Got to get it over with. It should be up and going within the hour. We had an amazing chat with Ana, hosted by Annette. Thank you again! I will try to do it one more time in the morning sometime. Right now I am posting to check out the placement of the donation badge in the post. Both Dr. Janet and my husband have put in a ridiculous amount of time helping with behind the scenes stuff and I owe them hugely. Normally I would be doing test posting behind the scenes but ... Read more »
Blogathon
Hour 2: Heart dogs
Every pet that enters our lives has a special place in our hearts, without a doubt. I can rattle off the list of the menagerie I've lived with and tell you stories for hours. But within that hierarchy, there is always that one special one- your heart dog (or cat or horse...), as Dr. Crosby has so aptly described it. The one who really taught you what this whole pet-having-thing is all about. I can talk about all my departed pets with a smile and a wistful remembrance. But when you ask about ... Read more »
HOUR ONE: Here We Go!
And 10 minutes early to boot. ;) Welcome to the Inaugural Pawcurious 24 Hour Blogathon! Over the next 24 hours, I will be posting once an hour (or thereabouts) on a variety of pet related topics. I'm doing this in support of National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, and I'm working for donations for the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA. The idea came about from Romeo The Cat, who issued a challenge for everyone to do something for their shelter this week. I have a general idea of things ... Read more »
Blogathon Events
6 pm EST- kickoff chat with Dr. V, Annette of Biscuits By Lambchop and Ana Cilursu of the Humane Society of Atlantic County. We will be talking about temperament testing, the role of the community in shelter support, and common misperceptions about shelter animals. As well as whatever you want to talk about! The dog food eating thing. I don't know. I still have to decide when I'm going to do that- probably tonight after the kids are in bed. My understanding is that the UStream software ... Read more »
The must see blogging event of the year details!
OK, maybe that is a wee bit of hyperbole, but I'm not Pioneer Woman here, OK? I can't just post a picture of a cow and get 500 responses, or be dooce posting a picture of a pillow with 800 gushing responses. I'm still in the promotional phase here. Speaking of hyperbole- OK. Onto important details: INAUGURAL PAWCURIOUS BLOGATHON SUPPORTING NATIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER APPRECIATION WEEK 1. START TIME: Friday at 6 pm PST. 1 post hourly until 5 pm on Saturday. 2. Topics: All sorts of ... Read more »
Blogathon 09!
OK. I'm doing it. This is nerve wracking. I have no idea how I'm going to stay coherent for 24 hours straight! But it's for the animals, it's all for the animals, right? So here's the deal: I chose a local shelter to fundraise for, the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA. Starting Friday at 6 pm, I will make one post an hour until Saturday at 5 pm, when I'll curse, collapse in exhaustion, and try to get myself together for the conference I need to go to on Sunday afternoon. Sacrifice, people. ... Read more »
National Shelter Appreciation Week!
It's National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week! November 1-7 marks a week to honor the people who do so much for some of our most vulnerable animal friends. It is a tough and often thankless job. Romeo, the wonderful cat fundraiser extraordinaire over at Romeothecat and founder of the pawparty on Twitter, has issued a challenge: do something. Anything. So, I'm trying to come up with ideas. I was mulling a Brody calendar (or even better, a calendar of multiple pets we've come to love) but I ... Read more »
