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Blueberry (and Baret) in France: From rescue pup to muse

One of my favorite Facebook friends is an artist I knew long before she picked up a brush. Baret Boisson began painting as an adult, and she’s entirely self-taught. Her work is enchanting, but I also love the delightful, intelligent essays she posts on her Facebook page about objects she’s collected or encountered, or images that spark her interest (including, most recently, photos of what turn-of-the-century ladies wore hiking — way, way too much; and a couple of the Cottingley Fairies photos — all the buzz in the late 1910’s).Read the rest

Today’s newsletter is particularly soft and sweet-smelling

Newsletter #3 arrived in your mailboxes this morning. Not a subscriber? Click here to get the next issue — and a chance at the next tasty giveaway (to see copies of past newsletters, click here). #3 includes the newest edition of Chloe’s Clicks (the best recent dog travel links) and a sheaf of giveaways from Best Friend Botanicals, a company that caught my attention when they told me they were working to get their dog shampoos and related grooming products into welcome baskets at dog-friendly hotels.… Read the rest

Winner of the squeaky passport toy giveaway

The giveaway for the ridiculous but charming squeaky passport toy ended last night, and today I get to announce that the randomly-chosen winner is Newsletter Subscriber #193 (I only have an e-mail address for him or her, not a name, so I’m sending a congratulatory e-mail).… Read the rest

We have liftoff: Dog Jaunt’s first newsletter launched today

Back on June 10, I announced that I’d decided to start writing a Dog Jaunt newsletter, and invited you to sign up. Today I mailed the first edition, and it’s packed with tasty clicks (including links to recipes for homemade doggy ice cream, locations of food trucks around the globe, and insights into dog-friendly destinations from Tuscany to Pembrokeshire to Durango) as well as the long-awaited giveaway of that dog backpack/lounge I reviewed a couple of weeks ago.… Read the rest

Photo Friday: A facelift for Dog Jaunt

Today the big news is Dog Jaunt’s new look! You’re, well, looking at it, so here’s a reminder of what the site looked like yesterday:

You’ll be distracted, as I am, by the adorableness of the new dog collar menu and ID tag search bar, but the big change is at the top — those three boxes gather together information and posts about different kinds of transportation and make them the first things you see. … Read the rest

King Charles Spaniels and the myth of the royal decree

I was poking around the Internet today and came across a story that seemed perfect for Dog Jaunt in so many ways: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of the U.S. includes, in its summary of the breed’s history, a note that “So fond was King Charles II of his little dogs, he wrote a decree that the King Charles Spaniel should be accepted in any public place, even in the Houses of Parliament where animals were not usually allowed.… Read the rest