Day Trip Safety with Your Dog

This post is brought to you by Kurgo, a company we rely on for many of our dog travel needs! As we told you about last month, John and I have been busily running around updating our Day Trips from Austin guidebook. The book focuses on trips within a two-hour drive of the city so […]

Enter Kurgo’s “What Mutt” Giveaway!

One of the most common questions we get here at DogTipper is “what breed is Tiki?” When we first adopted Tiki, we didn’t know the answer to that question so we had to tell people what the shelter had guessed: that she was a border collie mix. Well, we eventually ran a Wisdom Panel DNA […]

Fido’s Freebie Friday Runs Late!

No, you’re not looking at the calendar wrong…today IS Sunday, and I’m just now publishing our Fido’s Freebie Friday post! I had it almost ready to go then got sidetracked with an increasingly busy freelance work load. Along with freelancing for about half a dozen websites, we’re also updating our Day Trips from Austin guidebook, […]

Save Money — And Help Send a Guatemalan Child to School for a Year!

Easter is fast approaching – so we wanted to let you know that we’ll be sending out any special Easter purchases via Priority Mail to US addresses for no extra charge! All you need to do is leave us a note on the purchase page that the item is a gift, and we’ll make sure […]

Dan Harris of ABC News to Host Animal Haven Event

As a news hound he raises the public’s awareness of the day’s hot topics, and as the host of Animal Haven’s fifth annual Benefit for the Animals ABC News correspondent/Nightline co-anchor and Good Morning America weekend edition co-anchor Dan Harris (a proud pet parent to three rescue cats) will help efforts to raise funds for […]

#AmazingPetExpo: Tampa Pet Expo, Tampa, FL, March 28, 2015

Floridians who are devoted to dogs, crazy for cats, or fond of those with fins or feathers can enjoy a day of free, Fido-tastic fun at the fourth annual Tampa Pet Expo. Celebrity Spotting Making a big splash at the expo, fish-loving fans of the popular Animal Planet series Tanked can meet Irwin “The General” […]

Win an Up Country ADOPTED Collar & Lead

As all our regular readers know, all our pets are rescues — and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We love to tell people their adoption stories and hope that others will be inspired to go to their local shelters and rescues the next time they are adding to their furry family. We know […]

Win a Cozy Cama Pet Bed!

Is your dog (or cat) ready for a new bed? We’ve got a super giveaway from Cozy Cama Pet Beds, a Texas-based company that creates pet beds made from real wood. Handmade in Texas, these beds are sized to fit your standard or king-sized pillow, and they’re built to LAST. Change the cover as frequently […]

Recipe: Grain-Free Peanut Butter Biscuits

Most dog, ours included, absolutely love peanut butter. This easy recipe is grain-free; if your dog has no issues with wheat, you can substitute whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour for garbanzo bean flour. PrintRecipe: Grain-Free Peanut Butter Biscuits Ingredients1 medium banana, mashed 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter 1 egg 1 3/4 cup garbanzo bean […]

#AmazingPetExpo: South Florida Pet Expo, West Palm Beach, FL, March 21, 2015

Pet parents in The Sunshine State and their four-legged friends are invited to celebrate the first weekend of spring with a day dedicated to  dogs, cats, and other companion animals who are the sunshine of our lives. Celebrity Spotting Animal Planet personality Shorty Rossi (along with his four-pawed pal, Hercules!) continues his crusade for dogs […]

Win a Personalized Dog Bandana from Towels & Home!

Spring and summer getaways with your dog are right around the corner — and wouldn’t your dog look super cute in those vacation photos wearing a personalized bandana? One lucky DogTipper reader will win a personalized pet bandana from Towels & Home. Created using certified safe inks on a 100 percent cotton bandana, these bandanas […]

Save $4 on our New Hawaiian Dog Collars!

Are you as ready for warm weather as we are?! Irie and Tiki are ready for some fun in the sun…and they’re sporting some new tropical collars from our PawZaar store! We’ve just added two new collars to our store, both handmade in Hawaii! The Caribbean Blue Dog Collar (above) and the Island Sunset Dog […]

Miranda Lambert Roses to Benefit MuttNation Foundation

In the language of flowers the petals of a hot pink rose means thankfulness, and dogs who are waiting for the opportunity to turn over a new leaf with a forever family will be thankful for the fans of floral finery, famous faces and Fidos who will sow the seeds for a better tomorrow for […]

Grand Opening: The Pawcurious Surgical Training Centre

So, every year I attempt some form of creative teaching enterprise at the kids’ school, and some years go better than others. This year, in a school I really like, I think things went well. I was asked to do a “veterinary science station” for the annual Science Fair, and I thought back to what I […]

