Archive for the ‘pet projects’ Category

Every time I bring a dog home I can’t hold myself (or the pup) back from letting them into bed. There’s nothing better than falling asleep while snuggling a pooch, until, that is, they figure out how to sleep horizontally across your side of the bed and leave you hanging off the edge. This seems like a pretty swell solution.

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Need a project for this weekend? How about carving a Jack-o-lantern. Halloween is just around the corner and Better Home and Gardens has free pumpkin stencils for 24 popular dog breeds. So what are you waiting for? It’s time to carve some canine themed pumpkins, so your neighbors know what a crazy dog person you are.

Images: Better Home and Gardens

In my opinion, there aren’t many cons when it comes to sharing your home with a cat. The few cons there are though can be a real pain in the butt. The litter box is one, while flying tumbleweeds of cat hair is another. I literally have to vacuum every other day to keep the hairballs in check at our house. Go to pet one of our three felines and you’re sure to stir up a tornado of fur around you. I use the Furminator, but it doesn’t seem to matter how often I “deshed” the cats, there’s always more.

Speaking of, what am I supposed to do with those piles of cat fur? It seems like a waste to chuck those soft, luscious locks, no? Last Halloween I used Gizmo’s extra strands to make an impromptu Donald Trump costume, while Leda posted a while back about cat hair necklaces one imaginative pet owner makes, and don’t forget you can collect your pet’s fur to help out in the next oil spill. But it turns out there also a heck of a lot of cute stuff you can make using the fur your cat doesn’t need anymore.

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You bought the adorable dog collar. You got the custom-made ID tag. So now what? There must be one more thing you can do to bedazzle your amazing little pup. There is!

This here idea comes from Jenny Ryan, who writes a tutorial this week for Good Dog on making your very own flair to add to your mutt’s collar.

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