned. Or why I really need to start a Pinterest page for Something Wagging. Instead, I’d like to share the lessons I learned while wandering the …

BlogPaws is heaven for a dog lover. I saw dogs in elevators, dogs at dinner, dogs in strollers, dogs in seminars, and even a dog groomed to look like a lion running through the lobby dragging his leash. But I didn’t meet a single dog without saying to myself, “This dog could bite me. And …

Honey sure slept well. You’d think that after napping in the car during the seven hour drive to BlogPaws she’d be bouncing off the walls all night. Luckily she got a mix of mental and physical exercise to tire her out. Mental Exercise for Dogs So what’s tiring out Honey’s brain at BlogPaws? Seeing new …

We only pay attention to a small part of what’s in front of us. For some of us, it’s a very small part. We focus on what’s important to us and filter out what’s not. So what are you focusing on when you walk your dog? And what do you filter out? Things Dogs Find …

Imagine you’ve been in a serious car accident. You’re scared, in pain, and trapped. The fire rescue worker arrives and the first thing he asks you is, “So, were you going a little fast? Maybe changing your radio station? Had a little too much to drink?” Insane, right? Then why, when a person is bitten …

You were right. Sally is the right name for our new foster. It slips right off the tongue and just sounds right. Plus, every time I carry her down the stairs to pee outside I get to sing Robert Palmer (Am I right that only my British friends in their 40s got the reference? I love …

This morning I’m picking up a foster puppy. But before I do, I need to put on my puppy-eye glasses to make the place safe. What will that puppy see when he or she (no, I don’t know if he is a he or she is a she or how old the puppy is) comes …