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The Perfect Gift for Every Kind of Dog Lover

The Perfect Gift for Every Kind of Dog Lover

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Bark Box: July 2017 Review (+ Free Box Code!)

Bark Box: July 2017 Review (+ Free Box Code!)

We got our very first Bark Box in the mail yesterday! Also, I LOVE getting surprise mail.  I’m not sure who is more excited about it, me or bloo. I think it might be me because I’ve always wanted a Bark Box and this month’s 

Around town in the Bloo-mobile

Around town in the Bloo-mobile

    Turns out little miss bloo is great in a car and terrible alone. I toted her around (literally) everywhere I went on the weekend. I didn’t want her to associate her crate with being abandoned and I definitely didn’t want her to soil 

Puppy Comes Home

Puppy Comes Home

  Picking up little miss bloo! She was very cool about being passed off to strangers. Like, “Yup. Cool, this is life now.”   The whole ride home we learned a lot about bloo. She has a very chill attitude and rolls with the punches. 

new puppy shopping guide

new puppy shopping guide

Eat, sleep, play, poop. What else do puppies do? Here is the list of everything I have bought in preparation to bring bloo home. Some of the stuff she’ll grow into (like the large plush toys), but most of the stuff here I’ll need right 

the truth about pet insurance…

the truth about pet insurance…

Let’s talk about pet insurance! It’s a minefield out there. After spending hours of research, comparing plans, reading the fine print and reading dozens of reviews, here are my notes. There are two ways to hedge against any potential emergencies in the future: You can 

Puppy Pictures!

Puppy Pictures!

This is little Miss Bloo before her eyes were open. Newborn bloo. A month after the first picture I got an update from the breeder. 5 week old bloo. The next picture I post will be in a month when I pick her up! V. exciting.   

Top 5 Must Reads for Dog Lovers

Top 5 Must Reads for Dog Lovers

These are my top 5 recommendations for anyone who wants to know more about dogs and the special relationship we, humans, have with them. All of these were books I read during my obsessive dog research phase. For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in 

August Bloo

August Bloo

How I named my dog August: In my head my dog’s full name is August Bloo. August because August is the best month of the year.* However, August didn’t make it “officially” because I couldn’t find an ID tag that would fit “August Bloo”. Also it 

OBSESSION.

OBSESSION.

This is the first in a series about the quirks of my anxiety brain. How I made obsessive thinking kind of productive. In the beginning… The thing about anxiety is sometimes you feel like your thoughts are running a mile a minute about everything and other