New BLOG... COLLARS ON SALE!!!

Oh my DOGS!!!

Looky here, I made a new blog

http://dogwalkerscollars.blogspot.com/

Have a visit and have fun. I'll be putting all KINDS of fun stuff on (so I can afford to finish my book) and so you can have the coolest holidays EVER.

Thanks. I mean it.

hug your hounds

Fat Charlie, an award, gross commercialism

First of all, thank you for your kind thoughts and suggestions for Fat Charlie. I did the accupressure/energy medicine points to calm down the flight/fight meridian last night, (the ones my dear friend Jean taught me to help Giacomino with his thunder phobia) and he ate his breakfast this morning and stayed downstairs. He was happy on his walk, but did try to convince us to go anywhere but home when we were two blocks out. He's lying comfortably next to my chair now.

We got an award! From dear Ben the Rotti. Thank you so much, Ben!

We would like to pass this on to Jake and Just Harry, and to sweet, talented Xsara way far away in Slovenia, and Jenn in the City, who is such a good writer, and the 4 B's cause we love their blog.

I forgot to post a link to this week's iPet of the week on the fantabulous iListPaducah.com! Meet Benji, a stray, who not only found a wonderful family, he inspired them to start the Benji Fund, to help the local no-kill shelters with money for spaying and neutering their adoptees.

Oh and for our local dear readers, don't miss the Second Annual Critter K walk, out at Stuart Nelson Park tomorrow morning! It is going to be AWESOME! We will have photos here to share.

I got some new things in the store to share. I did not order one of these for me, but I can't STAND not having a shirt that says this, and I am going to take one. I have to have it.

And I LOVE these doormats:

And though I was chastised for putting a political post on my blog, I don't think these will offend anyone. The Lame Duck Squeak Toy! Two Squeaks!!!

If you are local, these are at the Market @ 315 on Broadway. If you are far away, just email me if you have to have any of these delights.

hug your hounds!

Stupid City Squirrellie Winner and Reader Appreciation SALE!

[Maria is getting very nervous. She is carrying her ancient, beloved squeaky jack out to the yard so that her Servant doesn't give it away!]

Congratulations to teri, of Days of Kids and K9s - you won the Stupid City Squirrellie!!!
Please email me and we'll get it on its way to the K9s!


Now, here are some collars and leads drastically discounted in our Reader Appreciation Sale:


#1. 1" martingale lead, so pretty in pink, will fit dogs with necks which measure 9" to 10.5" at the very top of the neck, just behind their ears (the smallest part)
Regularly $15 SALE $12



2. 2" martingale lead, Tally Ho. Will fit dogs with necks which measure 10" to 11.5" at the very top of the neck, just behind their ears (the smallest part)
Regularly $22 SALE $15 WOW!!! SOLD, thank you!


#3. 2" martingale lead. Perennial Posies. Will fit dogs with necks which measure 10" to 11.5" at the very top of the neck, just behind their ears (the smallest part)
Regularly $22 SALE $15 WOW!!! SOLD thank you!



#4. 2" martingale lead, Birds of a Feather. Will fit dogs with necks which measure 9" to 10.5" at the very top of the neck, just behind their ears (the smallest part)
Regularly $22 SALE $15 WOW!!! SOLD! thank you


#5. 2" Nieman Barkus martingale lead. Beautiful trim imported from France. Ooh la la!
Will fit dogs with necks which measure 10" to 11.5" at the very top of the neck, just behind their ears (the smallest part)
Regularly $40 SALE $30 OUCH!!! that's unheard of! SOLD! thank you



#6. 3/4" flat collar, molded side release. Navy Diamond.
This collar adjusts from 9" to 14".
Regularly $12, SALE ONLY $8 (I'm killing myself!)


#7. 1" flat collar, molded side release. Red Celtic Knot.
This collar adjusts from 10" to 16".
Regularly $12, SALE ONLY $8 SOLD thank you!!!


#8. 2" martingale lead, Periwinkle Polka. Will fit dogs with necks which measure 10" to 11.5" at the very top of the neck, just behind their ears (the smallest part)
Regularly $22 SALE $15 WOW!!!


#9. 2" martingale lead, Adult Beverages. Will fit dogs with necks which measure 9.5" to 11" at the very top of the neck, just behind their ears (the smallest part)
Regularly $22 SALE $15 WOW!!!





#10. 1" flat collar, molded side release. Purple Passion.
This collar adjusts from 10" to 16".
Regularly $12, SALE ONLY $8 SOLD thank you!



#11. 1" flat collar, molded side release. OINKERS.
This collar adjusts from 13" to 19".
Regularly $12, SALE ONLY $8



#12. 1" martingale collar. Fall Foliage.
Fits necks which measure 9" to 11" at the very top of the neck, just behind the ears (the smallest part)
Regularly $16, SALE PRICE $12

Shipping to the USA is $3.00, no matter how many you purchase.

Shipping to Canada or Mexico will be $9 for International Priority Mail

Shipping to the rest of the world will be $11 for International Priority Mail

If you want any of the above, simply email me! Thanks so much! There is only one of each of the sale items, so good luck!

hug your stylin' hounds

Fancy Fannies Panties SALE!!!

Welcome to the First EVER Fancy Fannies Whippet Panties SALE!!!

Fancy Fannies Whippet Panties are for keeping things neat and tidy when things are seasonally challenged, and for older ladies who might be a little leaky.

They are machine washable, made from 100% premium cotton fabric, with oh so soft 100% cotton flannel lining.

They will fit other dogs besides whippets, and I do make custom made panties.

Just click on the button above and go to the "other stuff" page.

