Russ Ryan's Blog, page 27
June 19, 2013
Danielle Steel Presents The Joy of Dogs!
Looks like hopeless romantic, Danielle Steel, is going to be romancing the bone in her next book, Pure Joy: The Dogs We Love, which goes on sale in late October.
Filed under: Dog Books, Dog Memoir, Dog Non-Fiction Tagged: danielle steel, pure joy, the dogs we love
June 18, 2013
Bill Burr Goes to the Dogs…
June 17, 2013
About the Book
Welcome to the website for my new dog book/dog blog, It’s Just A Dog, available in ebook ($2.99) and paperback ($9.99) on Amazon.
Like the banner says, it’s part book, part blog– and ALL DOG. (Okay, there may be a few cat videos, too, to show some love for the other team!)
Now I know what you’re thinking: does the world really need another dog book? Hasn’t English literature pretty much covered this territory in the past century — e.g., Old Yeller, My Dog Skip, and Marley & Me? Well, yes and no...
June 13, 2013
Giant Pink Dog Sculpture Stolen!
Who would think that a 200-pound Giant Pink Dog Sculpture could disappear so easily from the middle of a busy West Hollywood intersection? Apparently, that’s what happened during the LA Pride parade last week! (NBCLA4)
Filed under: Dog Art Dog Pictures, Dog News Stories Tagged: giant pink dog sculpture stolen, west hollywood, william sweetlove
June 12, 2013
The Art of Napping in the Rain…
Came across this charming, soggy doggie pic on Dog Spotlights via Google+ via ILoveFunnyDogs.com…
Filed under: Dog Art Dog Pictures Tagged: art of racing in the rain spoof, dog photo, dog spotlights, google+, guess i was tired
June 10, 2013
Dog Tribute Gets Hate Mail?
So you’d think that if your dog died, and then you wrote a column about it that you’d get lots of sympathy letters? Well, there’s also a few dog haters out there, as Los Angeles Times columnist, Meghan Daum, unfortunately found out after penning a loving tribute to her beloved Rex. (LA Times)
Filed under: Dog News Stories Tagged: dog, la times, meghan daum, rex
June 6, 2013
Pig In A Wheelchair Gets Book Deal!
Move over bacon — here comes something meatier! Fresh off Grumpy Cat scoring a movie deal — the Youtube celeb, Chris P. Bacon (aka “Crispy Bacon”), who was born without the use of his hind legs, has gotten himself a cushy 3-book deal from his popular Pig In A Wheelchair videos.(EW)
Filed under: Dog Books, Dog Books For Kids, Dog Memoir, Dog Non-Fiction, For Cats Only! Tagged: chris p. bacon, grumpy cat, pig in a wheelchair
June 5, 2013
Grumpy Cat Gets Movie Deal!
Grumpy Cat is going to make the leap from meme to the silver screen — but first, she has to do a book tour for Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book: Disgruntled Tips and Activities Designed to Put A Frown on Your Face.
Look out, Garfield, there’s a new angry kitty in town! (THR)
Filed under: For Cats Only! Tagged: grumpy cat, grumpy cat book, grumpy cat movie, meme
June 4, 2013
How Animals Grieve by Barbara King
If you don’t think animals have just as many feelings over losing loved ones as we humans do, then you should read How Animals Grieve by Barbara King…(NPR)
And just in case you need more proof, see for yourself as Tarra the elephant mourns over losing her pal, Bella the dog.
Filed under: Dog Books, Dog News Stories, Dog Non-Fiction Tagged: barbara king, bella the dog, how animals grieve, tarra the elephant
June 3, 2013
I Can’t Fido This Feeling Anymore…
A photographer snapped this touching photo last week of Fido, the K-9 German Shepherd, paying tribute to his colleague, Jason Ellis, a Kentucky police officer who was gunned down last week in an ambush. (Yahoo)
Filed under: Dog News Stories Tagged: fido, german shepherd, jason ellis
