Until Honey came to live with me, I never did much dog grooming. A little brushing to get rid of dead hair. An occasional bath. But no real grooming. But Golden Retriever coats don’t do well with that kind of neglect. And so begins my love hate relationship with grooming my Golden Retriever. …
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The Internet is One Big Dog Park
The more time I spend online, the more it reminds me of the dog park. Tell me if you haven’t seen these types, both online and in your local dog park: The Lurker – She hangs out around the edges. You don’t even notice she’s there until you hear a little yip. And then …
6 Ways Living With a Dog Is Like Traveling to a Foreign Country
As I prepare to leave the country in a little over a month, I’m reminded how long it’s been since I traveled internationally. As a young person, I traveled throughout Europe. When I got married, my husband and I honeymooned in Canada (no, Canada is not just like the U.S. but more polite). My husband …
Dog Day Sunday Afternoon
Honey is nondenominational. She loves everyone no matter what their religion. But living in a country with a strong Christian tradition, it’s hard not to think of Sunday as the Sabbath even if you’re not religious. Here’s how Honey spends her Sunday: She sleeps in a little later than usual. Then she goes …
Top 10 Traits of a Pet Sitter Who Won’t Kill Your Dog
As the time draws closer when I’ll be leaving Honey in the care of a pet sitter for a whole month, I start to wonder. How do I really know if my pet sitter is trustworthy? Top 10 Pet Sitter Traits The best pet sitter… 10. smells faintly of bacon and sardines . …
3 Bad Things that Happen Around Dogs (That Only Get Worse)
I can’t imagine life without dogs. But sometimes they’re responsible for some truly horrible things. And then things only get worse. Like when: You realize your dog is eating stuff off the counter. ↓ So you move food to the top of the fridge. ↓ And come home to find a torn up …
How Dogs Would Celebrate Independence Day
Today is Independence Day in the United States. How do you think it would be different if dogs did the holiday planning? If Dogs Celebrated Independence Day They’d change the name to Co-Dependence Day. What do you think they are? Cats? Instead of fireworks, they’d only set off stink bombs. “Fire up that …
12 Reasons Dogs Make the Best Friends
Dogs shouldn’t replace people in our lives. We have plenty of love for both. But when I think of the behavior of some of my human “friends” over the years, it’s very tempting. 12 Reasons Your Dog is a Better Best Friend than Your (Human) Best Friend Human friends? You better watch out. …
What if Dogs Planned Summer Vacations?
If your dog planned your summer vacation, how would it be different? ♦ Instead of calling “shotgun” to see who rides in the front, dogs would bark and the last one to let out a woof has to drive while everyone else gets to chase the car. ♦ The people would go to the kennel and come …
If Dogs Aren’t Allowed… Then Why…?
Honey wants to know: If dogs aren’t allowed in the park by the lake, then why do they have goose poop hors d’oeuvres all over the shore? If dogs aren’t allowed in public restrooms, then why do they put that convenient leash hook on the back of the stall door? If dogs aren’t allowed in …