Monday, January 23, 2017
Monday, January 9, 2017
Paws & Books
Hi! Tootsie's Mom, Renée, here.
In 2017, I'm going to run a series called "Paws & Books." I'll post about works of dog literature -- poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and maybe a few doggy-user manuals, too, because we all need help being properly trained by our dogs. My longtime dream is to write a work of dog literature, so I'm collecting an annotated bibliography of my research, and these posts will be part of that process.
If you have ideas about what you would like to read or learn about these books, please let me know in the comments! If you have dog-book suggestions -- even if you think I know them -- please let me know.
To start, I'll share with you one of the first books I ever read about a dog: Harry the Dirty Dog.
Harry the Dirty Dog is essentially about how you can be seen as two dogs, and how because of how you're seen, you can be lost (and found), unknown (or known), but that inside you're essentially the same dog. After a bath, Harry runs away, and gets all sorts of dirty, so when he comes home his family doesn't recognize him. What is Harry to do? The book asks an essential question: if your appearance changes, are you still the same dog?
Did you know that you can listen to and watch Betty White reading Harry the Dirty Dog online? Here's the link.
In 2017, I'm going to run a series called "Paws & Books." I'll post about works of dog literature -- poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and maybe a few doggy-user manuals, too, because we all need help being properly trained by our dogs. My longtime dream is to write a work of dog literature, so I'm collecting an annotated bibliography of my research, and these posts will be part of that process.
If you have ideas about what you would like to read or learn about these books, please let me know in the comments! If you have dog-book suggestions -- even if you think I know them -- please let me know.
To start, I'll share with you one of the first books I ever read about a dog: Harry the Dirty Dog.
Harry the Dirty Dog is essentially about how you can be seen as two dogs, and how because of how you're seen, you can be lost (and found), unknown (or known), but that inside you're essentially the same dog. After a bath, Harry runs away, and gets all sorts of dirty, so when he comes home his family doesn't recognize him. What is Harry to do? The book asks an essential question: if your appearance changes, are you still the same dog?
Did you know that you can listen to and watch Betty White reading Harry the Dirty Dog online? Here's the link.
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
My Pledge. Love, Tootsie
This screen capture is from our Instagram account. You can find us there, too. Or here. Or in your hearts. We're there, too. XO
Find the link to our Instagram account here. We post pictures of Italian cookies, dog poetry, walkies, and the love of paws.
Find the link to our Instagram account here. We post pictures of Italian cookies, dog poetry, walkies, and the love of paws.
Friday, December 16, 2016
Am I A Wreath?
It's an existential time of year. Time for our favorite poster from our greatest hits!
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Extreme Flight Practice
Times
like these demand extreme flight practice. So much wind, Tube of Fur's
ears flopped back. Her plane could not lift off. And the mountains did
not have enough snow. Several Austrian hikers asked me what's going to
happen now to the country of my birth, to the Paris Accords, to climate
change. I tried to sing, to ask, "what did you hear, my blue-eyed son?"
But the wind blew my words away. The wind blew my heart away. 💔 And so we wept on a mountainside.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Thanksgiving Abroad
We're sending love and gratitude to all this Thanksgiving. Since we're abroad in Switzerland, we're reaching for this book.
And check-out my lovely Snap-a-Danna from Dachshund Delights. Remember to shop indie for all your pawful needs -- "Canine high fashion is a SNAP with the Snap-a-Danna"!
And check-out my lovely Snap-a-Danna from Dachshund Delights. Remember to shop indie for all your pawful needs -- "Canine high fashion is a SNAP with the Snap-a-Danna"!
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