You Do Things Weird Do you remember how shocking it was the first time you stayed over at a friend’s house? Your friend’s family did everything differently from your family. They left the tv on all day long even if no one was watching it drank soda with dinner instead of water ate their meals …
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Are You a Dog Lover? Or Just a Sucker?
Subaru has done it again. They’ve made another commercial in their Dog Tested, Dog Approved series. And this time, they take the sentimental approach instead of the silly. I’m pretty cynical about marketing. And I don’t even own a car. But I have to admit, the advertisers and executives at Subaru who approved this campaign …
10 Things Every Dog Person is Most Thankful For
A dog person is thankful because: 1. there’s no chance of food crumbs collecting in the carpet between vacuumings 2. they always have a steady supply of dog hair for that quirky, homemade gift idea on Pinterest 3. having to squeeze your body into all kinds of crazy shapes to find …
Good for the Dog is Good Enough For Me
It’s a War Out There It’s Me or the Dog. We can’t both be right. Survival of the fittest. And, of course, it’s a dog eat dog world. I could go on. English is steeped in competitive talk. There are winners and losers. But what if that’s wrong? Can everyone win? Or will someone always …
13 Reasons I’m Jealous of My Dog
Sure, I love her. But sometimes I just want to be her. I’m Jealous of My Dog Even when there’s frost on the ground, Honey can go out barefoot. We were both kept up all night by the mice. But she gets to sleep in. Leaving her things all over the floor is considered cute. Maybe blonds …
No Door Stop is Safe From This Cute Puppy
Cute Puppy? Or YouTube Star? If I could name one phrase that sums up my life it would be “missed opportunities.” I just don’t see the potential that other people recognize right away. Take today’s video, for example. Honey loved playing with door stops when she was a puppy. Did I take out the camera …
I Hate Puppies!
Who can resist a puppy? They’re cute. You can pick them up. Their feet smell like corn chips. You’d have to be crazy to hate puppies. Okay, I don’t really hate puppies. I’m not insane. Even Hitler smiled at puppies (honest, click the link for the film). But I don’t get the whole puppy thing. Just …
The Puppiness Project – Time To Say Goodbye
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. I am so not like my dog. I’m not spontaneous. …
My Husband Sleeps With Two Bitches
One barks when she doesn’t get enough sleep, slobbers contentedly out the side of her mouth when she does, and was just whining for a cookie. The other one is a dog. I’m So Tired I don’t sleep well. Even though I do all the right things. I wake up and go to bed around the …
Who is Helped More By Shelters?
They’ve solved problems for me. They’ve helped me help others. And they’ve brought me joy beyond measure. Who am I talking about? Animal shelter staff and volunteers. It’s National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week It’s obvious that shelters and rescues help animals. They keep them off the streets, find them good homes, provide medical …