Are you one of the hundreds of thousands of American who adopted a dog during the pandemic? Or maybe you’ve decided to open your home up to a foster animal. Either way, congratulations. My guess is you landed here because you were looking for new dog essentials. When we adopted our first dog, Buffy, we…
Pets
Dangerous Human Food for Dogs
For the longest time I knew that chocolate was a human food that was dangerous for dogs. I thought that the list ended there. But then one day, my daughter finished eating some kale salad and left her dish on the ground. One of our dogs ended up getting to her dish and gobbling up the…
Chewy Pet Parents Autoship Review
As Chewy pet parents I guess we were ahead of the curve in falling in love with the online pet store called Chewy. That is, we’ve been Chewy customers aka pet parents since 2018, when we first started using the autoship service to buy our dogs’ food. To be honest I’d heard of Chewy.com before…
How to Take Great Holiday Photos with Your Dog
For every year that our family has had a dog, we have taken a holiday photo with our dog (or dogs). I know we’re not alone in including our dogs in our holiday celebrations. However, it isn’t every year that we succeed in getting a great holiday photo with our dogs. Sometimes our dogs in…
How to Vacation with Your Dog
Are you looking to figure out how to vacation with your dog this summer? So was I. My husband and I knew we needed to get away for a vacation but we’re always faced with the quandary of where to leave our dogs when we go on vacation. Sure, we could hire a dog sitter,…
My New Biz: Pawsome Doggie Selling Awesome Dog Party Supplies
Like 10 million Americans, we are dog lovers that celebrate our dog’s birthday. Because of that, I’ve created a new business called Pawsome Doggie. It’s an online shop selling awesome dog party supplies. Since adopting our first rescue dog in 2002, Buffy, a golden retriever-beagle-cocker spaniel mix (left), who joined our family when he was…