News, Advice and Resources for Thoughtful Pet People
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These come from Adam Ellis, who has written a book, Books of Adam; The Blunder Years and also does derpy portraits from photos. See more of his kettehs on Adamtots.
Cool upcycling! Do you remember this really popular post on making pet beds out of vintage suitcases. Here’s a project that transforms a vintage suitcase into a raised food & water bowl station.
Redditor, reallifedog, made this for his girlfriend and very kindly posted a good tutorial. I just love clever people! He points out he used standard hand tools except for a welder for the legs. Don’t have a welder? No worries—you can buy furniture legs at hardware stores and online.
(I’m assuming reallifedog is male. I did some snooping and found pics of his that show a guy’s hands. Yes, I’m that thorough obsessive compulsive about researching posts.)
Have an itch to make something? Here are a TON of posts on DIY projects and tips!
This is a neat idea! Pretty simple design using materials you could find at a large hardware store. I think I’d spray paint it to match the color of the walls. What lucky kitties!
Check out this post on incredible cat ladders in Europe!
This is so simple, yet so clever! Saffron LOVES interactive, food dispensing toys. I think she’d prefer that all her food required some work to get to it, given how excited she gets when she sees me filling her Tricky Treat Ball or hiding a chew treat in a box.
This DIY interactive toy just requires a muffin tin and 6 smallish balls.
Professional photographer, Steven Sable, has 13 tips for taking better photos of your dog. I really like the advice to stay at eye level or lower with your dog. Sable has two photographic series on rez dogs—Rez Dogs Biographies and Rez Dogs Scenarios. Most of the images are from the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah.
Don’t miss this previous post on taking creative canine photographs!