As the adopted mother of a rescue shih-tzu myself, the infamous Marnie is one of my fave girls. Which is why she earns this week’s #WomanCrushWednesday This wobble necked canine was saved at around ten years of age – when her temporary monicker’d been “Stinky”. Much like my stinky girl, it was due to tooth decay. After a generous mom-to-be (who she affectionately self-references as her “bae”) adopted her, though,.. Read More
What’s the logic behind tying a dog to train tracks?
Generally, I at least try to see the other side of a seemingly illogical act. Even acts of cruelty by people who are nothing like me. But when it came to this horrific story about a dog who was tied to the train tracks and shot before being rescued by a cop, I had a little trouble. So, I started dismantling my dome to seek any possible reasoning someone totally.. Read More
Can dogs make us less douchey?
“Whatever.” “Look, I’m only gonna be gone for like an hour- tops.” “Fine. All’s I’m saying is that I’m going to take a dump right where you’re standing. Like, as soon as you leave.” This is the conversation my ten year old shih-tzu and I have every day before I lock her behind the walls of my apartment prison. It used to be a lot more dramatic – clutching my.. Read More
Were you attacked by a dog? Or a pit bull?
This was a good eye-roll-y headline to start off my day: “PetSmart shopper gets bit by pit bull in store” The story’s not much deeper than this – other than these two salient points: 1.) The Detroit Pet Smart in question didn’t help out or take responsibility 2.) Neither did the dog-owning dude who left right after his pet bit the other shopper. (This is what the dude looks like).. Read More
The golden (retriever) rule.
“Oh god. No! It’s too early in the morning for my heart to be this activated…” Here, it wasn’t even 8 A.M. I’m still rubbing the booger glue out of my eye corners. My coffee hasn’t even begun to do its worst on the after-effects of a horrible night’s non-rest that felt more like an alien abduction involving an assault followed by a memory wipe. And my shoulders are bowed.. Read More
I need this dog that doesn’t exist.
“I need this dog in my life for Christmas,” I said to myself the second I saw this: View post on imgur.com However, how this creature came to be suddenly sparked a thought-debate between my sister and I today: Sis: How the hell do they mate? Me: Have you ever seen how high those lil dogs can jump? S: I’m really trying to imagine this. M: Think of it like.. Read More
Do you love-love your dog? Or are you just sentimental?
“Oh, I have a son too!” My sister said this to the couple in the café, pulling out a picture of her pitbull and showing it to them on her phone. I like to imagine their expressions of anticipatory delight slowly fading from their faces as they saw that it wasn’t a human child but a furry family member. Maybe they thought, “Ah, we’re dealing with a mentally ill person;.. Read More
Scraps are safe for Spot
And now, for some research Rover will love to hear: It’s okay… …to feed your dog people food. Some of it, at least. While things like chocolate, alcohol, yeast (and I’m also told grapes and tomatoes are no good, either) are still on the blacklist for your buddy’s belly, we’ve taken the specialized dog food mentality a bit too far over the years, says science. And a lot of it.. Read More
Are canines covetous? Or just playing along?
Your dog’s got envy issues. Don’t feel badly – so does mine, says science. It’s not necessarily the four-legged-third-wheel syndrome you see when you start dating someone. And it’s not always even jealousy of other f’real dogs, either – it’s just envy about us directing any of our ardent attention enthusiastically onto something… that’s not them. Even treating inanimate objects like other dogs is grounds for a green-eyed canine. Such.. Read More
Summer fluffin – hounds beating the heat
My shih-tzu gets more love than your child does. And there’s nada better than spending long summer days with my bottom betch. But while I love to take my pup everywhere with me, there are certain trips my dog can’t do with me in the summer or activities we’ve gotta keep brief. I thought I knew all there was to know about Pet 101 and have some hacks of my.. Read More