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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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A Look At Postcard Dogs Gone By!

What were many dogs doing at the turn of the 20th century?  Most likely posing for a photograph that would be placed on a postcard!  Postcard collecting was all the rage throughout Europe and United States during that era and millions were sent through the mail until the 1940’s. The invention of the Kodak Brownie [...]

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Classic Hollywood Hounds Are Immortalized

In the screwball satire Bombshell (above), starring Jean Harlow as a movie star cast in her own image, the Old English sheepdogs who add to the comic chaos are Harlow's own.

  Often when we think of legendary Tinseltown canines in classic movies, the names Lassie and Rin Tin Tin usually come to mind first.  But, there were other dramatic dogs that graced the silver screen, and inspired humorous plot twists and famous movie theme songs. Turner Classic Movies created “Hollywood Hounds”, a boxed collection of [...]

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Puppy Love comes in all forms, shapes and sizes!

  Photo of the Day! Thanks for sending Buzz Miller – Buzzy’s Bow Wow Meow!     Follow Wendy      Follow Lucky      Subscribe to RSS Like Wendy and Lucky: Like Animal Fair:

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Does Your Pet Have A Presidential Name?

President Ronald Reagan's own Lucky Bouvier des Flandres lived in the oval office

  The burning question on the minds of the entire world was answered when First Lady Michelle Obama announced that the first family’s choice of a Portuguese Water Dog that matched their household (a big White House) dynamics, that they named – Bo! Sadly they did not ADOPT but First Lady and family at the [...]

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They are already lining up where Lucky marked her spot! Best Photo of the Day on the Internet!

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

They are already lining up where Lucky marked her spot! Best Photo of the Day on the Internet! Follow Wendy      Follow Lucky      Subscribe to RSS Like Wendy and Lucky: Like Animal Fair:

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Dogs give us the most important gift that you can’t buy – puppy love!

Could there by anything cuter than this dog and baby?

Could there by anything cuter than this dog and baby? Thank you to Buzz Miller for sending this! Dogs give us the most important gift that you can’t buy – puppy love! – Wendy Diamond Love thinking of quotes to inspire positive thoughts!  More if you are interested.. For the Best that the Pet Lifestyle  [...]

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The Wild and The Beautiful – Photography by the legendary Patrick Demarchelier

Madonna by Patrick Demarchelier

Portfolio by Patrick Demarchelier  If ever there was evidence of the remarkable power in the eye of the beholder, it can be seen in the work of Patrick Demarchelier. Long tan legs and winsome faces are the most common subjects for the globe-trotting photographer whose wonderful eye for the dramatic fashion photograph has made him [...]

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Get Your Perfect Pet Portrait with Rory Mackay

Rory Mackay is a classically trained artist with penchant for painting pooches! While he may not have predicted that the four-legged set would so thoroughly become his inspiration, this canine Caravaggio found his calling in capturing the energy and spirit of our furry friends on his canvas. Born and raised in London, Mackay is now [...]

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Bunnies Abounding!: David Foox’s Year of the Rabbit Paintings are Bouncing Beauties

We may call it 2011, but those in the know prefer to think of the time we live in as the year of the rabbit! This, of course, is one of Lucky’s favorite cycles of the Chinese zodiac. As a sprightly Maltese she surely has chased her fair amount of fluffy tail, but she also [...]

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