Connie's Blog

What To Name Your New Dog

connie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:20:00 -0500

If you're having trouble coming up with a suitable name for the new canine kid in your family, you'll find Kyra Kirkwood's book, Move Over Rover incredibly helpful. According to the author, the key to finding the perfect name befitting a dog's individuality is to first determine his temperament by answering the 24 questions listed in the book's Personality Test. You can then deduce if your dog is The Cheerleader, The 9-to-5er, The Don, The Lone Ranger, The Wallflower, The Couch Potato, The Jock, or The Diva/Pretty Boy. Once you've determined your pup's personality, the corresponding names and their meanings will provide the inspiration you need to select just the right name. With nearly one thousand names (and their meanings) along with recipes, photography tips, and other dog-relevant information, you'll find this book is both useful AND fun.

Modern Dog on Martha Stewart

connie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:19:00 -0500

Check out this video of Victoria Stilwell (Modern Dog’s amazing spring cover girl and trainer extraordinaire) on a recent Martha Stewart show. Victoria tells us about the optimum training time for teaching puppies as well as the biggest challenges we’ll face and how to overcome them. Don’t miss the half-way mark (6:40) where Modern Dog’s spring cover is shown to the audience.

Win Free Stuff!!

connie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:44:00 -0500

Hurray, the new Spring Giveaway Contest is now up and running! For complete details and product pictures turn to pages 40, 51 and 75 of Modern Dog's Spring issue. It's easy to enter, just click here. Good luck!!!

Last Call for Modern Dog's Writing Contest

connie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:07:00 -0500

Oscar Contenders Top Genesis Awards Line-up!

connie — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:00:00 -0500

Recognizing outstanding reporting and creative portrayals of animal protection issues in news and entertainment, The 24th Genesis Awards will be presented in a gala ceremony on Saturday, March 20, 2010, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif and will air on Animal Planet in April.

Olympic Mascot Imposter

connie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:12:00 -0500

Guess which one of these Olympic mascots is an imposter?

If you guessed the one that looks like a brown sock puppet, YOU'RE RIGHT! - the other three cuties, from left to right are, Sumi, Miga and Quatchi and can be purchased at the official 2010 Olympic store.

Goldie the Dog Seen At Numerous Olympic Venues

connie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:29:00 -0500

Goldie, our rascally and fun-loving sock puppet mascot has been seen at numerous Olympic venues. Below Goldie hitches a ride with Annica Tong (Modern Dog's sales & mktg manager extraordinaire) on the adrenalin-rushing zip-line that extends down Robson St. For those who aren't familiar with this area, think world-class shopping, fab restaurants and tourists galore.

If Your Dog Was an Olympic Athlete, What Sport Would He Compete In?

connie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:32:00 -0500

As mentioned in my previous blog, Goldie, Modern Dog's Officially Unofficial Sock Puppet Mascot is getting up to some Olympic shenanigans. Acting as a behind-the-scenes reporter she allows us to get a glimpse of the goings-on of the canine-inclined Vancouverites on a picture-perfect sunny Olympic morning at the dog-beach in Kitsilano in Vancouver, BC. Since we've all imagined at one time or another what it must be like to be an Olympic athlete, Goldie asks the humans belonging to these canine kids what Olympic sport their pooches would mostly likely be suited for. Here's what they had to say: