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“I have a dog. And it’s coming home with me.” It was our seventh wedding anniversary and these were not exactly the words I was longing to hear from my husband. I naively thought he was calling on his drive home from a late-night class to remind me how wonderful he thought I was, or to declare that, after seven years, he was still itch-less in our relationship. Besides that, we already had two dogs. They were best buds: a perfect pair. I didn’t want a third-wheel dog.

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Black gold in the hills of Umbria

Happy April Fools Day!  

Fat Tuesday was celebrated in barking mad style when the Mystic Krewe of Barkus paraded through the French Quarter of New Orleans as part of the Mardi Gras festivities. The participating dogs and their escorts were dressed to the k-nines, in keeping with this year’s “A Broadway Tail” theme.

What if, for just one day, everyone joined together online to help promote homeless pets? Just imagine how many homeless pets might find their forever homes. Well, that’s exactly what Petfinder.com is envisioning for their 15th birthday celebration.

Whether or not graffiti qualifies as art continues to be a contentious subject for critics, but Jamie Pflughoeft has no problem finding beauty in ever-evolving graphic street art. In her on-going “Graffiti Dogs” project, dogs are photographed next to vivid graffiti, lending urban flavour to classic portraiture.

It’s estimated that over a million dogs in the US alone play with flying discs with their owners. Why not take it to the next level? The athletic feats performed by champion disc dogs are nothing short of gasp-inducing, but any Fido can be a disc dog. Border Collies tend to dominate the sport but even little dogs can excel. In fact, with the right amount of training and patience, even the most stubborn, destructive, hyperactive dog can learn to channel those impulses into becoming a high-flying champion.