Keeping Your Dog Happy While Running a New Business

Your dog is our best friend and a family member, which is why making your dog happy should be one of your number one priorities. This can change when starting a business. Here are suggested tips: take your dog for a long walk in the mornings, make the most of your mornings off to spend quality time with your dogs.

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How to Pair the Perfect Dog Collar Pet ID Tag Combo

Finding the right collar ID tag combination can be tricky. You might have had the cutest little collar and bone-shaped ID tag all picked out for your pup, but upon putting it on your dog, it didn’t go down so well.

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Celebrity Catwalk’s ‘Paws in the City’

Celebrity Catwalk’s Paws in the City showed off pups in their dog fashions. Merry & Bright Yappy Hour kicked off the weekend, followed by Santa Paws & Pups on Saturday, and Sunday’s Bah Humbug Brunch. Crafty canine fashion designers included Dapper Dogues & Glitzy Paws, Roxie by the Baie, and Off the Cuff Stuff for Pets.

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Lost Dog: Feeling Loss When a Dog Goes Missing

A Feeling of Loss, A Feeling of Gain Guest post by Holly Rizzuto Palker “Please keep calm,” said Tamara, our British pet sitter, “Quigley has run off in the wood but we’ll find him.” We were American Ex-Pats living in the UK and we were visiting home for the holidays. We hated leaving him behind … Read more

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In the Movie ‘Dogs on the Inside’ Rescue Dogs and Prisoners Heal Each Other

“Dogs on the Inside” is a documentary by filmmakers Brean Cunningham and Douglas Seirup about rescue dogs and the prisoners who train them. You’ll witness the rehabilitation of both — the incarcerated men and badly abused dogs.

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Facts About English Bulldogs. Check Out My Educational and Fun Infographic!

American Kennel Club ranks English Bulldogs as number four in the USA’s favorite breeds. It is easy to see why. One look at that pushed-in face and jowls flying amidst wrinkles galore and you’re in love.

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A Dog Walker is Always On Doody

“Who’s going to pick that up?” raged a woman, pointing to the sidewalk deposit left by a German Shepherd guide dog. The owner whimpered in defense, “Lady, what do you want me to do? I can’t see it.” She let out a humph and stomped past the blind center in Chelsea. I felt sorry for … Read more

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Go Dogs Go! Energetic Canines Break World Records

Dogs are our friends. Inde, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois, broke the world record for dog diving, leaping 33 feet, 10 inches, at the Purina Pro Plan® Incredible Dog Challenge® National Finals on Sept. 27. The former record-holder was Inde’s friend and fellow opponent at the challenge, 6-year-old Belgian Malinois, Vhoebe, whose record was a jump of … Read more

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Dog Lover Cleans Up After Her Pooch and Dodges the Wrath of the Public

circled back to where I’d seen the blind man and his guide dog. When nobody was watching, I leaned down with a biodegradable baggie and picked up the German Shepherd guide dog’s deposit and put it in the trash. That may not be earth-shattering news, but I felt redeemed—as if I’d done my share to bring some peace into the world.

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Dogs Celebrate at a Mardi Gras

photo by Dorri Olds Over the weekend, I had the thrill of attending a Mardi Gras double-doggie birthday bash fundraiser at Animal Haven Shelter in New York. The event was organized by Bobbi Mitchell, mom to birthday girl BB, and co-organized by Joann Mercado for her birthday girl, Lily. The fabulous fashion event — dog fashions that is … Read more

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