MY CAT* REVIEWS 13 DOG MOVIES
1. One Hundred and One Dalmatians I had no idea this was a horror movie. Way too many dogs in one place. Frankly, it made me uncomfortable. It should have been just one Dalmatian and a man with a laser pointer. 2. A Dog’s Purpose Highfalutin nonsense from start to finish. A dog’s purpose […]
WHAT’S UP WITH DOG HATERS?
As the old saying goes, there are “two types of people in the world.” Of course this is nonsense. There are many types of people in the world. But there’s really one type of reasonable person in the world: a person who loves dogs. That doesn’t mean you have to have a dog. Maybe you’re allergic. Maybe you […]
PURSUIT OF DOGGED PERFECTION
In our ceaseless efforts to correct Nature’s first drafts, no species has eluded mankind’s ability to improve upon the clumsy hammer and tongs of evolution. We’ve reshaped the giant aurochs of Europe into the easily transportable and nearly rectangular cow, vicious wild boars into cuddly digestible spheroid pigs, and there’s probably something out there that […]
DOGS AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: A RUFF RELATIONSHIP
The bond between a dog and his or her human is a special kind of bond, and every dog-human relationship is unique. But the English language has a hard time describing the kind of affection we feel for our four-legged companions. We say we “love” our dogs, but it’s not the same kind of love […]
DOG TV LISTINGS
On February 13th, Dog TV will celebrate it’s fifth anniversary of producing shows to keep your dog entertained while you’re at work, with images, sound, colors and camera angles calibrated to make them appealing to canines.
SENIORITIS
When people learn that I adopt senior dogs they always tell me that they could never do it because they won’t have them long enough.
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR ADOPTED DOG’S NAME TO THE NAME YOU WANT IN UNDER SIX MONTHS
ADOPTED DOG’S NAME at pound: SNOWFLAKE. Upon your arrival at home, give your new best buddy a loving pat on the head as your show him to his custom-made beanbag chair that matches his fur and begin calling him SNOWBLAKE. Three weeks later, throw a birthday party for him, making sure to invite all of […]
THE SEVEN-MONTH ITCH
by Nancy Cohen. From HOWL: A Collection of Contemporary Dog Wit (Three Rivers Press)
Adogable Swag
