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.