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Cat Desk Box

Cat Desk Box

If you’ve ever been owned by a cat, you’ll know what a charming pest a cat can be. Bored cats and the desks of busy people are (a) inevitably going to come together at some point, if there’s a cat in the house, and (b) not always a wonderful thing for productivity. My own habit [...]

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Kay's Tiny Felted K9s

Kay's Tiny Felted K9s

Kay Turple is a Canadian artist who makes amazing 3-dimensional dog portraits — all sorts of dog breeds, like this gorgeous fluffy Old English Sheepdog — working from your photographs to make a tiny true-to-life model in felted wool. How does Kay make her miniature pets? She gives an overview of the needle felting technique [...]

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Bored Dogs are Waiting for Spring

Bored Dogs are Waiting for Spring

Spring could come along just about any time now, if my dogs had anything to say about it. (No argument here!) I’m just saying.

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It's a Broom, It's a Dog…

It's a Broom, It's a Dog...

This just in from Amanda Nicole, our Girl in Vancouver: the Doggy Broom! With an aluminum handle that’s shaped like a dog leash in zero gravity, and a colourful plastic broom that vaguely resembles a small long-haired dog — dare we suggest that the Scopa Cane Doggy broom (ViceVersa) is the perfect household item for [...]

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How to Teach a Dog to Wear Boots

How to Teach a Dog to Wear Boots

This greyhound of mine looks a bit embarrassed about having to wear his winter boots (a.k.a. “paw protectors“), doesn’t he? Don’t be fooled by that hang-dog look — when we go outside in minus-20°C weather (that’s, um, 4 degrees below 0°F for our American friends), the big guy’s whole attitude gets adjusted pretty quickly! So, [...]

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