Not just dogs and cats...

Our friend Lauren's hamster at the HSBC bank opening. 

Keep these two dog noses together!

We received this email (excerpted below) from a woman pleaing for help in keeping her two Labradors together in a good home. Please read this story of these two healthy dogs that are losing their home and family. It's such a sad consequence of our changing economy that families can be broken apart, when they are what brings us most comfort in times like these. Hopefully one of you lovely readers has an innovative way to help this family. We're going to be thinking about it over here.

--Gracy

From the email we received:

"They were raised together and pine without each other. The Lab rescue have already said that they would probably separate them, so this is my last resort. Both doggies are in great health, have been spayed and have ID chips implanted under the skin.

Cookie turned 3 December 10th and Cookie is my mellow-yellow, and just loves her tummy rubbed. Coco is adorably funny and lives for her "ball". She also loves the water. Cookie loves lots of attention. Both doggies are loyal and love to walk. They have been raised with my 3 kids running around all over the place, and have survived Sammy's constant hugging and love of 'dress-up', so they are fantastic family dogs.

This is by far one of the most difficult decisions I have ever had to make, but under the circumstances I have no choice. Please, Please forward these pics to all you know and help me find a great home for these fabulous doggies. They are just adorable and it's heartbreaking to let them go. In a perfect world, I hope that we could find someone local so that we can still keep in touch and visit them. I pray that someone somewhere can help us keep Cookie and Coco together, and love them just as much as we do. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

Desperate to find loving home.

Already housebroken, trained, love kids, neutered, up to date on shots. But must stay together!

Contact: Katherine at: kjmorris74@yahoo.com

America's Next Dog Model

Harris the Chihuahua puppy.

Chibi.

Sonoma.

Buttercup.

We would like to introduce you to some of Northern Virginia's cutest dog models. As you can see, it's hard to choose our favorite. Thanks to Wylie Wagg in Tysons for offering a great space and introducing us to some of their charming customers. We look forward to setting up another shoot with them in the spring.

Now you see me, now you don't

The UnDog and the NonCat

A friend of mine recently bought two baby flying squirrels. Flying squirrels, I said, why? But then she sent me this photo and it all made sense. How cute is that?



It got me wondering if there were many out there looking for companionship outside the traditional cat and dog relationships. According to the New York Times, enough to warrant a trends piece.

This Made My Day:

Why Cats Are the Second Most Popular Thing On the Internet

So you want to know how to fend off a shark?

Maybe a little unrelated...but useful all the same.

My name is Ch. Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee, but you can call me Stump

That's right. Who cares about new tricks when he old ones work just fine. So proves Stump, the 10-year-old Spaniel that just took Best in Show.

Bird by city bird

I spent a sunny late morning watching birds (and ice skaters) at the sculpture gallery in DC and was quite charmed by the little flitty guys.  

Coming home, a friend sent me this story about a man caught trying to smuggle two pigeons from Dubai into Australia.  It surprised me and made me think about eating lunch outside at Farragut Park this summer. Amidst the many other young professionals grouped in clusters, I also noticed a few fat pigeons weaving between us and begging for lunch leftovers. Still, it was nothing out of the ordinary for a city park.  Then I got busy at work for a while and started eating my lunch closer to the office. 

One cloudy day I ventured back over to the park and found it almost deserted of people and big clumps of feathers scattered over the sparse grass.  The whole place had a weird feeling about it. When I sat down on the ground,  I finally saw them.  The flock, which had grown in numbers, swooped down low toward the center statue and then changed their direction toward the spot I had claimed to eat my lunch.  They looked starkly territorial and I decided that I wasn't going to challenge them (I have seen "The Birds" a few times).  Jumping up, I ate the rest of my leftover pad thai in my office and could never work up the nerve to go back again.  

I sometimes think about that park and if the pigeons takeover was as successful as they planned and if rival pigeon groups from Dupont may have been responsible. Being both a lover of people and animals, I don't want to blame anyone.  Stuff like this happens when we have so many creatures living in such a tight space and we rarely speak the same language to work out territory disputes. It's my hope that this time of tension has passed and that the city birds and city people of downtown DC have found a way to make lunchtime work for everyone. 

Gracy

New friends

Sasha.

McKinley.

Pompey.

These are just a few shots from our Valentines Day sessions at Wagtime Pets. Take a look at our updated website gallery to see more of these dashing canines. Mil grazie to Lisa and Ofer, who run a great business and made us feel like part of their family right away.

We are doing more of these mini-sessions this month at Wylie Wagg in Tysons on February 14th and at the Posh Pooch in Bethesda on February 22nd. Contact us to sign your little (or big) one up.