Hollywood Habitat Hell
Holy smokes did we have a dilemma at the Brakeman household. It started a few days ago when the kids found out that I would be working on a PetSmart commercial. I had tried to […]
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The Life of Harmony
My name is Harmony. I’m little. I’m hairy. I have whiskers on my face and claws that I can extend and pull back in. If you haven’t figured it out already, I am a cat. […]
Would You Name YOUR Dog Voldemort?
You don’t want to give your dog an ordinary name like Fido or Spot. And you love books. So, naturally, you turn to your favorite literary classics when it’s time to name the new puppy. […]
Any Pet in a Storm
When my stepson’s cat, Pishi (Farsi for “Kitty,” pronounced PEE-shee), came to live with us for a year, she didn’t warm to me right away. Early on, when I tried to pet her, she bit […]
Welcome to CatMatch.com
Exciting news from Match.com, the world’s largest online match-making service. Since our launch in 1995, our goal has been to help men and women find their perfect someone. We have now found matches for several […]
A Canine’s Guide to the Good Life Excerpt
Toys, Tennis Balls and Games If you are a puppy, you will think everything from shoes to socks to toilet paper are toys. But the sad truth is NONE of these are toys, and if […]
A World Without Labels
Most of you know I am raising my beautiful and very intelligent, 13-year-old granddaughter named Samaya. She paid me to say the italicized so I could use her name in this article. Anyway, last week […]
A Cylon Dog?
When it was time to get up the other day, Emily sent the dog upstairs to wake me. When Bae wouldn’t go through the door, she texted me a photo of him waiting outside the […]
I’m Dreaming Of An Evergreen Christmas
Check me out at the Kendallville Mall: http://www.4countymall.com/mark-hunter—slightly-off-the-mark/im-dreaming-of-an-evergreen-christmas-slightly-off-the-mark SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK When we put up the Christmas tree last year, our dog became very puzzled. “Dude, there are all kinds of trees […]
It’s A Wet Dog’s Life
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Sometimes I wish my dog could talk. Other times I realize how very, very good it is that he can’t. Bae—we named him Beowulf, although for all I know he […]