Pet Project

January 4, 2013

Friday Fun: Opposites

Here’s a study of opposites —“bliss” and “misery”, or at least this pup believes she’s in misery. Poor Alice, the French Bulldog, might not survive if she doesn’t get up on that couch. She really, really means it! Seriously!!

And next, we have Pocket, the Scottish Fold, who may be one of the happiest creatures on the planet. Sooooooo happppppy, he’s mellllltttingggg.

January 2, 2013June 5, 2013

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had wonderful holidays! I wish you and yours all the best in 2013. My main hope for the coming year is for progress on animal welfare issues in developing countries and in areas with severe poverty. There are signs of hope in some places. Egyptian Society for Mercy in Egypt, Rudozem Street Dog Rescue in Bulgaria, Rez Dog Rescue in the Yakima Valley of Washington State.

My plans for the New Year are fairly simple:

I want to add a second walk for Saffron per day to the one looong walk she already gets—good for both of us! MapMyWalk is my favorite tool for finding out how far we walk.
I’m going to get more DIY projects done for the furred ones. I’m currently working on a cute, red raincoat for Saffron based on this DIY Doggie Raincoat. She looks like Little Red Riding Hood.
I also need to do more to enrich our cats’ lives. More playtime and more places for them to perch around our house.

We hope you all have a happy, healthy, & prosperous year!

December 19, 2012June 5, 2013

Dog Stands Vigil In Traffic Over Dead Companion

Dogs are just amazing creatures. It’s no wonder so many of us choose to share our lives with them. Recently in China, a male dog stayed with his dead female dog friend for over 6 hours after she was hit by a car. He licked & nudged her and even lay down next to her even though they were in traffic. Heartbreaking.

It’s not the first time we’ve seen dogs behave this way. There is the black lab in California who stayed with her dead companion, the pair of dogs who stayed together in Japan after the tsunami, a dog in Chile who hauled it’s mortally injured friend off a very busy highway, and the New York dog who protected his mom after she had been hit by a car.

December 18, 2012June 5, 2013

DIY: 6 Dog Coats & Sweaters Round-Up

Last week’s post on the DIY Dog Rain Coat got me to thinking about all the other DIY dog coats & sweaters I’ve written about. Here are a bunch of tutorials on how to make your dog her own coat—everything from upcycling to sewing to knitting to even weaving.

Cardigan Coat