My Buddy Butch Blog

This morning when I got up I went through my usual routine to get ready for work. I am not a morning person. I’m not sure if it is the same for dogs or not …that some are morning dogs and some are not. Butch is not a morning dog so it works out well for [...]

With all of the uproar we have heard in the past year or so about lead contaminated children’s toys and products coming from China, I have heard very little regarding the lead content of products being sold as “Pet Toys.” I was walking through a pet store the other evening with Butch, looking at all [...]

I saw a story on the ABC news last night on a company that actually rents pets for a day. It was something like $40 per day for the rental and I think that they have weekend rates also. The niche was that they cater to “people on the go” who do not have time for [...]

Butch and I were watching the epic thriller “Braveheart” starring Mel Gibson last night. Butch does like a good movie but he gets very caught up in the excitement. He painted his face blue and announced that he wanted to be king of England and wanted me to officially change his name immediately to “Shortshanks!” Butch said [...]

I recently read an article in our local newspaper about microchip implants for pets. You know the ones where information such as owner’s name, address, and contact instructions is encoded on a glass encased microchip then a veterinarian embeds it under the skin of your pet using a syringe. These microchips can help save a lost [...]