Monthly Archives: April 2013

Bringing Your Dog to Work: It’s Apparently Awesome

How did I not hear about this sooner? It seems that someone did a study on the health effects of bringing your dog to work. They studied different people in a dog-friendly workplace, including those who didn’t have dogs, those who … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Duchess the Whippet

No, you’re not imagining things, this is our second Duchess in three days. You definitely won’t be mistaking one for the other, though.

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Caturday Supplement: Meowing in the Rain

On my way to work, I ran into a woman giving her cat an airing. It was raining, but she was carefully staying under the building’s overhang, so the cat didn’t seem more than a little bit dubious. I think … Continue reading

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Double Dog Day: Alex the Husky Puppy and Duchess the Jack Russell Terrier/Poodle Mix

Duchess is one of Autumn’s Pup Scouts dog walking customers, and since Autumn was out of commission today (possible flu, definitely something nasty) she asked me to walk her. So I took her up to Huntingdon Park, where she happily gamboled … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Hendrix the Huge Labrador Retriever

So I saw Hendrix coming and I said, “Wow! Okay, I bet he’s half Lab, right? Let’s see… what’s the other half… hmmm…” And his mom said that he was indeed half Lab, and that the other half was also … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: The Backpack Zoey!

We’ve seen this puplet before: it’s Zoey, the Pomeranian/Chihuahua/dachsund mix. She’s all grown up now, but she still fits handily in mom’s pack.  

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Dog of the Day: Oh my God is that a Westie?!?

Oh man. I, uh, don’t want to suggest that this was actually abusive, because the woman walking this dog seemed to treat her quite well, and the dog obviously loved her, but… who would shave a Westie?

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Dog of the Day: Unknown Mix

Not really sure what breed mix this guy was. And I only saw him through a fence, unfortunately. But he was awfully cute. Maybe someone else can help me out here?    

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