Life by a Leash

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When I looked into her puppy dog eyes I knew my life would change. I had to grow up and realize that writing wouldn’t feed me, so I ventured into marketing. For my creative writing craving, I blog about my pup and some occasional stray thoughts.

Latest Blog Posts

  • My Pup is a Movie Star on Sep 10, 2009

    My little girl is a starlet! Okay, maybe I should rephrase that by saying a movie has been made about my pup - meaning a collage of photos on a DVD to music. But all the same, more than 10 people have watched my little girl.Last night J, Silvie and I...

  • Good Laugh for Coming Back to Work on Sep 8, 2009

    Love this Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwMdE5z5KGwAlthough watching the puppy is entertaining enough, check out the mom. It makes the video that much cuter/funny.

  • Jail Break on Aug 20, 2009

    Just received this e-mail from our dog walker:Sylvie appeared to have busted out of her crate, and she was tearing around your apartment like a pup on steroids when I got there:o She scared the bejezzuz out of me, because when I came in the door...sh...

  • Blow Up Dog on Aug 18, 2009

    A coworker sent me this today - thought it was funny:...

  • Dog Friendly Parks on Aug 17, 2009 in dog friendly puppies dog beach dog parks

    We took Silvie to a dog park this past weekend, which the experience itself is worthy of it's own blog post. While we were there another owner showed us a great list of Dog Friendly Parks in Chicago.I spent some time looking for the list and finally...

  • Tryin' to Quit the Yip Yip on Aug 14, 2009 in puppies barking

    Alright, so really Silvie's bark is more of a cross between a high-pitched howl and a dying cat, and I secretly think it's cute and hilarious. However, J seems to think she probably shouldn't do it as much as she does and we probably shouldn't encour...

  • PAWS 8k Run and 4k Walk/Halloween Costumes on Aug 13, 2009 in puppies Halloween PAWS running

    About a year and a half ago I got really into running. I think it was more because I liked the idea of not having to worry about a diet more than the fact that it was exercise.I'm not a die-hard runner. I go when I can and when I am in the mood, alth...