Purple and Paws
Advice and stories from one dog to lover to another
Before I adopted Socks, my family owned two dogs who never, in the fifteen and eleven years we had them, brought ticks into the house. Then I brought Socks home and within a few months, I found myself dealing with a tick situation.
Displaying and sharing pictures of our dogs is something most pet owners love to do. But capturing a good picture of your fur baby can be tough. Dogs don’t want to pose and they don’t care if the lighting’s great or the background is fantastic. So how can you capture a great portrait of Fido …
While there are many benefits to owning a dog, one of the downsides is how dirty your car can get. Drool, muddy paws, hair…anything and everything can and will appear in your vehicle. So how can you keep your car clean as a dog owner? Read on for some helpful tips and tricks.
For most of us, summer signals the start of lazy days by the pool, vacations, and barbecues. But for dog owners, summer can be a tricky time of year. We don’t want to keep our dogs cooped up inside all day but taking them outside can raise their chances of heat stroke. Here are five …
As I’ve mentioned quite a few times on this site, I live in Phoenix, AZ. It’s a great city with a lot of wildlife. Wildlife that includes coyotes. Me and Socks see them everywhere, which means other dog owners see them everywhere. Maybe you’re lucky enough not to live in an area that has coyotes …
Now that I’m a dog owner, I notice a lot more things about the world in regards to dogs and most of these things annoy me. They include:
Or so the shirt I ordered from FarFetched Apparel a few weeks ago says. Hey, it sounds better than “dog hair everywhere” which is a mantra for most dog owners, I’m sure.