Dog-related links from around the web this past week:
Friendship. Does your dog know that you love her? A thoughtful post on our relationships with our dogs. (Denise Fenzi)
Dog Scribbles. Fun, quirky doodles of dogs from one of my favorite bloggers/artists. (Ulicam)
Things I Can’t Live Without #6: Rolled Leather Collar. Do any of you use a rolled leather collar? I’ve never heard of the notion that regular, flat collars can damage the guard hairs/fur around the neck, but now I’m curious… (Batmanimal)
Thunder, Fireworks, and Noise, Oh My! An adult dog who has developed a thunderstorm phobia… How do you help them? Certainly caught my attention, because while Pyrrha isn’t bothered by storms or fireworks now, I wonder if she could be in the future? (Reactive Champion)
Focus: Riley and Lexi. Britt Croft is doing a series of photos on her two yellow labs, Riley and Lexi. I love these shoots and how often these dogs participate in mirroring behavior! They are hard to tell apart! (The Daily Dog Tag)
“Keen-see.” The sweet relationship between a toddler and her very tolerant bulldog, Kingsley. (Rockstar Diaries)
Foundation Fun. I don’t really know what these dogs are doing, but they are having so much FUN! I love it. (The Elite Forces of Fuzzy Destruction)
Catch O’ The Day. That is one BRAVE dog. I cannot believe he just plucked that awful-looking, gnarly fish out of the water. I am so impressed. And his expression looks like, “Eh, no big deal. I do this all the time.” (Wootube)
Bliss Paws Collapsible Travel Bowl. I like the look of these travel bowls (although I wonder how big they are?). I’m not overly thrilled with the ones we bought Pyrrha, as they’re crushable cloth and not nearly as waterproof as they advertised. Do you use a travel bowl that you like? (Dog Milk)
How to Make Car Rides with Dogs a Breeze. Helpful tips on car travel with dogs, which will be useful to me this weekend! (Go Pet Friendly)
Truckin’. More honest, helpful advice on taking a long road trip with one’s two beautiful, active Aussies. (Raising Ivy)
As you might have divined from those last three links, Pyrrha and I are taking our first road trip together tomorrow! We are driving the 5 hours together to my parents’ house, so I can help my sister with her wedding plans. Thankfully, Pyr rides very well in the car, but we’ve never taken her in the car for longer than 45 minutes, so this will certainly be an experience! I’m bringing lots of water and soothing music for both of us. Stories to come!
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Good luck on your trip! I’m sure Pyrrha will do just fine. Also, I loved Reactive Champion’s post on delayed fears in dogs…I’ve noticed Rufus is jumpier lately at loud sounds and sudden (big) movements – it may be age, or it may be all the change in his life. Whatever it is, we’re working on it diligently.
Hey Abby, how can I get on your list of “Pup Links”? I just celebrated my two year old milestone birthday yesterday! Check out my blog for all walk down memory lane photographs of me growing up! http://www.nikitaland.wordpress.com
Oh, great links! I love that rolled leather collar! That looks really well made. We have a travel bowl like that and we got at Petsmart. They have little ones that size and also some that are bigger, but still fold flat. I really like them! We have both sizes, one for the girls’ backpacks when we hike and the bigger ones for when we’re out and about.
Have fun on your road trip! We love taking road trips with our pups!
I hope your road trip is the first of many successful times together.
All your great links make me want to take a road trip. Now, if only I had a car.
I have the collapsible bowl; indispensable when I help with dog transports, works well. Love the rolled collar; followed Milk’s link to the Japanese “crate” – lovely. Enjoy your pup links.
Have a great road trip!