Sophie is a Daddy’s Girl. And her favorite game is to PLAY peek-a-boo, get the toy. They’ve played this endless times and Sophie never tires of it. Now that Jasper’s in our lives, Sophie doesn’t get the chance to play it as often, because Jasper always horns in on her fun. But for this week’s 52 Snapshots of Life photo challenge, I included a video I shot over a year ago, during one of their play sessions. See how happy she is? I just love it! Pet blogging friend and colleague, Christina Berry of The Lazy Pitbull, created this fun… [Continue Reading]

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Dogs love to run and Sophie is no exception. For this week’s 52 Snapshots of Life Photo Challenge, I’m taking a little walk down Memory Lane.     This photo was taken when Sophie was about seven months old. We were visiting her Aunt Marilyn Piurek, who was the first person to bring the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno into the U.S. in 2001. Marilyn turned us onto the breed, when we met her at the very first Meet the Breeds event in NYC, back in 2009. By May of 2010, we had Sophie. This was the first of several visits we… [Continue Reading]

  This is the sky over my beautiful New York City. I flew back home for a few days last week to visit and go to my friend, Suzanne Donaldson’s (aka MrsSizzle.com) Swatch party in Times Square. I took this shot as I was excitedly coming in for a landing and thought it’d be perfect for this week’s 52 Snapshots of Life photo challenge theme of Sky. The buzz I felt, just stepping outside the terminal at filthy LaGuardia airport (better known as a third world country airport), was palpable and it didn’t leave for three days. Why did I… [Continue Reading]

Me, Suzanne Donaldson, Holly & Nina Rappaport   I made a trip back to New York City last week for a few days of events, meetings and seeing friends. Had the best time, with a highlight of the trip being this party my friend Suzanne Donaldson, aka Mrs. Sizzle, threw to debut the new Swatch watch collection, My Pet and Me. Dozens of people descended upon the Swatch store in Times Square, with their dogs all dressed up.   The My Pet and Me Swatch collection   An adorable and colorful collection of watches that… [Continue Reading]

Me & my bright-eyed girl!   Do you have a therapy dog? Yesterday, I took Sophie for her annual free eye exam. She’s a Therapy Dog, and the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) offers a free National Service Animal Eye Exam. Last year in New York, we just moseyed into Blue Pearl Veterinary Hospital, waited our turn and had our exam. But this year in Florida, it was a whole to do! It’s National Therapy Animal Day and I’m celebrating my girl!     We arrived to see Dr. Robert Swinger at the VCA Animal… [Continue Reading]

Like the current Nicki Minaj song, “Hey Mama,” I’m the mama in our house. From being the main caretaker of our fur-brood to making sure the house is running smoothly (or some semblance thereof), I’ve been voted in! 🙂  For this week’s 52 Snapshots of Life photo challenge, I’m choosing shots of my fur family, whom I love very much. It fills me with great joy to take care of them and make sure they are happy.   Isabel nestled Jasper’s short attention span Sophie looking demure  … [Continue Reading]

Our little man with his Gentle Leader   Teaching and learning are flip sides of the same coin. For this week’s 52 Snapshots of Life photo challenge with the theme of Teach, I also have to share how much I’ve learned, too. When dog trainer, Justin Silver, came into my life just a few months ago, we had plateau’ed in our training with Jasper, our rescue with issues. In two phone conversations and one Skype session, Justin taught me what tools to use and how to implement the training and Jasper responded immediately. Now, after three… [Continue Reading]