spring fever

It's becoming spring! The tulips and hyacinths are growing in my garden and I'm feeling totally excited about that.
Some of my collegues feel much more excited about other things - called reproduction.
Luckily that's not one of my problems, but I sympathise with their typical symptoms named absence of appetite, insomnia and heartache.
I found a really interesting solution for their pain in terms of a »Hot Doll« - a sexdoll and companion for dogs. Available in vicious black or virginial white:


I, personally, think that it doesn't look like a typical "playmate". For me it's a design object for a stylish home.
But it is purportedly: Love is blind.

Ouch!

My dearest friends.
Most of you certainly know how it feels when you have to go to the vet:
It's a terrible nightmare!
The most degrading thing is when he prescribes a cone of shame. (B.t.w. it's the perfect definition of this awful object...)
Julia Duncan-Roitman, the founder of »Pink Baby Mouse Shop« doesn't only breed mice (yeah, it's true, buddies!) - she also designed these incredible "Cone Pillows" that show different dog breeds on colourful fabrics.


P.S.
Dear talented inventors & designers.
It would be really kind, if you would give some attention to the look of these horrible cones of shame. I'm sure it would be a profitable job for you...And I swear that all dogs in the world - including me - would be deeply grateful.
Kind regards and a big woofeee!
Anton

Pugs go fashion

If you're dotty about everything that's OOAK, these couture-dressed pugs will hit you on:
20 of the world-famous designers - from Versace to Balmain - clothe a cuddly pug, made by the german established company »Steiff«.

This special edition can currently be astonished in Florence | Italy at »Luisa Via Roma» until it will be sold in March by ebay-auctions in aid of Unicef to support disadvantaged children:

My true followers know that I'm an advocate of being undressed, but because it's for a good cause, I'm going to turn a blind eye...

Beauty sleep

I know that there are several dogs out there, who are allowed to sleep in the bed of their humans. Sadly this privilege isn't mine....
But maybe after my mistress will see this beautiful duvet cover made by the famous spanish designer »Amaya Arzuaga« her scandalous behaviour will change:



It would fit perfect to my home, because nobody could see my white hair onto the sheets - not even my mistress after brushing me off....

Last-minute-valentine's-diy

For everybody who's still uninspired of a valentine's gift, I found something really special and self-made at the blog of Allison Cooling, member of »Quiet Lion Creation«.

Here she shows a pic-by-pic tutorial for making a cute dog-necklace that really looks similar to the high-priced-equivalent of Scottish designer »And Mary«.
Furthermore the original pendant only exists with a pug - and not everybody loves pugs, eh?

So let's get started to do some handicrafts!

The Original:


The "Fake":


Time to celebrate a happy Valentine's Day!

shoe to chew

Well, I think it must be the smell that temps us dogs to steal the shoes of our family members. As you certainly know, this behaviour unfortunately always has repercussions....
Finally I have good news for all those shoe-fetishists of you (Attention, I don't mean the problem all women seem to have...):
This awesome dog toy by »CB2« has the original shape and a true-to-life print of an old shoe. It's made out of canvas and filled with cotton. So, enjoy your meal!


The only thing that's missing is the lovely smell of a human day afoot. What a bummer!

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Short reminder: Two weeks left until Valentine's day!
Some people really think, that this date is only the clever idea of the florists, the perfumeries and the chocolate industry - but for me it's the day for »saying« how important someone is for you.
For all those who lost their heart to a dog, here are some selected postcards from talented and creative designers that are dedicated to us four-legged sweethearts.



All cards by »galleria mona« via felt & wire shop

Tired of being alone-card by »Nicola Clare« via Supermarket


Valentine Dog-print by »Jane Foster Designs« via Not-on-the-highstreet


Letterpress art-print by »tag team tompkins«


You & Me stationery set (set of 6 different animal-couples) by »ModCloth«

P.S. Don't forget to add some treats to your gift! As the saying goes: The way to a dog's heart is through its stomach.

Knit good

Today we had some snow here in the north of Germany. It's not unusual, but it was the first snow since november.
I don't know what to think of wearing stuff (as you already know), but my mistress always put on a bobble cap (in Germany you say "Pudelmütze" = "poodle cap" - what a degradation...) and some gloves these days.
To show your individual side while taking your dog for a walk, I would like to present some really unique DIY-gloves by »Studio Morran«.
I'm sure you've heard this name before - a few weeks ago I posted their stunning bookproject with lovely illustrations of artists all around the world.
But now, back to frostiness: If you have some spare time and you're up to knitting, these gloves are perfect for you.
And: Look closely - the dog on the pattern looks like me, yeah!




You can find the detailed knitting-instructions here.

Shoehuahua

It's no secret that women love shoes as well as cute little dogs. I found something at the web that kills two birds with one stone - look:


These lovely Chihuahua Mary-Janes-Shoes are made by Lindsay of »Em and Sprout« and are available in many different sizes. Her shop is BTW named by her two cats, that she really loves a lot.

Hope, that Lindsay someday will decide to sew a Terrier like me so that I'm getting the "shoeting-star" of my mistress....

How to spell a Labrador

It's no secret that we dogs cannot read a word (some of my colleagues even don't understand one, too....). But this was no obstacle for printmaker & illustrator Leslie Evans of »Sea Dog Press« to create an alphabet by using her Labrador-dog "Morgan".
The lovely print shows him during his daily routine in sleeping, relaxing and hanging around - and it shows impressively that we dogs are much more clever than it sometimes seems:

Poster of Morgan, that clever dog, in the shape of the alphabet |size 10×32.5 | Offset printed in two colors on recycled paper