What’s New: Guatemalan Water Bottle Tote

On Friday, we enjoyed a super fun trip to Colorado Bend State Park in central Texas. The park is truly out in the boonies with only primitive camping and no running water, only compost toilets. We brought in all our own water–for us and our dogs. As we hiked, both Irie and Tiki made their […]

Bradenton Marauders Host Bark in the Park April 18th

Baseball buffs and their barking buddies can cheer for the Bradenton Marauders as the minor league team goes to bat for the benefit of dogs and cats in need during their first Bark in the Park of the 2015 season. Combining philanthropy with Fido-themed fun, after the Marauders take on the Jupiter Hammerheads Rovers will […]

Fido’s Freebie Friday Invites You to Join In

We wanted to take a week to be sure to invite fellow bloggers to add their pet-related giveaways to our weekly Fido’s Freebie Friday blog hop that we co-host with AllThingsDogBlog.com and ToDogwithLove.com. We’d love to have your giveaway included in this weekly hop, which begins every Thursday at 4pm ET and runs through the […]

The Office’s Oscar Nunez Joins Cruelty Free International Campaign

For nine seasons he was a cast member on the multi-Emmy Award-winning NBC comedy series The Office, and now actor Oscar Nuñez has joined the ever-growing ensemble of celebrities who are using their star wattage to shine a light on a campaign to end cosmetics testing on animals. Posing with Gus, his rescue dog, the […]

What’s New: Snout Shine from Natural Dog Company #GIVEAWAY

We all know how tough the winter weather has been on our own skin. (I grab for lip balm about every two hours!) And our noses also become extra sensitive during the cold, dry weather. Well, imagine if that nose were possibly a million times more sensitive than our own, able to detect scents that […]

Skype with Your Dog – Celebrity Style!

From signing autographs to attending red carpet premieres, the professional life of a globe-trotting celebrity may be glamorous, but it also means spending time apart from the dogs who play major roles in their personal lives. To keep in touch with their furry family members, Tinseltown stars have embarked on a new trend: bonding with […]

Save 20% in PawZaar Weekend Sale!

To celebrate the weekend, we’ve got a special 20% off sale on all PawZaar merchandise including dog-themed jewelry, cookie cutter collections, books, dog walking bags, and more! To use the coupon, enter WEEKEND at checkout. The coupon is valid through 11:59pm on Sunday, March 8, 2015. Visit www.pawzaar.com to shop for pet-themed goodies for you, […]

Actress Jamie Chung Adopts Rescue Dog

Actress Jamie Chung, who portrayed Mulan in ABC’s fractured fairytale Once Upon a Time, has given a dog in need the opportunity to live happily ever after. The star, who lent her voice to the character of Go Go in the animated action/adventure Big Hero 6, recently shared the happy news that she and fiancé […]

Nikki Reed Testifies for Beagle Freedom Bill

Twilight star Nikki Reed has helped efforts to create the dawn of a new day for dogs and cats in laboratories. Alongside members of Beagle Freedom Project, the actress appeared at the State Capitol of Sacramento, California to state a case for Assembly Bill 147 (The Beagle Freedom Bill), which would allow companion animals in […]

Two things people always say when a pet dies at home and other DeathLord lessons

Life is weird in lots of way. Things happen for a reason, and you have to kind of be open to what life’s going to throw at you because you certainly aren’t going to expect most of it. Even the good stuff. Especially the good stuff, which is often hidden in bad stuff. When I […]

Kate Upton to Host Pet Adoption Event

She became a supermodel by stepping in front of the camera’s lens for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, but by stepping behind the camera to take photos of our four-legged friends in need (and by sharing her snapshots with followers on Instagram) Kate Upton has become a role model. A proud pet parent and dog […]

Panic in the Aisles: The Beneful Lawsuit and You

As you may or may not have heard, the internet was abuzz last week with a series of alarming headlines, such as: PURINA IS KILLING DOGS or CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST DOG-KILLING BENEFUL POISON etc, etc. And as these things tend to do in today’s internet age, the story has taken on a life and […]

Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall Visits Animal Hospital

Since 2005 she’s been known on the world stage as HRH Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, but dog devotees may know that she took on another title that same year– that of patron of Animal Care Trust, the Royal Veterinary College’s registered charity. Stepping into her role, the Rover-loving Royal Highness recently paid a visit […]

Brush Burning and Breakfast Tacos

This has been one cold week here in central Texas. We didn’t get the snow we were hoping for, just some ice and, today, lots of drizzle which made it a perfect day for burning brush. After the now years-long drought we’ve been in, there are a lot of dead trees on our place. Little […]

What’s New: Theo Eskimo Coat

Recently we received a new coat for either Irie or Tiki…the Theo Eskimo Coat. The coat is super cute AND super warm, something we’ve been needing during this colder than usual winter. The Theo Eskimo Coat features an exterior shell that’s both wind and water-resistant. Its PU (artificial leather) coating keeps away water and snow […]