Consider it the opposite of bragging. Or perhaps the “anti-brag.” Everywhere I go these days, people are “outing” their pets for bad behavior. It’s done with a sense of humor; malice doesn’t enter the equation. Here’s one of my favorites, less scatological than many of the others: ”My Mom Can Never Sleep In. If she tries, I sit next to the […]
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Do You Eat Like a Bird or a Horse? What Does it All Mean?
I could give Mrs. Malaprop “a run for her cash money,” as I’ve been known to misquote common expressions to unintended comic effect. So I thought it appropriate — perhaps necessary — to examine animal expressions, their origins, and whether they are fact or fiction. I “ferreted”* answers out of Victoria Stilwell, host of Animal Planet‘s TV series It’s Me or the Dog, […]
Getting Your Pet a Pet? Here’s How…
I’ll never forget the woman who made me feel better about my over-the-top behavior with my pet. “Are you kidding?” she had responded. “I got my pet a pet! What’s crazier than that?” Jokes aside, introducing a second dog or cat into your home can be a wonderful thing to do, though one should strategize for optimal results. Jealousy can […]
Can Your Pets Have Too Much Fun?
Chances are, at some point, you’ve experienced pangs of guilt when it comes to your pets. Either you’re gone for too much of the day or you don’t play enough games with your pets or you travel to places where your pets can’t come along. Such is the modern world we live in. Many of us commute to offices where […]
Stranger Than Fiction: Pet Training Requests
File this under the header “Strange but True.” I asked dog trainer and Animal Planet pet expert Andrea Arden about the most bizarre training requests that have crossed her desk. Top of mind concerned a Betta fish. This is a fighting fish. A potential client wanted Andrea to train her fish — alone, in its fish bowl — because “she […]
