W oo!  'Tis the season for L-❤️-V-E! And what a wonderful time to do a bonding activity with your dog! And, we have just the fun project for you to do with your dog! With the help of a good friend, Mickey, and her semi-retired Therapy Dog, the beautiful Siberian Husky "Mishka," we have just the project to do with your dog...Dog Art! Yes, that's right, painting with your beloved furry best friend. I'm sure by now you're used to me sharing some fun, unique ideas, and this one is exactly that. I'm so pleased to share our 3rd Episode of "Dog Art!"   This episode is "Painting Love Hearts With Mishka!" Okay, so if you aren't a follower of my blog here, you may be saying, "Excuse me? Dogs can't paint." But I'm here to say, "Yes, they can!" You and/or your kids can have fun painting with your dog, which is a wonderful bonding activity! Now, of course we always recommend having a parent supervise children f...

A s a career photojournalist, I love photography and how it can help bring a story to life, or move a story along. I've written about photographing our pets  here in my blog and for AmericanPet Magazine (starting on page 37). I love how photos can capture that special moment, one to relive over and over. And the holidays are an especially fun and festive time to do a photoshoot, and what a wonderful bonding experience to share with your beloved dog.   You've most likely seen the newest trends of capturing beautiful and magical photos using a lighted box. Yes, a lighted box! To demonstrate, I'd like to welcome now-retired Therapy Dog, our dear furfriend "Mishka." Her hu-mom has graciously shared these pics with us in hopes of inspiring other families to also capture these special, easy to create photos this holiday season.   What You'll Need...   🎄   Your dog!  🎄 A medium-size box 🎄 Flashlight, cell phone with flashlight, or a strand of color or warm whi...

  Woooo-Booooo! Howl-oween is here! Today is a special post—dog art by a dog (!), a new video, and our FiveSibes #FlashbackFriday (at the end of this post) blog hop & media share!   First up...We're baaaaack with another new special spooktacular episode of "Dog Art: Painting With Mishka the Siberian Husky Therapy Dog" just for Howl-o-ween! Wait until you see the art this Husky can create!   The last time, we debuted the first episode of Mishka's amazing "pawtist" talents with a lovely summer work of art (you can read that post HERE ).    Well, beautiful Mishka has been a busy Husky creating lots of howling beautiful artwork for Howl-o-ween! Check out our new video featuring her and her amazing work along with instructions from her hu-mom/handler Mickey!  (Note: So as not to reinvent the wheel, some of the instructions are from the original, but these are showcasing her new Halloween-themed works of art!)   First, let's meet the beautiful Pawtist.....