I had some very happy pooches in the house on Friday when my box of Martha Stewart Pets goodies arrived from PetSmart. I swear, these dogs know when the UPS man brings something for them. I can get box after box of stuff for me and Jake, and the dogs ignore them completely, but the moment a box contains something for them, they go bonkers. Read more »

Anyone who has ever spent even a small amount of time with a dog knows that they have an amazing capacity for love and understanding. They also have an incredible ability to soothe our pain simply by sitting next to us and allowing us to bury our faces in their soft fur. I remember when my grandmother died, my dog Cooper came over and rested his head on my shoulder out of the blue, just because he thought I needed a doggy hug. Countless studies have been done over the years to validate what dog people already know: dogs are [...] Read more »

Just two more days until the Loving Your Pet giveaway event starts! My next awesome sponsor is Ultra Chewy Dog Bones. My dogs are spoiled, and I enjoy giving them a variety of treats to go along with their regular diet. I try to limit them because I don’t want them to get overweight, although Cooper has a bottomless pit of a stomach and steals everything in sight (according to the Humane Society where we adopted him, he had a rough puppyhood, confined to a cage with ten other puppies and very little food, so even five years later, he [...] Read more »

One of my favorite guest posts, as well as one of my favorite interviews ever done on Pretty Opinionated came from the Good Dogma Company, a sponsor in my Loving Your Pet giveaway. I first connected with Lisa of Good Dogma back when her dog, Bo, did a guest post for me. It was my first ever guest post written by a dog. A few months after that, I did an interview with Lisa about the mission behind the  Good Dogma company. Read more »

The Loving Your Pet giveaway event, hosted by Two Little Cavaliers, starts on July 1st and features over 40 blogs each giving away pet-related goodies worth at least $20. I have a few really wonderful sponsors for you, and I’ll be writing about them over the next week. The first one is KONG Premium Dog Treats, who are offering four bags of their delicious (according to my dogs, I didn’t taste them!) premium treats for your dog. Read more »

I have three rather large dogs, with a combined weight of about 230 pounds. Walking all three of them is pretty much impossible, especially since Cooper likes to veer off in one direction while my girls like to sniff as a single unit. Walking two of them is quite a challenge at times. I can walk Tasha and Maia together, because as I said, they basically act as a one very large dog, but Cooper can’t be walked with anyone else. All three of them give me a bit of a challenge on uneven ground because, to be honest, I [...] Read more »

Regular readers may remember Pretty Opinionated’s first (and only) guest post written by a dog. Bo, author of “Bad to the Bone,” had a lot to say on the subject of rescuing homeless animals. Now, his brother, Kensy, has inspired a brand new project—The Good Dogma Company. Bo and Kensy’s human, Lisa, is joining me today in an interview about the company and the meaning behind it, and to share a great giveaway with all of you. About the Good Dogma Company The Good Dogma Company was founded based on the philosophy that dog lovers have a different kind of [...] Read more »

How to Safely Travel with a Pet by Mollie Jones If you’re a pet owner, car rides with your pet are unavoidable. In a recent survey of 1,000 dog owners, AAA found that 59% had driven distracted while their pet was in the car. It’s important to follow pet travel practices for the safety of both you and your pet. Pet travel laws Many states regulate how you can travel with your pet. Currently Hawaii is the only state forbidding owners to allow their pet to travel in their laps, though many others are considering such legislation. California forbids pets [...] Read more »

I’m not a football fan, so the whole Super Bowl is totally lost on me. I used to watch it just for the commercials, but now I can find those on youtube, so I don’t even need to do that. The Puppy Bowl, on the other hand, is just plain adorable, and has become almost as iconic as that big old football game. In honor of those adorable little bundles of shelter-rescued fur, I found this infographic on other iconic dogs in the media. My personal favorite is Scooby-Doo, although Snoopy is a really close second. by killerinfographics. Read more »