We hope everyone had a joyous Mother’s Day weekend. Today marked TWO MONTHS since Barli’s adoption so we had an extra reason to celebrate. This weekend centered on Barli’s new wading pool (actually a children’s sandbox with a cover). He has been in the pool every time he steps outside (thank goodness his Whistle GPS is waterproof!) Now about eight…
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The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is just around the corner, and romantics and royal watchers of both the two- and four-legged variety are celebrating, including an array of adorable adoptables who have banded together as the Blue Cross Pet Choir to commemorate the couple’s true love with a show of puppy love and feline affection. Although it…
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Ceva Animal Health, makers of Vectra® 3D for Dogs, has sponsored this post, but all opinions and statements are my own. I love spring and summer activities with our dogs. From long hikes to trips to the beach to overnight hotel getaways, warm weather is synonymous with outdoor dog fun and travel at our house. Unfortunately, it’s also synonymous with…
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Two months ago today we lost Irie. Although the grief was staggering, we knew that we would need to look for a companion for Tiki sometime soon. Seeing her reaction to the loss made us move our search up even sooner than we’d first planned. Within days, we began searching the sites of local shelters. Along with Barli’s listing (then…
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Recently one of our community members asked me what we knew about Barli’s history…and the answer is not too much! We adopted him on March 13 and gathered all the info we could while we were at the shelter, although much of Barli’s past is a mystery! Barli was found in December as a stray. The shelter got a call…
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Welcome! We’re Paris Permenter and John Bigley, a husband-wife team of professional writers. We’ve authored 33 pet and travel books, and we are inspired every day by our rescue dogs.
