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#TheDogist Abides!

Elias Weiss Friedman is half man, half dog artist…

Meet The Dogist, a world famous Instagram dog photographer! (Amazon)

The Dogist from E.J. McLeavey-Fisher on Vimeo.

Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Art Dog Pictures, Dog Art Photo Books, Dog Blog Website, Dog Books, Dog Humor, Dog TV Shows Commercials, Dog Videos Tagged: #dogsofinstagram, E.J. McLeavey-Fisher, elias weiss friedman, the dogist

Cool #Cats Coming Soon to the Movies! #Keanu

This week while everybody’s talking Broncos and Panthers in Super Bowl 50 –– not to mention Puppy Bowls — there’s also a big cat fight brewing at the cineplexes.

If you’re a cat lover, then you’re in Seventh Heaven — and I don’t mean the TV show! We’re talkin’ talking kitty movies, baby. Key & Peele’s Keanu vs. the Kevin Spacey-voiced Nine Lives…

Filed under: Dog Movies, Dog TV Shows Commercials, For Cats Only! Tagged: cat movies, keanu trailer, nine lives trailer, super bowl

“Old Faithful” Celebrates Senior #Dogs @a_pete_tweet

Time catches up to all of us –– even our loyal dog friends. And if you’ve ever had the privilege of growing older with a pet, you’ve seen there is beauty and dignity in aging, as Pete Thorne documents in his graceful new doggie photo book, Old Faithful: Dogs of A Certain Age.

Those aren’t wrinkles — they’re laugh lines! (Pete Thorne Photo)

Filed under: Dog Art Dog Pictures, Dog Art Photo Books, Dog Blog Website, Dog Books, Dog Rescue Non-Profit, Dog Videos Tagged: dogs of a certain age, old...

@ juliebarton1111: Sometimes #Dogs Are the Best Medicine!

If you’ve ever fallen down a hole and need a little help, that’s when you find out who your true friends are.

And Julie Barton found that friend in the bunker — er, rather, in Bunker, her beautiful Golden Retriever, as she writes about battling depression in the new touching memoir, Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself.

Filed under: Dog Books, Dog Memoir, Dog News Stories, Dog Non-Fiction, Dog Rescue Non-Profit Tagged: dog medicine, how my dog saved me from myself, julie barton, ther...

Laurie Anderson Plays Free Concert for #Dogs!

Happy New Year! The stock market’s tanking and the El Niño storms are coming in 2016…but at least Laurie Anderson is getting the year off to a positive start — by putting on a free concert for dogs (and their owners) in Times Square tonight! She’s even supplying 350 wireless headsets so humans can enjoy listening to the low-frequency concert with their canine companions. (Rolling Stone)

Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Art Dog Pictures, Dog Videos Tagged: dogs, free concert, laurie anderson,...

Christmas Eve Smackdown: #Cats vs. #Dogs Books!

When families get together over the holidays, some relatives can’t help talking smack — even when it comes to their favorite pet books! So, Carolyn Kellogg of the L.A. Times breaks down this year’s best cat vs. dog book stocking stuffers!

Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Art Dog Pictures, Dog Art Photo Books, Dog Books, Dog Books For Kids, Dog How-To Books, Dog Humor, Dog Non-Fiction Tagged: , a gift from bob, cat books, dog books, felines of new york, how dogs work, james bo...

@arleneweintraub: Can #Dogs Cure Cancer?

Never let a human do a dog’s job…especially when it comes to finding the cure for cancer, says Arlene Weintraub in her new book, Heal: The Vital Role of Dogs in the Search for Cancer Cures. This non-fiction work is a both a scientific study on the huge impact dogs are having in cancer research, as well as a personal story detailing Weintraub’s own dire experiences in dealing with the loss of a loved one to this horrific disease that affects us all. An important read!

Filed under: Dog Books, D...

Beloved Dog #Books!

If you’re going to buy just one dog book for the holidays, I’d heartily recommend Maira Kalman’s Beloved Dog. It’s a gorgeous, colorful, witty publication –– and all about the love of a good dog!

And I’m not alone. See the heartwarming reviews in Brainpickings or Modern Dog!

Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog Art Dog Pictures, Dog Art Photo Books, Dog Blog Website, Dog Books, Dog Books For Kids, Dog Cartoons, Dog Humor Tagged: beloved dog, book, brainpickings, maira kalman

This Dog’s Nuts!

There’s nothing that brings a smile more than watching different animal species getting along — so sit back and enjoy this YouTube celebrity squirrel hiding nuts inside a dog’s fur…just in time for Thanksgiving! (YouTube)

Filed under: Celebrity Dogs, Dog TV Shows Commercials, Dog Videos Tagged: bernese mountain dog, squirrel hides nut

This Cat Picture’s Worth $826,000 Bones!

An old, self-proclaimed “World’s Greatest Cat Painting” just sold at auction yesterday for $826,000. Dangit, I knew I should’ve studied cat art back in college! (SFGate)

Filed under: Dog News Stories, For Cats Only! Tagged: $826k, cat painting, my wife's lovers