The Pet Parent’s Corner

The Rules to Having a Dog

by Katherine on March 7, 2013

Have you liked Life with Arie on Facebook yet? If not, you should, and if you have, you may have noticed our new rule series. Lately I’ve had several conversations with friends about the “rules” to having a dog. One is about to start pet sitting a dog, and is nervous about caring for a [...]

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A Valentine so special, I have to tell the world.

by Katherine on February 12, 2013

Life with Arie is all about pets, life with the beautiful White German Shepherd, Arie, and her siblings, two black domestic shorthairs, Jasper and Briseis, including celebrating Valentine’s Day with your pets. Sometimes though, I have to tell you a bit about myself. Many people know me as Katie Moore or Katherine Moore, an Online [...]

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The Dangers of Owning a Pit Bull

by Featured Guest Blogger on February 5, 2013

Our February Guest Post comes from Maggie Bailey, a former colleague and forever friend of mine. I hope you enjoy her guest post, “The Dangers of Owning a Pit Bull,” which details the risks and problems with having a bully breed in the family. We have all heard what the media has to say about [...]

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Dog Shaming is not that serious, people.

by Katherine on August 29, 2012

Maybe I’m just a little too snarky for my own good…but lately there has been a lot of negative buzz over the site Dog Shaming, and I just don’t get it. Dog Shaming is a Tumblr, the ever popular micro-blogging site, devoted to dogs that have done wrong. Each dog is given a sign telling [...]

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We’re back, back in the blogging groove…

by Katherine on August 20, 2012

So, we’re not from New York, but our friends at Life with Desmond are and I’m sure they’ll appreciate us channeling a little bit of this for our post title: This past month I had to take a step back from blogging on Life with Arie to evaluate a few things in my life…a few [...]

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Life with Arie is all about the dogs/cats/ferrets/fish/birds/sugar gliders/miniature ponies/capybaras/you-name-its in our lives. In a nutshell, I’m an animal person. Though I spend most of my time helping creatures on four legs, sometimes I like to help those on two as well. Our families make an impression on our souls–Mine has been touched by everyone [...]

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May has been flying by, and with the fast passing of time, I’ve got a few post in the works that are a little over due, including a Mr. Chewy’s review coming up this week, A thank you-shout out-review of Nyima Bakery’s delicious (or so Arie tells me) dog treats, and the post right here: [...]

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“Let the wild rumpus begin!” said Max. The line from Where the Wild Things Are, the beloved children’s book, is probably one of the book’s best known phrases and lives on in other works, including the movie by the same title made in recent years, and even referenced in pop culture series, like Buffy the [...]

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Giveaway time! Pet lovers, get ready for swag

by Katherine on May 5, 2012

We’ve been telling you about our giveaway throughout the A to Z Challenge and Ultimate Blog Challenge. Since you stuck with us throughout the madness, we’re giving you some swag. I’m ready to announce the complete giveaway basket, and ready for you to win! The basket is a treasure trove of goodies for health-conscious pet [...]

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Whew. 26 letters later, and we’re exhausted, but so happy to be here. We met so many amazing bloggers throughout the A to Z Challenge, and I really loved having that daily commitment to get my blog on. To give you (and myself, no lies) a nice little recap of the challenge I’m including links [...]

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