Celebrating Our Pets
RECENT NEWSFLASH Daring to Wear Spandex for a Mission Yahoo!!! I just checked my Countdown to Blogpaws 2013 and it'll be here in 50 days!! If you haven't heard of Blogpaws, you'll want to know more. Blogpaws is one incredible event, bringing together pet lovers from all across North America. Just who attends … Continue reading The Countdown to Blogpaws – The Pet Bloggers and Social Conference of The Year!
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Florida – an incredible tradeshow of all things pets. The equivalent of 16 football fields in fact. A definite mecca for a professional pet blogger like myself. Back home in my community of Vernon, BC, I am involved in … Continue reading Petcurean Pet Nutrition – The Company with a Big Heart
I don't know about your dog's bowl, but Oscar's doggie dish can get pretty darn crusty and gucky and in need of some serious scrubbing on a regular basis. The peeps from Doggie Bowl Sponge hooked me up with one and now when it comes times to cleaning, I know which one is for … Continue reading Doggie Bowl Sponge – You got to get one!
With the incredible advancement in iPhones and Smartphones in general, cool Apps for pet lovers are popping up everywhere. Over the next few weeks I will be adding Apps on this page that I think my readers will like. Please let me know if you come across any that you think should make … Continue reading Cool Apps for Pet Lovers
Find the cheapest magazine subscriptions at Mags Direct. I was so delighted to see this photo that a friend posted on my Facebook page. Unfortunately I couldn’t find the source of the photograph (believe me – I searched!). What an incredibly talented person to make this creation, whoever they are. Honestly … Continue reading Custom Dog Cakes & Cake Disasters
A year ago yesterday, March 17th, 2012, Eldad Hagar of Hope for Paws posted a video on a small dog that he and his wife Audrey rescued off the streets of Los Angeles. They named her Fiona. The video went viral, touching people's hearts all over the planet. It sent such a … Continue reading Fiona ~ The Dog Who Changed the World. One Year Later.
How an unadoptable Labrador Retriever inspired our entrepreneurial spirit and motivated us to launch SlimDoggy. Guest Author: Stephen Pelletier Who knew that a scruffy Lab rescue could have such an impact on our lives, both personally and professionally? You see, if we hadn’t found the big yellow lab Jack, there probably would be … Continue reading Tales of a DogTrepreneur ~ Part One
(Sign from http://www.dogpoopsigns.com/) This post is timely as I just returned from walking Oscar and with Spring almost here, once again it's Poopsville up at the dog park. Doo-Doo Land. It appears in the winter many people don't bother picking up after their dogs as they figure the snow will just cover up the evidence. Unfortunately snow melts, … Continue reading Simple Solution to the Poop Scooping Blues
Sandy Lender, Guest Author In the spring of 2012, I learned that the sun conure parrot (Aratinga solstitialis) is endangered in the wild. This startled me because these gorgeous—albeit noisy—parrots are popular in the pet trade and I’d shared my life with a particularly adorable and “personable” one for 13 years at that time. (He’s still … Continue reading Pet Passion Takes Flight
Meet Maggie – The newest addition to my home office of characters. Now seriously….is this not one of THE sweetest craftie creations you have ever seen?! Maggie was handmade by a very talented woman, Kathy Trunzo, who has an Etsy Shop called Kate's Cache. She works out of her home in Leechburg, PA and I … Continue reading Kate’s Cache – Crocheted Dogs to Melt Your Heart