Laika's dreams have come true - we finally got a shitton of snow. Well compared to normal it might not be much, but considering what we've had it's plenty and we're both pretty thrilled. She's also decided that I'm too slow at shoveling. She … [Read more...]

Is the weather a bit warmer than usual where you are? It's the middle of winter & I'm wearing a hoodie on walks. This is usually the coldest time of year when the weather stays in the teens, yet it's been in the 40s & 50s for most of the week … [Read more...]

Now through Monday Zappos is covering the adoption fees of dogs & cats at over 150 US shelters, and for every adoption they're making a matching donation. See those two cuties above? They're adoptable through UPAWS, one of the eligible … [Read more...]

I'd say about 50% of the time we have snow by Thanksgiving, and it looks like this is going to be a go go snow sort of year. Today is our first snow fall of the season - somewhere between 5-8 inches are predicted. So if you've ever heard someone … [Read more...]

I wrote awhile ago about why dogs have spots on their tongues. And despite common belief those spots do not mean they're part Chow, 38 other breeds are known to have them. Well I finally got a decent photo that shows the spots I was talking about on … [Read more...]

Have you seen the story of the tiny Chihuahua rescued from a dumpster? It's one of those images I can't get out of my mind - a little 2lb dog abandoned and discarded. She was found whimpering all alone inside a California dumpster earlier this … [Read more...]

I'm so overwhelmed this week with the awesome news that Detroit Dog Rescue (and other local rescue groups) can finally start rescuing dogs from Detroit Animal Control. It's been a long time coming, and it's awesome news … [Read more...]

What's New This Week Holy crap the ground is frozen in my yard right now - as in crunchy, noisy as you step down on it frozen. I know it's October & all but we haven't even gotten to Halloween yet. Guess it was good timing for my guest post … [Read more...]

If You've E-mailed Me Over the Past Few Months I Apologize I'm a horrible monster when it comes to e-mail, but let me explain... A few months ago I updated my contact page to hopefully cut down on the time I was going through e-mail, and to not … [Read more...]