http://meowbarkblog.com advice and humor for cat and dog owners Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:21:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't know if the dogs are just on edge because I was gone for a few days and their daddy isn't home right now, but they are barking at EVERYTHING. Including when my stomach growls. And when I sniff. And when the wind blows. And when one of the ... http://meowbarkblog.com/2008/07/23/remember-that-part-about-incessant-barking/ Last night I got back from 4 and a half days in San Francisco and the dogs very nearly knocked me down in the driveway because they were so happy to see me. I feel kind of guilty that they love me so much, because I think it makes Jesse ... http://meowbarkblog.com/2008/07/23/incessant-barking-sleep-deprivation-and-the-best-welcome-home-ever/ I just got a reader e-mail tipping me off to a Click to Give site for animal rescue, sponsored by Petfinder.com. All you do is visit the site, click on the purple button, and, if you feel like it, purchase stuff you already use through the site. Sponsors donate based ... http://meowbarkblog.com/2008/07/22/easy-way-to-support-animal-rescue/ Save 15% off your order of $65 or more http://meowbarkblog.com/2008/07/09/new-petsmart-coupon/ If you love nice pet products but tend to stick with the discount variety, you might want to check out the Spring Cleaning Sale at Drs. Foster & Smith. Click on the coupons below for discounts. 2 Week Fresh 'n Clean Sale at Drs. Foster and Smith! Offer expires 3.24.08. Free Ground ... http://meowbarkblog.com/2008/03/17/spring-cleaning-sale-from-drs-foster-smith/ You can't make this stuff up, people. News started coming out this morning about an elderly couple living in a triple-wide trailer (do they even MAKE those?) with between 700 and 800 small dogs and about 80 parrots. The dogs were mostly Chihuahuas, Chinese cresteds, Lhasa apsos, Pomeranians, and and ... http://meowbarkblog.com/2008/03/13/more-than-800-animals-seized-from-arizona-home-elderly-couple-found-hoarding-small-dogs-and-parrots/ Best "play dead" ever. We have to add this to the list! Every time we try to get Pickles to shake, she just bites us. Sigh.   I met a dog at the airport who could sneeze on cue. It was adorable... This is not the same dog. Does she ... http://meowbarkblog.com/2008/02/28/pickles-has-some-competition-videos-of-other-pugs-doing-tricks/ Oh. My. God. I think I may never leave Pickles outside alone again after reading this article. The short version is that a 15-foot python stalked and then devoured a Chihuahua in Australia earlier this week, while the family's 5- and 7-year-old watched in terror. I'll spare you the photo, but ... http://meowbarkblog.com/2008/02/28/giant-python-eats-family-dog-in-front-of-horrified-children/ Because yes, now that we can film everything that happens all day we do, here is Pickles with her limited repertoire tricks. See how she does almost everything with hand signals? That's all me, baby. I rock at training my dog. Just her, though. The other two couldn't care less ... http://meowbarkblog.com/2008/02/23/pickles-the-pug-shows-off-her-tricksand-how-we-taught-her-to-be-such-a-little-genius/ NB: Although I don't generally advocate writing for free, I do encourage all people to volunteer their talents to help favorite causes and organizations when they feel so inclined. It's in that spirit that I post this ad, courtesy of renegade writer Linda Formichelli. -kk Company: Creative Professionals for Animal Welfare ... http://meowbarkblog.com/2008/02/21/volunteer-writingeditingpretc-opportunities-for-animal-lovers/