But the SALE PANTIES are:

***SOLD***

****Leaf Me Alone is SOLD***

***SOLD***

***Bunnies Bunnies is SOLD***

****Watercolors is SOLD***

If you want any of the above, simply EMAIL ME!

and thanks for looking!

hug your horny, leaky hounds

Thoughtless Thursday - Random Ramblings

We had two days of hard rain. Yesterday I picked up the yard. For those of you with scant numbers of dogs, skipping two days of pooper scooping wouldn't sound bad. I normally scoop twice a day, or more. Missing two days when you have nine dogs is like missing eighteen days of scooping if you have one dog. There you go. And the rain added a delightful unscoopability to the whole process.

Good thing I really love dogs.

To my neighbors who think I need more scooping to do and let their dogs poop with impunity outside our fence and leave it there as a special treat for me:

Let me imagine your stupid, lazy, irresponsible, ignorant redneck, innocent thought process. "Oh," you think. "Patience picks up all that poop everyday, she must love it and I am doing her a favor by leaving her some extra. What a good, considerate neighbor I am."

Oh you are so wrong. I pick up enough damn poop and I don't want yours. I am setting up infra-red heat-seeking missiles motion activated video cameras to catch you in the act. I am taking the evidence two places. The video will go to the police where you will then be eligible for a fine up to $1000. Ha ha ha ha!!! Cool beans!!! And I'm taking the other evidence and I'm putting it in your mailbox. Without the benefit of a baggie! HA HA HA HA HA HA I LOVE IT!!!! OH YEAH!!!!

I left Sammy in the bedroom this morning. We go downstairs in the morning in two groups, to avoid bottle necks and mayhem and trampling of Very Old Dogs. Sam I Am is in the second group. I had let everyone out to do their business and was putting down the breakfast bowls. No Sammy. "Where's Sam? Oh criminy, did I forget to open his crate?" Saint Bill ran upstairs, and soon I heard Sam I Am galloping down the hall above my head. I had opened his crate, but he was dawdling apparently and I closed the bedroom door before he exited. I doubt that he'll dawdle tomorrow.

We surprised Aynex (pronounced Eye Necks, you'll remember) on her way to the airport yesterday. Her neighbors gathered on her way out of Lowertown to wave goodbye.

(I had to edit the sign since this is a family friendly blog.)

Charter members of the Aynex fan club (Don't they just look like artistes!)

Pilates interruptus. (The construction workers driving by during the down dogs were highly appreciative!)

We made her laugh and cry.

Oh how we will miss her.

Thank you to all who have ordered from my website! I'll post photos of happy customers on the website and here as they arrive. Thanks to Aynex's last minute tutelage, I've made some minor changes to the web pages!!! Aynex said it all when she was talking to a friend on her cell phone. "It's going quicker than I thought it would," she said. (Translation: "Patience is not the GIANT IDIOT I thought she was.") It's quite gratifying, but I am still way out of my element. I would like to get a new page up for special sales, but we didn't get to the new page part... Plus I have LOTS of non-collar goodies for all kinds of dogs from my gift store, A Dog In the Garden, to upload. We'll see what I can figure out.

hug your hounds

Back in Business

When I started blogging, I had a nice business making collars and leads. I had started this business in 1994 and it had grown. I did not do any wholesale work; I preferred to custom make all the orders myself. Then I started to write my novel and I also started blogging. And I do some volunteer work and serve on some boards and next thing you know.. wooo-wee.



So I gave up my website custom collar business.

Well, the novel is going really well, and is even a little ahead of schedule! (Happy Dance.) This is due to my dear friend Rhonda who is helping me with organizational stuff and setting goals and things which normally mystify me. Time management is about as unattainable for me as oh, a graduate degree in Quantum Physics without the benefit of a course of study. So Rhonda has been a huge help. (She's been in publishing and in management and knows these things. How fortunate am I?)

Living without an income sucks.


So my website is back!!!! If you need a collar or if you are just curious, check out
http://www.dogwalkers.net/.

I'm trying to do the HTML stuff myself (oh dear Lord) so some things might be a little wacky for a bit until I just give up and pay someone to do it, but I really can't do that right now because as I mentioned previously, living without an income sucks.

That's what is new in our neck of the woods!

hug your hounds

A little business

Anybody for a POOP calender?




I have loaded my eBay store with all sorts of fun goodies on sale this week. It's a Customer Appreciation Sale, and a Pay The Bills So I Can Keep Writing For Free on My Blog Sale.


Needlepointed eyeglass/cell phone cases




eBay's fees have risen exponentially, so instead of listing them as auctions, I listed them as low Buy It Now items in my store. I'm thinking of starting another blog to sell goodies from my A Dog In the Garden gift store, and say poop on eBay. Hmmmmm. We'll see.


A lavender wrist pad for your keyboard??? Tempting, yes? Mother's day?



And, I made an Etsy store for Bill's work. (My husband the artist.) His studio is bursting at the seams, and while some of his larger pieces go in the 'thank God we can pay the mortgage this month' range, he has all kinds of small originals that I have grabbed and put in his Etsy store (and slashed their prices). Plus I have uploaded the first of many of his limited edition prints, and more will follow.


A Berkshire Village 10" x 24"




Golden Landscape, matted 11" x 10"



Here are the links again:

my eBay store

Bill's Etsy store


hug your hounds and thanks for looking!

More collars

Peanut requested boy collars.



Masculine chevrons:

There be dragons:

Fi-yuhr!

Junk food:

I have no explanation for this:

And since it's Valentine's Day:

You can find them HERE.

Here ends the commercial break.

Hug your hounds anyway!