The Writer’s Dog Blog

Monday Pet Roundup

Hi and welcome to Monday Pet Roundup!*Last weekend was the big event, Blogpaws, for pet bloggers and pet lovers. Held in Columbus, OH. Check out more information and Blogpaws updates, great wrap-ups including this heartfelt video on About Vet Med, and more on...

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Mouth-to-muzzle first aid

Do you know how to do CPR...on your dog? Could you administer mouth-to-mouth...to your cat?April, National Pet First Aid Awareness Month, is the perfect time to brush up on your first aid skills and learn the valuable procedures that could save the life of your pet....

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Spotted Dogs on Broadway

Take some adorable highly trained, spotted dogs, cue music by one of the creative minds behind such musicals as Cabaret and Spamelot, add some live actors and actresses, put them all together on a stage and what do you get?101 Dalmatians, the musical. Running April...

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Buy Stamps, Help Pets

Sometimes I complain about the price of postage. The older we get, the more we can remember a lower price of a stamp: 37 cents...22 cents...10 cents! I'm not saying I'm old, but I looked it up, and the cost of mailing a letter the year I was born was 4 cents!Well,...

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5 Things To Know Before Buying an Easter Bunny

When I was young, I loved my pet rabbits Tibbar (Rabbit spelled backwards) and El Ear-o (Don’t ask me how I came up with that one!) They were so cute with their long ears and twitchy noses. But is getting an Easter bunny for your children this holiday really a good...

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Monday Pet Roundup

Hi and Welcome to Monday Pet Roundup!Before we get to the links, I just had to share this hilarious shortie! This Golden Retriever has concocted the perfect crime!* With Easter coming, you are probably aware of keeping chocolate bunnies away from your pets. But, Pet...

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How many cats is too many?

Can you have too many pets? Well, as a pet lover my first reaction is no! But of course, like with ice cream and M&M's (okay, these are my personal issues!) sometimes things are taken to the extreme. While most dogs enjoy the company of other dogs, and cats seem...

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Love a pet? Share that love!

Yesterday afternoon my husband and I were in the car and turned the corner to see a frisky Shepherd-mix puppy galloping through a 4-way intersection, pursued by a woman, a man and at least 3 kids. The dog romped back and forth across the busy road, ears flapping,...

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Monday Pet Roundup

Hi and welcome to Monday's pet roundup.* Like most little kids, I always wanted to have a pet chimp. Of course, not many kids get that opportunity. And, we can't help but think of those awful cases, such as the recent one of the pet chimp (possibly amped up on Xanax)...

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