Thank you to Felissa at Two Little Cavaliers for posting this adorable video. One of my favorite things about dogs is their athleticism. And you get to see it in all its glory at the Puppy World Track and Field Championships. Of course, my favorite sport is swimming. So I couldn’t allow the …
Humor
The Dog, the Universe, and Me
With Amy Burker’s post on becoming the “Poop Fairy,” there’s been a raft of posts and comments in the blogiverse about a dog person’s favorite topic: poop. The following guest post by my husband Michael will give you a new perspective on the poop that’s been left behind. ____________________ The Dog, the Universe, and Me …
Cool is All in the Attitude
We’re experiencing heat unusual for upstate New York. Yesterday the temperatures in town hit 100 degrees F (37.7 degrees C). Even the normally icy lake feels tepid. While I feel sympathy for people doing hard, physical labor outdoors (highway workers, roofers, painters, and farm workers are just a few that come to mind), I’ve been …
Who Would Play Your Dog in the Movies?
Eryka, over at Kahuna’s K9s, features a different dog each Thuper Thursday. And each time she asks, “Who would play your dog in the movies?” When Honey was featured, we answered, “Marilyn Monroe, of course.” As a puppy, Honey could not walk anywhere without being mobbed by fans. But Honey, like Marilyn, is more than …
Tue Cute (ahem, Tue Ferocious) Tuesday
Today I came across two videos of dogs that are tue tough to be real. First, Sharon (with help from Cleo) over at Cleo’s Day posted a fun video of two Australian dogs swimming with (and herding?) sharks. Georgia Lil Pea, don’t get any ideas. And finally, a chihuahua who thinks he’s a …
Dog is Not a Republican (or a Democrat)*
* with apologies to Sojourners The folks over at Dogster pointed out this fun infographic looking at the political and cultural differences between “cat people” and “dog people.” Hunch.com tracked the choices of people with cats and people with dogs to come up with the data. It’s very cute. But it also shows how misleading …
Your Dog’s Most Embarrassing Behavior
At least every other day (or so it seems), I read someone’s story about their Golden Retriever carrying a pair of undies into the living room in front of company. Honey also has the attraction to walking around with a pair of scanties in her mouth. We’re just lucky she hasn’t yet done it when …
The Perfect Dog…
The perfect dog always lets you sleep in when you want to. The imperfect dog loudly informs you he needs to smell something in the back yard at 2 a.m. The perfect dog is only interested in her own food. The imperfect dog perfects traits of super strength and gymnastic ability to find a stray cookie crumb on …
Glad to Meat You
My husband wrote this guest post a few weeks ago. He is alive, well, and entirely intact. Over the past two days, Honey has been coming up to me out of nowhere and nuzzling the palm of my right hand. I would find this behavior cute instead of vaguely creepy but for the fact that …
The Contest
Guest Post from Michael. This morning, I give my wife a break by writing a guest post in which I explain the real reason behind her recently revealed opposition to the too-cute treatment of puppies: in short, so that mostly true stories like the one that follows are simply not allowed to happen to anyone …