There are just not enough dog biographies aimed at readers over the age of five. Thank goodness for animal-obsessed journalist Susan Orlean’s new entry into the canon Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend.
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Wallis Simpson, Dog Person: Lover of the King of England…and Pugs
Are dogs allowed in Buckingham Palace? Of course! In fact, Amos and I might just move in.
I commissioned Das Racist to rap about puppies
At my friend Amit’s birthday party the other night, I met Victor Vazquez of the rap group Das Racist. I asked if he’d sing to me about dogs. He charged me $10 for this. He assured me it was money well spent.
How trained pigeons could’ve won World War II
B.F. Skinner, the great 20th century psychologist and social philosopher, had an idea about how to bring about world peace. It involved teaching pigeons to guide missiles.
Louis CK’s good advice on getting a dog to puke
Comedian Louis CK advises dog owners on an important item in any first aid kit: hydrogen peroxide..
The Idiot Whisperer
This spoof of The Dog Whisperer displays better training than I’ve ever seen suggested by the real Cesar Millan.
When a dog owner returns from war…
Emmitt Thunderpaws gives a memorable welcome to his favorite returned soldier.
Alice Lerman, Dog Person: Purveyor of dog wedding gear
The owner of a high-end Chicago pet store discusses the latest in dog formal wear.
Man on his way to walk ex-wife’s dog
Shortly before Hurricane Irene swept the East Coast, I found her on a t-shirt with this man’s ex’s boston terrier.
Giving up my iPhone was like getting a dog to stop chewing shoes
Changing the behavior behind my smart phone addiction was not unlike the kind of problems that arise in training a dog.
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