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The Wonderful World of William Wegman’s #Dogs

Nice photo-essay of William Wegman’s weird, wild, wonderful world of dog art in this weekend’s New York Times Magazine!

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Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Art Dog Pictures, Dog Art Photo Books, Dog Books, Dog Humor Tagged: #dogart, weimaraners, william wegman

Running of the Bull #Dogs

GEICO has long been known for its charming (though some might say annoying) talking lizard spokesanimal — but the insurance behemoth has sprinted ahead of the pack with this new clever Pamplona spoof! (YouTube)

Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Cartoons, Dog Movies, Dog TV Shows Commercials, Dog Videos Tagged: geico, pamplona, running of the bulldogs, talking lizard

Does Your Dog Have More Followers Than You Do?

Sometimes a dog isn’t just a dog — as we’ve seen these past few years with the explosion of commercials using celebrity dog spokesmodels discovered on Instagram and Twitter. These well-paid (and surely well-fed) “pet influencers” get book deals, endorsement deals, and TV shows — but I’m still not convinced how well they take direction — as this recent article in (The New York Times) explains.

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Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Humor, Dog News Stories, Dog TV Shows Commercials, Dog Videos Tagged...

Happy #4thofJuly Pool Party! #Dogslife

Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Movies, Dog Videos Tagged: #doglovers, #dogslife, dogs, pool, swimming

#Dogs of Google…Maps?

Scootch over Dogs of Instagram and #DogsofTwitter…here comes the #Dogs of Google Maps! (SFGate)

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Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Humor, Dog News Stories, Dog Videos Tagged: #dogsofinstagram, #dogsoftwitter, dogs of google maps

This #Dogman Don’t Need No Underpants!

Captain Underpants might be cutting loose on the big screens this weekend — but best-selling author Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man series has been wooing (and woofing up) underage book buyers for almost a year now…

Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Cartoons, Dog Movies, Dog TV Shows Commercials, Dog Videos Tagged: captain underpants, dav pilkey, dog man, dogman, trailer

The Book of #Dogs in Art

[image error]I was at the SFMoMA last week, and this simple, elegant little pooch tomé caught my eye — The Book of Dog.

Yeah, okay, it might appear a bit artsy-fartsy on the outside — but you can’t judge a dog book by its cover, right? This elegant catalog was chock full of tasteful portraits and chewy tidbits for any high-or-low-falutin’ dog lover!

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Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Art Dog Pictures, Dog Art Photo Books, Dog Books, Dog Non-Fiction Tagged: #dogart, angus hyland, book of dog, dogs art book...

Here Kedi, Kedi! #Cats Movie

“While dogs think people are God, cats don’t…They know better.”

If you’re into foreign films and cat flicks, then Kedi, a new flick about stray kitties roaming the streets of Istanbul, Turkey might be right up your alley….

Filed under: Dog Movies, For Cats Only! Tagged: cat movies, kedi, trailer

#ThrowbackThursday: Meet the #Dogs Parents

This ‘old’ dog story by Adam Gopnik — from 2011 — about a couple getting a pooch for their daughter re-appeared on The New Yorker website last week, and I thought you might enjoy it!

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Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Blog Website, Dog Books, Dog Memoir, Dog Non-Fiction Tagged: adam gopnik, dog story, how the dog became the master, new yorker

The Original #Dogs Whisperer #DogBooks

Before Cesar Millan and the explosion of TV dog trainers, there was Dr. Patricia McConnell, a world-renowned animal behaviorist and author, who has published a new dog book, The Education of Will: A Mutual Memoir of A Woman and Her Dog.

McConnell takes her years of animal expertise to come to terms with her own troubled past while treating a fearful, aggressive Border Collie named Will. Also, be sure to check out her past best-sellers, For Love of A Dog and The Other End of the Leash.

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