Avenue K9

I was flipping through one of my fave design catalogs, CB2, when I came across the cutest image: Thatcher the English Bulldog is the adorable wrinkly model we see in this picture.  In the catalog, there is a loud and proud proclamation from Thatcher about her adoption from a bulldog rescue org.  I was so enamored [...]

This Saturday, we celebrated Pom Pom’s guesstimated 14th birthday and 7 years of Pom Pom in our lives. This occasion called for some serious reflection.  Personally, I kept going back to how this day, 7 years ago, was a life changer for me.  The major themes: 1) From Day 1, Pom Pom has been and continues [...]

Why I’d make a great companion: I am a beautiful girl who would love to find her forever home. I’m a mellow and easy-going dog, content just to feel loved. With bright eyes and a precious face, I have a beautiful personality to match I can be a bit shy at first, but I warm up [...]

Pom Pom is about to embark on her first flight in a few days. I’m not sure who will have a tougher time with this…although we all know it’ll probably be me.

Any travel tips from jetsetting pets and pet owners?

It was a combination of his powerful hind legs and his desire to find adventure that led to this curious canine leaping over his backyard fence in order to explore the neighborhood. He found critter to chase, countless trees to sniff and a nearby park to play in but it wasn’t long before he was lost [...]

You know your dog has gained too much weight when: 1. She begs for food even when you’re just eating raw cauliflower. 2. She actually eats the cauliflower when you give in to her begging. 3. Carrying her around in your usual doggie bag/carrier leaves marks on your shoulder. 4. She licks the wall and carpet [...]

1. Eat organic. Conventional pet foods contain meat by-products (sometimes this includes beaks and fur!) or filler ingredients such as additives, preservatives, and hormones. Organic foods will mean fewer skin and ear irritations, allergies, bowel problems, and higher energy and immune system. Paying the higher price of organic food is worth the lower vet bills you’ll [...]

Since Pom Pom’s onset of arthritic symptoms, she has been getting regular acupuncture sessions (link to blog about Pom’s acupuncture) and 2 doses of this all-natural, liquid medicine to help manage pain and the progression of the arthritis. Officially dubbed “Pom Pom’s Potion,” the blend is made of organic alfalfa, yucca, organic burdock, and organic licorice [...]

My one regret in life: Not having Pom Pom in my wedding.  This regret has continued to plague me as I progress in my pet parenthood years (and as a result, progressed in my Pom Pom obsession), and as I attend more weddings with pets in wedding parties. Am I allowed to have another wedding [...]

You know those stories you hear from people with kids about how they’re completely desensitized to their babies’ diaper messes?  You know how your first response is usually “ewwwwww” to their descriptions of how they pick up baby poop with their bare hands, or how some even describe liking the smell of their baby’s diaper?  These [...]

Yes, we all make resolutions. No, we don’t usually keep them…especially weeks into the New Year. This year can be different! No, really. As we approach a month past the start of the year, why not try out ways to maintain [...]

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A video depicting the inhumane conditions in which greyhounds living at Arizona’s Tucson Greyhound Track in Arizona drew attention nationwide upon its release.

The footage, which was shot undercover and released by GREY2K [...]

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