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Confession #1: Sometimes I sleep with my clients.

If you’re a dog sitter or use a dog sitter you’ll enjoy this hilarious article from 4knines blog. Join one pet sitter on her daily adventures, #confessionsofadogsitter,  and learn the inside scoop of what goes on behind the scenes.

A few years ago to make some extra money, I thought why not try dog sitting. I have three of my own, love dogs, so how hard could it be to take in a guest or two and watch them?

I have since learned that someone’s per...

We’ve been buying our pups Purina’s Pro Plan food for a while. It is supposed to be their upper line and is not inexpensive, especially when you are feeding three large dogs. I thought I was buying a good product until a friend sent me over this information from Dogs Naturally. It has to do with aflatoxins and melamine or cyanuric acid being found in the food. Toxins which can make your dog very sick and in some cases be deadly. Like back in 2007 when there was an outbreak of contaminated do...

Last year we lost our 14-year-old dog, Copper. She was a great girl but her last few years she suffered a number of health issues. She developed diabetes and required insulin shots twice a day, had trouble walking, and a chronic cough along with some other health problems. We did everything we could to keep her as comfortable and happy as possible.

Some of these things were as easy as making sure she had the right medications and others involved making changes in our house to help her get arou...

Image: Hannamariah via Shutterstock

There’s an article on Pet 360 but nowhere do I see a Chowberger listed. In case you don’t know what a Chowberger is it’s part chow, some leonberger, with a twist of retriever. That’s me, of course. While the post may be interesting I cannot verify the accuracy because if I’m not on there who knows what else they left out. Woof! -Kensy, The Dog

Sure your dog’s clever … but is she one of the smartest dog breeds out there? “While all dogs are smart, certain bree...

Services dogs are known for lending assistance with everyday tasks to those who are disabled but they do so much more. The emotional support they provide is priceless. Here is the story of two of the Boston Marathon victims and how their dog has helped get them through some really tough times.

At Monday’s Boston Marathon, many runners will be on the course to honor the 16 people who lost limbs in last year’s bombing. One married couple was among them: Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes.

Among m...

We now have our third puppy mill dog, Bethany, who we adopted seven months ago. When we adopted our first, Logan, we really didn’t know what a puppy mill was. That was back in 2009 and we learned so much since then. I spread the word as much as I can so that when folks see those adorable puppies at pet stores or from puppy mills they realize that there is so much more to it than just the cute face their looking at.

Here’s the story of George.

In March of 2011, Katie, a volunteer from Agape Anim...

“Pleeze, like you’ve never had a bad hair day.”

Have a great weekend.

Credit: courtesy of Miley Cyrus

After Miley Cyrus lost her beloved pup, Floyd, her mom surprised her with a new puppy to help ease the pain. It turns out Miley wasn’t ready to have a new dog in her life and decided it was best to give her to a loving home.

Here’s the full scoop from Us Weekly.

Miley Cyrus isn’t quite ready to move on from the death of her beloved dog Floyd earlier this month. Shortly after the Alaskan Klee Kai passed away, the “Wrecking Ball” singer’s mom, Tish Cyrus, surprised...

Bethany, Kensy, Goliath

I was contacted by a representative of Canidae Natural Pet Food Company to see if we would try and review their new line of grain free dog treats and Life Stages Bakery Snacks.. Of course they had me at treat.

I received a pack of Life Stages Bakery Snacks With Lamb, Wild Rice & Sweet Potato and PURE Heaven Biscuits With Duck & Chickpeas grain free dog treats. This was great since I just started feeding two of our dogs grain free food and the other treats are only made w...

Half of all marriages end in divorce so what do you do if you have a beloved pup that both of you want? Believe it or not more canine cases are being heard in court but unlike children dogs are still viewed as property. That’s rather sad if you think about it but unfortunately the way it is. Here’s a report from The Dogington Post.

Along with a rise in divorce comes a rise in canine custody battles. In cases of a domestic dispute over the ownership of a pet, courts generally view dogs as prop...