The Writer’s Dog Blog
TV Show Casting Call for Obese Pets
We try to feed our pets healthy food, and the proper amount. We walk our dogs, and provide our pets play time and exercise. We participate in FitDog Friday, K9Kamp, and even use cool apps like Slimdoggy! And some people hike, swim, surf, run, and do sporting...
Give Cancer The Paw Blog Hop
Today is our very first Give Cancer the Paw Blog Hop, co-hosted by Peggy's Pet Place and Pooch Smooches. Unfortunately, cancer has affected too many family members and loved ones, including canine and feline friends. According to the National Canine Cancer...
Gizmo does Great Kamping!
We couldn't do K9Kamp without the support of our awesome featured bloggers. Today please meet Gizmo from Terrier Torrent. Gizmo is a faithful Kamper...can't you tell?! Gizmo is already an active pooch--he participates in many great activities and has a mom who keeps...
Ike Rallies!
We've been watching Ike's health carefully. When last we had Ike at the vet's, he'd been losing weight, his pulse was 40 beats/minute and his red blood cells indicated that he might have leukemia. We were filled with worry, but there were still so many...
New Trends in Pet Food
Pet Food Trends The Bark recently reported on these trends in dog food 1. Premium ingredients, such as organic and human-grade 2. custom prepared and delivered food 3. weight loss formulas 4. raw food diets and from New Hope 360.com 5. Wellness products such as...
Trick or Treat meets Adoptable Dogs
Michelle Riggi is devoted to animal welfare. She loves dogs. She must--she has more than 30. She also loves Halloween. She also happens to own an opulent stone mansion in Saratoga Springs, just 30 miles north of where I live. The socialite and philanthropist's home is...
K9Kamp Wrap Up
THANK YOU from your K9 Kamp coaches! K9Kamp is over! We had a lot of fun and games. Here's what some of our bloggers have been up to: * You Did What with Your Wiener focused on fetch, tug games, nose work. Check out their cute video of Chester and Gretel getting...
Wednesday Pet Roundup- Dogtober
Hi and Happy Dogtober! Here is our Pet Roundup news today. * Crash Test Dummy dogs have been put to the test and...those dog harness and seatbelts didn't fare well. The test revealed hardware and construction problems and other issues that resulted in dogs falling off...
Tasty Tuesday- Nutro Crunchy treats
My dogs love to crunch. So we were super excited when Chewy.com sent us these new Crunchy treats by Nutro. They come in banana, berry, carrot, pomegranate and apple. I guess it was the fall season that influenced me to pick apple. I like giving these treats to Kelly...