Saturday Survey: Is Your Dog Micro-Chipped?
November 7, 2009
I’ve been working on an article for our doggies den about micro-chipping, and I just wonder how many of you have inserted a micro-chip into your dogs. Or if you’re considering it.
Halloween Costumes for Pets
October 31, 2009
Check out the Today show’s viewers’ pets all dressed up & ready to go trick-r-treating.
They also had a segment on this morning’s show of professionally done dogs – my favorite was the princess from Shrek. I can’t find these photos online yet, but they may be up on Today’s site by the time you read this. While you’re there, see if they have the segment where Lester Holt dressed up as Susan Boyle – it’s hysterical!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Indoor “Potty Patch” Alternatives for Dogs
October 28, 2009
Photo Credit: Patio Park
OK, I’ll be the first to admit I never even thought about teaching my dog to use the bathroom indoors. Of course, I live in the ‘burbs and can easily let my dogs in and out pretty regularly. So, when I wrote the first blog post on the PottyPatch, I thought it was a rather unique product. That post has turned into our top attraction, drawing more visitors than any other. And apparently, that interest is not unique to doggies.com. A simple Google search of “indoor dog potty” returned 7.9 million results!
Since I know by the wealth of page views and comments we have gotten about these devices that this is a topic near and dear to many of you, I encourage you to go read the article I just researched and wrote for our dog den about indoor dog potties. The article reviews 10 of the PottyPatch’s competitors, hopefully helping you to sort out the pros and cons of each.
Let me know if you’ve tried any of these products and what your experience has been.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Tuesday’s Top Ten: Gifts for Dog Lovers
September 8, 2009
Yes, I know it’s a little early for Christmas, but my favorite catalog of all time arrived at my house today, so I had to make this list for you. In addition to having the funniest T-shirts I’ve ever seen (”Just be happy I’m not a twin” and “Of course I’m right, I’m Italian” and “Careful or you’ll end up in my novel”), What On Earth has a whole section of dog-related gifts. So, here’s the cream of the crop.
Poodle Madness
August 30, 2009
For those of you who enjoyed the last set of pictures I published from grooming shows, I stumbled across this slideshow from MSNBC.com. Too cute!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Tuesday Top Ten: Dog Toys
June 16, 2009
Does your dog have a favorite toy? Based on my experience with my own dogs, here are my picks for the top 10 toys ever.
I wear my sunglasses at night!
May 18, 2009
So we pull into the gas station this evening and look at the car parked next to us. In the back seat is this huge white dog wearing shades! I tried to get his attention, but he had his eyes on his driver, who was in the pizza shop next door.
A Dog-Friendly Car!
April 12, 2009
Have you seen the ads for the new Honda Element? It’s due out this fall, and is specifically designed for dog-lovers. What a great idea!
Dishes fit for a King…er…First Dog
April 11, 2009
A comment posted from Thomas told me about this, but I thought it was too good to be left as just a comment – wanted to make everyone saw this. Here’s the complete press release. Thanks to Thomas for alerting me to it!
Barack Obama is bringing from Europe unique presents – Luxury accessories for the America’s First Dog
Prague, April 7th, 2009
WOW! All America can see now what will the future presidential dog eat from and where he or she will live. Barack Obama, the president of the USA, is bringing from just finished visit of Europe interesting gifts.
Political leaders of European Union prepared for the First American Couple original and witty gifts indeed. On Sunday, Barack and Michelle Obama received in Prague luxury dog bowls and dog bed for their sweet pet that they should be getting on Easter. Special edition of products prepared exclusively for America’s First Dog includes logo that was specially designed for the dog that we all cannot wait to see! The First American Couple seemed evidently excited by receiving these gifts. We can expect that the future american dogstar will really use these gifts.
You will not be able to find so high-quality dog products anywhere in the world but in the Czech Republic, where they are manufactured by company Lillibed. Indeed, the official counciler’s gifts for American presidential couple bear the stamp of best quality. Made from world-renowned Carlsbad porcelain, the bowl for American first dog is gilt and coated by Swarovski crystals. The future first American pet will even receive two dog bowls, because every dog needs two bowls– one for food and one for water.
American presidential couple is bringing home also a dog bed to provide a place to sleep for presidential family’s pet. The bed is made from luxury all-natural materials and just as the dogs bowls bears the American First Dog’s logo. Manufacturers even kept in mind the allergy of Obama’s daughter Malia. Therefore, only special hypoallergenic materials were selected to enable Malia to take care of the family dog without troubles.
If you want to see them, here is the official website: www.firstdogbowl.com
Don’t know how firm the Easter date is, but I thought the deluxe acoutrements were hysterical. (My dogs eat from stainless steel bowls we bought at Wally World and they sleep on the floor when they’re not on my bed!) I mean, honestly, Swarovski for a dog????
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Is the recession hitting your dog budget?
October 6, 2008
A recent post on MainStreet.com says pet spending will likely decline this year due to the economic crunch most of us are feeling. While the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association had originally forecast we’d spend $43.4 billion on our pets this year, that number may prove optimistic as the year winds down.
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