Russ Ryan's Blog, page 6
September 2, 2016
Every #Dog Statue Has its Day!
As this Labor Day weekend marks the official end of the dog days of summer, I’ll try to get through my pile of unread New Yorkers — but I’ll probably just skip right to the cartoons, including this classic by Charlie Hankin.
Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Art Dog Pictures, Dog Cartoons, Dog Humor Tagged: charlie nankin, dogs, he was a very good boy, new yorker cartoon
August 26, 2016
A Dog’s Purpose Trailer!
The best-selling novel, A Dog’s Purpose, will soon have dog lovers arguing the age-old adaptation question, “Which is better — the book or the movie?”
Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Books, Dog Humor, Dog Movies, Dog Novel, Dog Videos Tagged: a dog's purpose, book, movie, trailer, w bruce cameron
August 17, 2016
@Bookbub deals for #dogs #kindlebargain
Bookbub, the big-time discount ebook site, now has two major dog books for sale at $1.99 — Meg Donohue’s Dog Crazy and Dog Years (by Mark Doty) — so get ’em while they’re hot!
Filed under: Dog Books, Dog Humor, Dog Memoir, Dog Non-Fiction, Dog Novel Tagged: bookbub, dog crazy, dog years, mark doty, meg donohue
August 3, 2016
Mountaintop School For #Dogs – today’s #Kindle deal $1.99!
As the dog days of summer wind down, seek higher ground with Ellen Cooney’s The Mountaintop School for Dogs – today’s Kindle deal for $1.99!
Filed under: Dog Books, Dog Novel Tagged: ellen coney, kindle, mountaintop school for dogs
July 29, 2016
#BroadwayBarks Dog Rescue This Weekend!
Hey, now that the U.S. DEM/GOP political conventions are out of the way, you can take this time to go save yourself by rescuing a dog or cat at this year’s annual Broadway Barks event in NYC!
Just check out some of the handsome pets that have saved their humans on Twitter using the hashtag #BroadwayBarks!
Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog News Stories, Dog Rescue Non-Profit, Dog Videos Tagged: #broadwaybarks, 2016, broadway barks
July 7, 2016
Lily and the Octopus $1.99 on #kindle!
The dog book of the summer, Lily and the Octopus, is now on sale for $1.99 on Amazon Kindle. Reviews have compared it to The Art of Racing in the Rain and Life of Pi — so if you’re into some good old-fashioned animal magic, you might like this read!
Filed under: Dog Books, Dog Humor, Dog Novel Tagged: art of racing in the rain, life of pi, lily and the octopus, steven rowley
July 1, 2016
Everything You Wanted to Know About #Pitbull #Dogs and More!
On this 4th of July holiday weekend, why not snuggle up with a (somewhat) patriotic dog book? Bronwen Dickey’s excellent new non-fiction title, Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon, clears up the myths and misconceptions of America’s most demonized dog breed — and also shows the cruel part that humans have played in abusing this loyal animal’s reputation.
Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Blog Website, Dog Books, Dog Memoir, Dog Non-Fiction, Dog Rescue Non-Profit, Dog TV Shows Commercial...
June 8, 2016
A #Dogs Purpose for #Dachshund?
If anything could unite this country, it’s probably not a politician — but a lovable Dachshund — if you believe the trailer for Wiener-Dog (not to be confused with Weiner, the documentary about the controversial former New York U.S. representative). This little IFC release tells the story of one dog’s life tied together by four different owners.
Since it’s an indie film directed by Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollhouse), chances are the movie might be a bit of a downer — but at least this tr...
May 26, 2016
Welcome to It’s Just A Dog
Welcome to the website for my dog book/dog blog, It’s Just A Dog, available on Kindle ebook and paperback at Amazon.com and Amazon UK. You can read the first chapter for free!
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 Yelle...
The Artist Who Turned His Cat Into a Drone?
In what has to be one of the most disturbing unusual ways to grieve the loss of a beloved pet, a Dutch artist named Bart Jansen has transformed his deceased cat, Orville, into a drone called the “OrvilleCopter”. Read all about it on Business Insider.
Apparently, he’s brought new life to other taxidermy as well, as you can check out this flying Ostrich video…
Filed under: Dog News Stories, Dog Videos, For Cats Only! Tagged: bart jansen, cat drone, cats
