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Pearl and Spike give the author Elizabeth Hess something new to write about

Pearl and Spike were rescued from a dogfighting ring in Alabama. They were part of a multi-state raid, which confiscated 367 dogs. The case began with a routine phone tap in a drug case in Georgia; three years later, simultaneously arrests were made in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas, curtailing activities of the second largest dog fighting operation in the country. 

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Doug the pug hits New York City by storm

Doug the Pug hit the streets of NYC a few weeks ago with a million interviews and a bad ass meet up in Central Park. Mrs Sizzle asked him a few questions about the whole experience.

So when you hopped out of the car for the first time in the city what was the best smell you encountered?  "Hot dogs everywhere. The NYC lady pugs smelled pretty good too. "

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ANNE CHRISTENSEN IS A CAT PERSON AND HER CATS' NAMES ARE SUGAR EXPERIENCE WHITEPAWS AND SYLVIA BY MARCUS MAM

When people hear the words dog bed in a sentence, their first instinct is to picture some plush bed (in)conveniently placed on the floor of their home. But lately, designers such as Architecture for Dogs and Yark have struck an innovative, yet cohesive, balance between the animal and interior design worlds. 

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ZAPATA RANCH HAS AMAZING HORSES BUT I AM HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE DOGS

I just got back from the most exquisite vacation I have ever been on in the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. I came to meet a dog friend that I had met on Instagram who, it turns out, had also worked at Glamour magazine but in the UK.  Kate Matheson is now at Zapata Ranch, a working on a ranch in Southern Colorado.

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Pretty in Pink

What does Jackie O', Molly Ringwald and your dog have in common? They all look pretty in pink! This fabulous color looks radiant on both pet and owner. Check out these pink products for your pooch from K9 Couture Co, Penn & Pooch, and Yark. While Reppeto and Dior serves up fashion for you in our favorite shades of pink!

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Martin Usborne captures the grace of abandoned hunting dogs in Spain

I have long admired the work of Martin Usborne, a soulful English photographer who has concentrated a great deal on photographing dogs.  I had the opportunity to connect with Martin and featured his work,The Silence of Dogs in Cars, on my site a year ago.  He now is publishing an important book entitled, Where Hunting Dogs Rest.

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My Dog Hikes and swims and plays and licks and shakes - a short by Kloss Films
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My Dog Hikes and swims and plays and licks and shakes - a short by Kloss Films

My Dog Hikes sent me this sweet video that one of Andrea's clients, Alec Maxwell of Kloss Filmsmade last week!

Alec on Andrea, "'Ru is in love with Andrea and My Dog Hikes. As you can see the pack run and swim all day long. Ru is able to burn tons of boston terrier energy in the beautiful country side and return home sleepy and content. I love at the end of the video, when Ru is back in the car, you can see exactly how exhausted he is."

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hangdog art makes mrs. sizzle very happy - hopefully it will you too

"Even while I was enjoying a 20-odd year stint as a travel writer, features journalist and magazine editor, I was always looking around for a valid reason to hang out with dogs all day. In 2012, I started indulging my hankering to paint, and I found that as I progressed, my subject matter became more and more canine – in a wry, not-too-serious way. I was hooked on the many expressions of every pooch I came across. Dog lovers responded by smiling, and Hangdog was born. It’s now an online shop selling fine art prints, stationery and textiles with an ironic, light hearted, doggish bent."  - Megan Anderson

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Graeme WIlliams discovered two dogs on a beach

The two dogs featured in this series were holidaying with their owner at a beach village called Pringle Bay, one hour’s drive from Cape Town. They would get up in the morning, run over the dunes, and then play energetically for the rest of the day. They seemed to be perfectly attuned. 

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I love Hope Gangloff's paintings with animals in them now on view at Susan Inglett gallery

"Gangloff’s frontal, direct and focused paintings recall August Sanders approach to portraiture. The model becomes an archetype under her gaze. Subjects are platonic forms cast into the contemporary - think the cook, the thief, his wife and her lover. But more than bloodless ciphers, these individuals have a story to tell which Glangloff relays through expression, posture and textured nuanced detail.  No clue is left to chance but plays a role in a bigger picture.  These are psychological portraits that remain timeless depictions of a modern taxonomy, employing form as style, and style as form. "

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San Fransciso treats were the theme of the Swatch and Mrs.Sizzle party on Geary!

Another city and another fabulous launch of the #MYPETANDME series from Swatch watch!  Mrs. Sizzle invited all her Instagram friends and many SWATCH devotees and club members came to extend their collections.  We then "pet"ty cabbed it through the streets and down to the Embarcadero looking for new furry friends to join the fun!

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