I noticed a great piece in the San Francisco Chronicle from Christie Kelly about mutts being cool and wanted to share it with everyone. “So let’s make this simple: Mixed-breed dogs are just as cute, loyal, loving and true as purebred dogs. And mutts definitely sit, stay, heel and come just like dogs with pedigrees. Anyone who’s ever owned a mixed-breed dog knows that” Read More – Mutts Are Chic

Need a new place to take your favorite friend? Well Trails.com has many lists of hikes that you and your dog can do without having to fit him with boots and a helmet. Stop over and check out their pages like this one for Vermont.

It’s raining in New England this evening as I write this blog entry and while it’s damp and raw I know springs here and along with the dogs I’m ready to howl with glee.

Down at the Dallas Morning News I came across an article about helping your pet lose weight and wanted to share it with everyone. “Weight problems are common in cats and dogs, and can be successfully managed through changes in food or a nutrition program. Combining a change in nutrition with increased exercise is the most effective way of achieving a healthy weight.” Continue Reading

Up north at the San Francisco Chronicle they had an article on a movement taking place to feed your pet only raw food. I’ve heard of people only eating raw food but never have I heard of the raw food for pets movement, “To most people, pet food is something that comes in a bag or can. The package might be illustrated with pictures of meat chunks, vegetables and grains, but what’s inside is probably the most thoroughly processed food product on the market.” Continue Reading

Have a great weekend everyone and enjoy the spring rolling in.

Yes it’s Friday and of course that means it’s the official kickoff to the weekend, for those of you not familiar with what I’m chatting about I’ll fill you in. Weekends are the time we set aside for our beloved dogs and family pets. Weekends are for romping and playing with our best friends. So let the romping begin.

I was over at the Seattle Times and came across an article entitled 4 tips on picking a nutritional pet food and thought it was good reading and worth passing on to everyone. “Stand in any pet food store or the pet food aisle of a supermarket and it’s easy to become overwhelmed by all the choices. To help sort through the choices, here are some tips for finding a nutritional food at the best price from Iveta Becvarova, a veterinary nutritionist with the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech.” read more Pet Food Tips

A short jump down to Portland and I came upon a fun story about an event taking place this coming Saturday entitled Pooches on the Green  “The city of Beaverton will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and dogs with its first “Pooches on the Green” event, set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Beaverton City Park, on Southwest Watson Street between Fourth and Fifth streets.” read more Dogs Celebrate

Moving even further down the coast I stop at the San Francisco Chronicle and learned about a contest they are holding entitled Pet Look-alike photo contest. Nope it’s not about two pets looking a like but about pet owners who share more then a passing resemblance to their best friends. “Do we pick pets that mirror ourselves or do we slowly, and unwittingly morph into look-alikes over time? It is my hope that your photos will help shed some light on this much-debated chicken-or-egg dilemma.“ read more Pets Looking Like Their Owners

Ok everyone have a wonderful weekend romping and hanging with your dogs and remember the Dancing Dog Blog weekend rule: on weekends 100% of it is for your dogs and 90% for your other pets.. So lets jump start this weekend…