Summer trips to the ocean with my dog are risky. Whenever my Border collie sprints ahead at 40 miles per hour, her nose low to the ground and fixed on some alluring scent, I know I'm in trouble.
By Diana Wurn | May 19, 2008
Pet Dish
Writing on one of our rare sunny days, I find myself thrilled with the prospect of rain. Not because I miss the rain, but because with rain comes mud and with mud comes the chance for my dog -- or yours -- to become a Lees Carpet spokes-pet, win prizes including a year's supply of dog food and new carpet, and raise money for the Seattle-based Delta Society.
By Lisa Wogan | May 9, 2008
Pet Dish
Since Monday, the Seattle Animal Shelter has been promoting
Be Kind to Animals Week. I love the sentiment and admire the work of the
Seattle Animal Shelter. I have a major soft spot for them, since that's where I found my dog Lulu. In the spirit of the thing, the Shelter suggests excellent actions such as encouraging family and friends to spay or neuter their pets, creating spaces for wildlife, reporting animal abuse or neglect, volunteering at your local animal shelter and speaking out on the importance of respecting animals.
By Lisa Wogan | May 8, 2008
Pet Dish
First, things slowed down at Itchmo.com, eventually posts ground to a halt and then the URL went kerflooey.
By Lisa Wogan | May 6, 2008
Daily Find
Your dog or cat is as much a fixture in your home as your sofa -- and
so is the hair-covered dog bed or the always-in-need-of-cleaning litter
box. For those concerned with appearances, Bellevue pet-furniture
company DenHaus offers a stylish alternative for the more unsightly aspects of pet ownership.
By Jen Harper | May 8, 2008
Being a city chicken's not so bad. You don't have to deal with overcrowding (only three chickens are allowed at most Seattle homes) or the pecking order of a farm (just the occasional Labrador or child to contend with), and most likely your hip urban owners (they may refer to themselves as your parents) are either too granola or too chicken (no offense) to kill and eat you.
By Jen Harper | May 5, 2008
Pet Dish
A couple months ago, I plucked a business card for Seattle Green Dogs off the bulletin board at Top Pot Doughnuts.
I was there for, um, a cup of black coffee. I dropped the card in my
pocket, and there it lived until I discovered it a week after Earth Day
(when I had failed to join the blogging hordes with an
eco-greenie-themed message).
By Lisa Wogan | April 29, 2008
Some days when Andrea Houghton goes to her neighborhood Fred Meyer, she lets her parrot, Girlfriend, ride on her shoulder. Fans call out "Hey, Girlfriend," and the splendid blue and gold macaw always talks back. For Houghton, who hand-raises baby birds for The Tweetery in Crown Hill, the outings are a chance to socialize with her feathered friend.
By Lisa Wogan | April 28, 2008
Pet Dish
Among the items on the auction block this Saturday at the Seattle Humane Society's Tuxes and Tails event will be the chance to spend a day on the trail with famed pet detective Kat Albrecht.
By Lisa Wogan | April 24, 2008
Pet Dish
I'm beginning to feel like a bird brain. By that, I mean, I have been learning so much about the Seattle bird scene, I'm fairly busting with it. (I should say that the pejorative term "bird brain" needs to be under serious reconsideration as
science learns how sophisticated that tiny processor actually is.)
By Lisa Wogan | April 25, 2008
