“…We both know from experience that the love and laughter a pet brings into our lives are worth it.”
Nice piece by Kerry Hannon in the NYT this past weekend about dog grief.

“…We both know from experience that the love and laughter a pet brings into our lives are worth it.”
Nice piece by Kerry Hannon in the NYT this past weekend about dog grief.

The NYT pubbed a new article about how dogs age compared to humans, Old Dogs, New Science, and the Secrets of Aging –– with a handy Labrador retriever versus Tom Hanks breakdown!

Airmail dropped a doggie love bomb this week with its cover story, Marking Their Territory –– and it’s all about how pooches are running wild over human resources in some of the tech-iest tech offices of the Bay Area!

DisneyPixar has come out with another adorable 10-minute animation film as part of their #PixarSparkShorts series…Kitbull!
While it may not be in the running for this year’s Oscars, you can bet this new dogu-series (ahem, sorry), DOGS, will be sure to gain some traction with Netflix viewers.
As this Labor Day weekend marks the official end of the dog days of summer, I’ll try to get through my pile of unread New Yorkers — but I’ll probably just skip right to the cartoons, including this classic by Charlie Hankin.
Happy New Year! The stock market’s tanking and the El Niño storms are coming in 2016…but at least Laurie Anderson is getting the year off to a positive start — by putting on a free concert for dogs (and their owners) in Times Square tonight! She’s even supplying 350 wireless headsets so humans can enjoy listening to the low-frequency concert with their canine companions. (Rolling Stone)
Even dogs believe that a picture’s worth a thousand words, as seen here in this “33 Most Epic Dog Photobombs” slideshow, courtesy of Dogtime!
The New York Times asked some of its favorite illustrators to draw their childhood pets from memory — and the results are beautiful! (NYT)

Ryan Reynolds develops a sixth sense in his new movie, “The Voices” — but he doesn’t see dead people — no, he just hears the deepest, snarkiest, inner-most thoughts of his pet cat and dog in this bloody, dark comedy. (pics: ImpAwards)


This past weekend, there was a very big issue discussed in an open forum that affects billions of people all over the world…
Yes, that’s right — The New Yorker Festival breaks down Cats vs. Dogs — with many high-profile, high-brow writers/pet owners weighing in, including Malcolm Gladwell, Joyce Carol Oates, David Remnick, Jesse Eisenberg, and more.
It’s a good thing dogs don’t do Facebook or other social media — because a new scientific study says that they do experience feelings of envy, and not just when you’re petting another dog! (New York Times)
The Subaru may no longer be the official car for U.S. Ski Team anymore — but I think they’ve found some even better spokesmodels! (LifeBuzz)
If you like dogs, cartoons, and music videos — then you will probably dig this simple, soulful animated video from British singer, Nat Johnson, courtesy of Brainpickings.