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Dog Loving, An Owner’s Manual for the Commitment-Phobic, V.1: The Guinea Pig

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As a struggling 20-something in today’s society, I am torn between competing ideas of what I should be striving for in my current stage in life. The desire to put down roots, commit, and resign myself to Responsibility is terrifying (I can’t even commit to buying furniture, thus, my clothes are routinely sorted into piles on my floor).

As a struggling writer in today’s society, ideas for novels I’m working on are continuously zipping through my mind, and every now and again, one

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In all my hours spent researching various products at Modern Dog, I have never been as excited as when I stumbled upon the Stink-finder, which is featured in our Spring 2010 issue on page 20, in the article “Odd Spots: Amazing Dog Technology”. This device uses ultraviolet light to find the hidden source of STINK. No longer will you have to live with the lingering scent of poop or urine

Esther’s Day: An Epic Journey

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It isn’t easy being a pampered pup at the Modern Dog magazine office, and Esther and Rose definitely have busy schedules. Between sleeping, modeling the newest fashion lines, product testing, treat tasting, going for walks (poop bag testing?) and sleeping some more, this pair of loveable Dachshunds live glamorous lives that the rest of us can only imagine.

With the ever-evolving world of technology, it is only a matter of time before a machine hits the market with lofty promises

Letter to Elmo

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Dear Elmo,

These are the things I would have said to you, if I’d been there (I’m so sorry I wasn’t there).

Remember the first time I saw you, when you were so tiny and sleepy, while my brother Michael was picking out his puppy, the rambunctious black and brown one, and you were the smallest, with ears a little darker than the rest of you, and you picked me. You fell asleep on my lap and my heart broke because you couldn’t be mine.

I guess it was luck or fate or

Oh Robert, Where Art Thou?

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Be still, my heart. Robert Pattinson, famed Twilight twinkler, world-renowned for his chiseled good-looks, his heart-melting smile, his crazy hair, and his allergy to women, has publicly declared his love for his dog.

I have a dog. Well, okay, technically I don’t at the moment (which, trust me, is a constant source of angst and despair for me), but I could get one.