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7 Things You Should NOT Say To A Dog Owner!

Carol Bryant of Pet360 has a few tips for non-dog people on what NOT to say when there’s a elephant dog owner in the room! (Yahoo)

Filed under: Dog Blog Website, Dog Humor, Dog News Stories Tagged: 7 things you should never say to a dog owner, carol bryant, pet360

Dogs Snubbed at the Oscars!

Seems like only yesterday that the Academy was giving lots o’ love to Uggie (The Artist), Cosmo (Beginners), and Frankenweenie — but those days are long gone, judging by today’s Oscar nominations. I guess American Hustle, Saving Mr. Banks, and 12 Years A Slave weren’t really dog movies, huh?

Check out the full list of the 2014 Oscar nominations. (photo: HuffPo)

Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Movies Tagged: dogs, nominations, oscars, snubbed

How To Make Sense of Your Cat!

John Bradshaw, the author of Dog Sense, has moved onto felines with his new book, Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You A Better Friend to Your Pet — and I’m sure its chock full of good kibbles’n bits tips!

You can listen to Bradshaw’s recent interview on NPR here.

Filed under: Dog Books, Dog Non-Fiction, For Cats Only! Tagged: cat sense, dog sense, john bradshaw

Here’s What Dogs Really Think About Cats Taking Over the Internet…

via Paul Noth from The New Yorker…

Filed under: Dog Art Dog Pictures, Dog Cartoons, Dog Humor, For Cats Only! Tagged: cats, dogs, new yorker cartoon, paul noth

Decoding Your Dog!

Having problems figuring out why your dog is the way he/she is? Decoding Your Dog: The Ultimate Experts Explain Common Dog Behaviors and Reveal How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones, a new how-to guide from the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (Houghton Mifflin), may be able to provide you with some answers! (USA Today)

Filed under: Dog Books, Dog How-To Books Tagged: american college of veterinary behaviorists, book, decoding your dog, houghton mifflin

Everything You Wanted to Know About Dog Names!

Doggienista’s Toni Perling has teamed up with to take a look back at the !

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Happy New Dog Year!

Hope everyone has a happy, safe, crazy-fun-exciting New Year’s celebration! But please, take it easy on the fireworks…for your dog’s sake! (pic courtesy of NylaBone)

Filed under: Dog Art Dog Pictures Tagged: dog, happy new year

RIP George Rodrigue aka “The Blue Dog Artist”

All dog lovers are feeling blue today with the passing of George Rodrigue, a real giant in the dog art world, who created the infamous “Blue Dog” paintings. His canine-colored career were also one of the inspirations for my novel, It’s Just A Dog.

To find out more about this New Orleans painter who brought dog art to the masses, please take some time to check out his work at his official website, GeorgeRodrigue.com. Pic courtesy of Mrs. Allen’s Art Room blog.

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Brian Griffin Returns From the Dead!

All of you Brian Griffin/dog lovers can rest peacefully now that (SPOILER ALERT!) Family Guy‘s favorite — and — has returned to the show in last night’s very special Christmas episode! FG creator, Seth MacFarlane, finally addressed the surprising story arc on Twitter.(Time)

And for those of you not familiar with the high-profile dead dog story, you can catch up with the initial shock and bawl HERE.

Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Cartoons, Dog Videos Tagged: brian griffin dea...

President Obama’s Dogs Pop-up on the Christmas Card!

To spread some holiday cheer this season, the Obamas have chosen their two Portugese water dogs, Bo and Sunny, to ‘pop-up’ on the cover of their annual Presidential Christmas card! (Parade)

Filed under: Dog Art Dog Pictures, Dog News Stories Tagged: bo, christmas card 2013, obamas, pop-up, sunny