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The James Beard House, Awards, And Legend of Percy

  This year’s James Beard Awards, known as the “Oscars of the Food World,” were held on May 7th, and presented by Food Network’s Alton Brown. The foundation has been honoring the top chefs in the industry since 1990; past winners include famed restaurateurs and chefs such as; Mario Batali, Michael Symon, David Chang, Jean [...]

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“All trees have bark. All dogs bark. Therefore, all dogs are trees.”

The Funniest Dog photo - Dogs in line for the toilet tree!

  “All trees have bark. All dogs bark. Therefore, all dogs are trees.”                                                     Anonymous Dogs, humans, and all earthly breathing creatures, can’t live without trees. Trees create cleaner oxygen, and without oxygen in the air, we would all be kaput! Since dogs inhale and bark out into the air, and trees create the air [...]

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Sniffing Out the Answers: A Guide On Dogs’ Love for Smells

  You see it everywhere — on street corners, in the pantry, among cornstalks in cornfields, in the snow, ruffling through the garbage, even in thin air.  In all these places and so many more, we find dogs and their companion noses, searching, seeking, something.  Dogs are always following their buzzing noses, and there is [...]

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Designer Roberto Negrin’s Couture Has Gone To The Canines!

 Hec-lin Designs for Dogs by Roberto Negrin is a canine couture line showcasing elegant gowns for dogs and their pet parents. Negrin was inspired to design by his Poodle, Hec-lin, after his dog won a design costume contest in New York City. When Negrin designed a Pope Costume for Karen Biehl and her dog Eli [...]

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Lucky Is Getting Married! Is Your Pet Ready For a Fairytail Wedding?

Lucky is getting married!

BARKING  NEWS  – Church bells are RINGING  for Lucky Diamond – she’s getting married!  The bigger news?  She’s still searching for the puppy love of her life.  Right now, we’re doing a major pet hunt to find the perfect match for Lucky, a loving animalto take her paw in holy mutt-imony. Lucky, a beautiful Maltese [...]

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In Wendy’s Doghouse: Ed Begley Talks “Greening Your Pet”

      Celebrate Earth Day with Ed Begley!  TV and movie actor, environmental and animal advocate, Ed Begley, Jr. can be seen riding his bicycle everywhere in Hollywood (his personal version of recycling) while practicing the green mission motto; “take action yourself”! Begley has starred in movies such as; the Seth Rogan/Judd Apatow hit film, [...]

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Clodagh, An Animal Inspired Designer

Worldly designer Clodagh was born in Ireland and grew up in the historic Moytura House, Oscar Wilde’s summer home. Early on, her lasting connection to animals was shaped. Having been raised with a multitude of animals Clodagh reflects, “I had a pony, two peacocks and my father had sixty dogs at one count but it [...]

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The Top I Do’s & Don’ts When Taking Wedding Photos With Your Pet!

A bride poses with her well-behaved pooch

Many pet owners know that their most difficult hurdle is not house training the new puppy, nor is it teaching the cat that sofas aren’t scratching posts: it’s getting their furry and feathered friends to pose for the camera. Living with a non-photogenic pet is just an unfortunate reality most of the time, but it [...]

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When 9 Lives Aren’t Enough: The Debate on Pet Cloning

Two Luckys?! Can cloning bring back a lost pet?

    Since the day Lucky was diagnosed with spleen cancer, my mind has been overrun with thoughts—about her health, her happiness, and what I might do to ensure that the remainder of her time here is peaceful and well-spent. Of course, not all of the thoughts that cross my mind are good ones, and [...]

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Tribute To Dog Motherhood featuring our very own Wendy Diamond!

Mother’s Day is this Sunday and we  should never forget all those who are dog mothers! I’m featured in the best selling book; The Seven Pearls of Financial Wisdom: A Woman’s Guide To Enjoying Wealth and Power by Carol Pepper and my funny dear old friend Camilla Webster (St. Martin’s Press). I’m a proud mother [...]

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