A Blog from the Doghouse

Way to go Colorado. This is a great honor for shelter pets and such a wonderful way to encourage people to adopt, not buy, their next family member. Colorado Makes Shelter Dogs and Cats New State PetKREX News Room, John Dias GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- G...

My friend Frankie and I spent a week in Kauai to celebrate my 30th birthday. Of course, I fell in love with some of the animals we came across on our adventures... We took a boat ride to the fern grotto and met this little love. After the boat ride w...

On my lunch break at work the other day I was reading the news and this story caught my eye. I had to share it and realized, this was the happy ending that was going to get me back into the swing of posting for you all. Such a beautiful story of...

I have been very, very absent from the blog lately. We've had some big changes. We moved. I started an amazing new job this January. And things have just been CRAZY. BUT I couldn't let Astrea's birthday pass without a post, so I'm using this as a new s...

Just a little happy dog to get you through your Monday!!

My black Friday doesn't involve shopping, instead it involves cuddles with two of my favorite black animals! Astrea and I had our family Thanksgiving on Tuesday, so we came down to Carmel to spend yesterday with Frank and Indie. Three and a half years ...

This weekend my mom bought some cat toys for Ora and her cousin Reese. It didn't take long for Astrea to steal one for herself. Astrea LOVES cat toys, especially if they have catnip in them. So when I saw this on pinterest last night I instantly laughe...

Here is a great idea a friend shared on facebook - don't throw out those campaign signs! Save them or donate them to a local rescue to be reused to get the word out on a missing dog in your area.

Hope all you Americans got out to vote today!

I love Lauren Conrad. I thought "The Hills" was brilliant, staged "reality" television and her clothing line at Kohls definitely makes up a big part of my wardrobe. Not only that, I LOVE that she thinks the shelter is the perfect place to find a pup! C...