The Dogs of NYC

Maggie says, "Welcome to New York!" Call me obsessed. It’s OK. You won’t hurt my feelings. I admit it. I actively sought out dogs as a way to

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The Elk Herd Visits

One of the largest truly wild herds of elk in the region spend the winter and spring near us. Most times, they stay back in the many-thousand-acre open

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Most Kissable Nose

Back when Ginko needed bilateral knee surgery, the veterinary nurses who prepped him beforehand and took care of of him afterwards declared that he had “The Most Kissable

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Hey, That’s Mine!

Unbeknownst to me, Ginko, or Lilly, Tom snagged a tennis ball out of the dog toy basket to cover a hitch. Now, both dogs are obsessed with it.

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Wordless Wednesday: Don’t Judge Me

Winds whipped through the bedroom last week and unearthed this sad, sad reality. Don’t judge me, kids.

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Hopelessly Behind

For 10 full days and counting, I’ve been completely beset by germs. Rotten, rotten germs. While I muddled through interviews and meetings last week by phone, actual writing

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Dog Productivity Police

One of the ways I keep myself motivated in the face of unrelenting deadlines is to make a change — any change — in my work environment. I

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Dog Product Review: Kong Squeaker

During my recent tour of the KONG headquarters and factory in Golden, Colorado, our friends there gave me a KONG Squeaker, which is essentially a classic KONG made

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Wordless Wednesday: The Real Story

As part of our dog product review of the KONG Braidz Monkey, I asked for interpretations of Lilly’s body position in one of the photos. The answer appeared

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In the News: Never Shock a Puppy

Thanks to Kim Sporrer, media maven at Humane Society of Boulder Valley, a few newspapers have mentioned Never Shock a Puppy in articles about the humane society’s No-Choke

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