Life on the Leash

Remember three years ago, when I used to post on this blog almost daily? (You can check the archives – I ain’t lying!)

*Sigh.*

Those were simpler times … but it’s not that I’ve stopped blogging. Oh no, my friends. I’m pretty consistent over at Petside.com these days. All of my milestones are showing up over there, like …

Our new puppy Olive!

(She’s adorable and awesome and such a handful! Got a new puppy? Swing by the store and we can commiserate!)

So yes, I’ve become a horrible slacker here at the LOTL blog, but I swear I’m rocking it over at Petside!

Mark your calendars for our third annual Howl-o-Ween Party!

October 10/29, 11:00 – 5:00

Stop by any time with your pooch to enter our costume contest, and enjoy “tricks for treats,” beer tasting for pups and people (dog beer for our four-legged friends, of course!), and everybody’s favorite game, Dog Treat Fear Factor! (If *you* eat an entire dog treat you’ll get 20% off your purchase!)

We lost our wonderful boxer Sumner on Monday. It doesn’t feel real … he was a part of my life for 11 years.

You can read more about him here.

We are so thrilled to be a part of Philadelphia Magazine’s Best of Philly 2011!

Cool, right?

Our wonderful town, Doylestown, got a ton of nods in the issue. Bring your dog to D’town, check out LOTL, have lunch at one of the many dog-friendly restaurants and then shop in the various dog-friendly stores around town. It’s an awesome place to spend the day!

I’m loving these new dog-centric aromatherapy candles, particularly the “Fart and Away.” Stop by and breathe deep … it doesn’t smell like a dog store in here. (At least I hope not!)

I needed a bio pic for Petside.com but I didn’t have the time to do a formal shoot like I did with Sum a few years back. I enlisted my dear friend Jennifer to take the shots using my camera, and boy did we have a time.

The first challenge was staging the shot. This one made Sum look like he had a strange Millie-shaped growth coming out of his head:

Sum wasn’t really feeling the shoot, so we had a few walk-offs:

I gave him tons of love to coax some posing:

Millie, on the other hand, was full of P&V. It was half wrestling match, half photo shoot:

We managed to get a decent shot … not professional caliber, but good enough. New photo and bio to follow soon at Petside.com. (Maybe I should mention the reason why they need them? I’m going to be blogging for them starting next month, which means this quiet little blog is going to see even less action. Sad!)