Comments on: The Puppiness Project – Don’t Believe Your Own Press

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:17:49 +0000

In reply to Pamela. I think that sounds great!

By: Greyhounds CAN Sit

Greyhounds CAN Sit — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:11:27 +0000

I just visited your other blog for the first time. The only reason I haven’t sooner is because I’m having trouble keeping up with blog reading … oh, and I own my house:) It’s fantastic!! Well, I never doubted it would be. If it was up to me your home buyers blog would be essential reading for everyone thinking of buying their own home in the near future. There must be millions of people in the US who need the sort of information you’re writing about for free and in such a readable way.

I don’t think anybody has ever complimented Frankie on being well behaved, if they did he would probably jump up on them in delight:) Beryl gets plenty of compliments on her behaviour and just takes it in her stride. She is that dog who sheds very little, rarely barks, rarely farts, doesn’t do zoomies at home, doesn’t counter surf … but she’s a terror on junk mail and duvets:) And we are beginning to have conversations, she’s getting quite chatty, I love it!

By: houndstooth

houndstooth — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:23:41 +0000

I’m a person who praises well-behaved dogs, and even children, when I come across them in public. Why? Well, who doesn’t like hearing when they’re doing a good job? We’re quick to criticize what we see that’s wrong, but lax in praising what’s right most of the time.

As far as measuring blog success goes, I’m often surprised by which posts I’ve written will be the most popular. Some that I think are really funny and well-written, where I actually laugh at myself while I read them, go largely unnoticed by comparison to others. Then there are posts that amaze me by how much people like them.

Your last line made me smile, because anybody who’s loved a dog has experienced that! That was probably one of Lilac’s mottos in life!

By: Pup Fan

Pup Fan — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:52:31 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth. I'd be interested in doing that again too. It was really fun the first time around. For those of us that did it in January, it would also be a good time to reflect on how we did on some of our goals.

By: Pup Fan

Pup Fan — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:50:23 +0000

In reply to Jodi. That's so true, Jodi... dog people always ask first!

By: Pup Fan

Pup Fan — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:49:49 +0000

In reply to Pamela.

I’m with Mel – I think your home buyer’s blog is great!

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:19:57 +0000

I am a new to reading your posts and I have to say that I absolutely love your posts and your writing style. You allow me to look at things in a different perspective, especially in the “Puppiness Project”
I am having trouble finding my balance too in the blogging world! Which way to go?? I have no idea.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:13:24 +0000

I totally hear what you’re saying about the choice of words (and probably tone) the cell phone lady used with Honey, especially since she reacted by jumping back clutching her phone. I imagine the same thing would happen if my young son said “please” and “thank you” and sat perfectly still and quietly while in the waiting room of a geriatric ward. A nice older lady from across the room could compliment him for “behaving” (and I would instantly know that she wasn’t the doting grandmotherly type).

I wouldn’t worry too much about Honey. She was just being polite in her jovial way. (And, BTW, my kid would never sit like that in a geriatric ward.)

If you enjoy writing your home buyers blog, that is what matters. I don’t believe passion like that is wasted. You’ve certainly touched more lives than you know.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:36:49 +0000

In reply to Pamela.

I’d love to do that – mainly because I’d love to see other people’s responses. 🙂 I didn’t get to participate the first time because my blog was only three weeks old.

By: one person's view

one person's view — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:42:04 +0000

I always praise well-behaved dogs to their owners– with a lot of green-eyed jealousy because of my atrocious mutt.

Blogging is a funny business. I am flummoxed by the popularity of some truly awful blogs out there, and wonder why anyone (including, or especially, myself) spends so much time shouting in the wind. I don’t know how many hits your home-buyer’s blog gets, but I suspect its rational and intelligent tone might turn people off. Sadly, I’m not joking. If “can I get a mortgage without a job” is the most Googled mortgage search phrase, then why would people listen to someone telling them that the answer is “No,” or, at the very least, “It’s a VERY bad idea.”

The real reason we shouldn’t believe our own press? Because Van Gogh did, and it killed him.