Pet Dish
One of the tastiest refreshments people have been carrying out of Starbucks lately is a book with a deep-blue jacket and the profile of a yellow, smooth-coated dog. That's because the coffee giant decided to sell The Art of Racing in the Rain by Seattle author Garth Stein in more than 7,000 stores.
June 21, 2008
Pet Dish
I usually wash my dogs in the backyard with the hose. It's a cold, chaotic, treat-heavy experience. But today, I turned my guest bathtub into a mini dog spa to sample one of a new line of animal skin care products recently launched by Bellevue organic chemist Adelia Ritchie.
June 20, 2008
Pet Dish
I'm not sure how I missed reports earlier this year of a University of Minnesota's Stroke Research Center study that found cat owners may be "less likely to die from heart attack, stroke or other types of cardiovascular disease."
June 20, 2008
Pet Dish
After closing its doors for a long nap, High Maintenance Bitch reopens this weekend. If you haven't heard of High Maintenance Bitch (HMB) or read the sassy, pink book by the same name, or watched brother-and-sister founders Lori and Ryan Pacchiano on reality TV (Ryan most recently on Showdog Moms and Dads), you probably aren't the proud, pampering parent of a blinged-out lap dog.
June 19, 2008
Pet Dish
On June 20, beagles and shepherds, Labradors and true-blue mutts will leave the comfort of the couch and join the rat race for Take Your Dog to Work Day. For 10 years, working stiffs have celebrated their canine companions by bringing their pets along to the office for one special day.
June 18, 2008
Pet Dish
It's travel season, and I'm a cheerleader for road trips with the dogs -- especially to dog-oriented destinations. I know that pups as passengers present certain challenges, including muddy paws, furry upholstery, saliva-covered windows and keeping things cool. But they offer rewards and opportunities in more than equal measure.
June 16, 2008
Pet Dish
The Northwest School of Animal Massage is best known as a place for professionals to earn certificates in animal massage and study related pet health and wellness topics. But the new Wellness Workshop series welcomes the rest of us who want more holistic tools in our pet's health toolbox without going to "grad school."
June 13, 2008
Pet Dish
So I'm just back from a book signing in Boulder, Colorado, and I'm happy to report that the Berkeley of the Rockies is one dog-infatuated town.
Lean, shiny, smiling mutts peer out from nearly every funky truck bed,
snooze under every sidewalk café table, and pad alongside nearly every
lean, shiny, smiling human. For outdoor-adventure-loving quadrupeds,
it's hard to imagine a better hometown or destination than Boulder.
June 11, 2008
Pet Dish
In anticipation of her visit to Seattle next week, I've been reading Jana Kohl's new book, A Rare Breed of Love: The True Story of Baby and the Mission She Inspired to Help Dogs Everywhere. It's tough stuff.
June 5, 2008
Pet Dish
Meet Dora. When she came into the Seattle Animal Shelter with a lame leg, an x-ray revealed the top of her femur was broken.
June 4, 2008
