Our first postcard creation for the Pet Postcard Project is complete! The postcard features Teeny (short for Marteeny) and his human, Katy. Together, with Katy’s husband, Todd, they run Teeny’s Friends. It’s a charity that provides toys for dogs that are less fortunate than some of us. Teeny’s Friends is having a September Toy Drive… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Dogs
Pet Postcard Project
There are lots of dogs and cats on Twitter. While lurking one day, I discovered the Pet Postcard Project. Writer Nikki Moustaki created the project to help raise awareness and feed shelter dogs. For each postcard sent via US Mail, one pound of dog food will be provided to animal shelters. Rachael Ray’s Nutrish brand… Continue Reading
Book Review – Sally Goes to the Beach
When it’s bedtime in our house, I trudge upstairs with the boys and lie down in Preemie Feet’s room. He is put to bed first, so I listen to his books before getting up and moving to Little Feet’s room for chapter books. Preemie Feet has been reading the Sally series of books and they… Continue Reading
Friday Flickr Photos & Happy Birthday
Friday already… I have much to do to prepare for the weekend. I am the packer of the family. Shocking, yes, that the wife and mother of the family puts all the stuff where it needs to go when it needs to be there. And that’s my sweet dog, Scout, who just had a birthday… Continue Reading
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Week – A Little History
For the wrap-up of Chessie Week, I thought I’d give you a history of the breed. An English brig shipwrecked off the coast of Maryland in 1907. The crew was rescued, as well as two Newfoundland puppies named Sailor and Canton. They were bred to local retrievers, including the English Otter Hound, Flat-Coat and Curly-Coated… Continue Reading
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Week – The Happy Growl
A classic dog smile… we Chessies know how to smile like that as you can see above. But did you know that we also have a Chesapeake-only “smile” that can flip out the uninitiated? This “smile” is toothy and comes with all kinds of vocalizations, which can include a growl or two. Each Chessie has… Continue Reading
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Week – Chessie, Get Your Freak On!
**This post was originlly published January 29, 2009 and has been updated for this Chessie Week** I haven’t really written about my particular breed yet, so I’ll share a little skinny on Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. We love to swim and are known for something called “water freaking.” Any water that’s deep enough will do for… Continue Reading
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Week – Social Dog
Do you follow me? I’m @ScouttheDog on Twitter and I hang around Facebook on the RiverDog Prints page. Are you a fan? With social media being all the rage, even dogs like me can have our own little part of the interwebs. How does that relate to being a Chessie? Roll with me homies… My… Continue Reading
It’s Chesapeake Bay Retriever Week and it’s My Birthday!
I am eight years old today and as a way of celebrating, I’m featuring my breed all week on this here blog. Chesapeake Bay Retrievers are not as well known as say, Labradors, so I’m here to educate y’all on some of our great, and not so great, qualities. Let’s kick off the week with… Continue Reading
Inspire Me Cards: A Posing Guide for Dogs
There aren’t many things we love more here at RiverDog Prints than cards. Combine cards with photography that serves a function and NOW you’re talkin’! Design Aglow, an online resource for information and products directed at professional wedding and portrait photographers, offers 50 cards for dog photographers to get just the right shot of their… Continue Reading