The Writer’s Dog Blog
A Six-toed Puffin Retriever
Kelly wanted to introduce you today to a special breed of dog, newly recognized by the American Kennel Club...the six-toed Norwegian Lundehund!According to the American Kennel Club, this dog is:*medium sized*black-tipped fur*able to fold close its ears*able to turn...
America’s Favorite Animal Shelter Contest
Kelly and I are participating in “America’s Favorite Animal Shelter” contest sponsored by Care2, ASPCA and Adopt-a-Pet. Whether you are a dog and cat lover, animal right advocate or community member, you can help your favorite animal shelter win $15,000! The more...
How to Get Rid of Snakes
This is what Kelly does to snakes.We have snakes in our yard. Lots. And a very small back yard. They're called ribbon snakes and if you ask me, they are about 8 foot long and as thick as a flag pole, but my husband contends they are about 2 foot long at best.I don't...
What’s Great about Tails
Paws for Thought:"A dog can express more with his tail in seconds than hisowner can express with his tongue in hours." ~Author Unknown
Wednesday Pet Roundup
Hi and welcome to Wednesday Pet Roundup!* From the Associated Press, the new Journal on Animal Ethics discourages using the term "pets" and suggests "companion animal," stating that "pets" belittles our relationship with animals. What do you think?* New television...
Meet Dakota, the Delinquent Golden Retriever
There's something hard to resist about a golden retriever. And Dakota exemplifies all their playful, adorable, and incorrigible ways in the book, Dakota: A Work in Progress. I enjoyed this book and all the many amusing situations Dakota gets into in the course of...
Kelly wears bare feet
Paws for Thought:If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. ~Nadine StairHave a happy, barefooted kind of Saturday! luv Peggy and Kelly
Hound of the Book Reviews- Contest Winners
I hope you've enjoyed Hound of the Book Reviews this week! Whenever I find another great pet book, I'll be sure to fill you in. I know, cat books deserve a turn next time too!Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaways. I wish I had books for everyone. But I...
Hound of the Book Reviews #4- Angelo’s Journey
Here we are with another Hound of the Book Reviews, and this time it's an e-book. And, read on to see how you can win a free copy of this e-book too!Whenever I read a news report about the happy reuniting of a previously missing dog with its family, I always wonder...
