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...]

It's been a real #popedogs sort of week - one of the cutest trends I've seen. In non pope dog related news here's my favorite dog articles of the week, I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. If you have any suggestions for future roundups … [Read more...]

So a few weeks ago Laika caught a baby turkey. Now I've seen plenty of turkeys roost (fly upwards into a tree) in my day, but apparently this little guy hadn't gotten that far in his lessons yet. And the poor mama turkey and his siblings just looked … [Read more...]

I am in the middle of a frustrating week of intermittent internet access - oh the things we take for granted. So no extra Laika photo this week, I'm getting straight to the point before it goes out again. Have a great weekend and give your stable … [Read more...]

In what continues to baffle me Laika still hasn't destroyed any of those cheap squeaky toys I bought. It started with one, and after seeing how happy it made her I picked up a few more. So now here we are a month later; she has 3 cheap squeaky toys … [Read more...]