If you want to memorialize your pet in pillow form, here's a photo to make you reconsider it just one more time:

Shipping: Please freeze your pet immediately upon passing to insure there will be no hair slippage. Double bag to insure no freezerburn. Ship packages ONLY on Mondays to prevent carrier mishaps. All frozen animals must be shipped next day air to insure against spoilage.

uuummm, how do we feel about this?

This is Modern Pooch's favorite question from their Q&A:

Q: Can I Train My Dog To Put It On Himself?

A: No, the dog will require human intervention each time he wishes to put on or take off a condom.

It's no wonder, I suppose, that these are the two best-selling types of doggy condoms!

1) SNUGGER FIT:

2) BANANA FLAVORED:

Thanks to "me of me inc." and Thi for the link!

Check out the Animal Personality Institute's new DOG PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY!

We are working on a questionnaire to assess personality in dogs. To develop this questionnaire, we need help from dog owners. If you have had a dog for at least one year and would be willing to answer questions (on-line or on paper -- your choice) about your dog's personality, please send your e-mail address and any other contact information to...

Modern Pooch says, "Go for it and let us know what you learn!"

Thanks to Cheryl for the scoop!

From a nicely designed website called PupStyle - Fashionista Dog Culture comes this little guy!

It's A Pug's Life: The Dogumentary!

Check out the incredibly cute preview of the video at this site!

This seems wrong and ridiculous...unless of course your pooch really needs Botox to fix her inverted eyelashes or to lift her droopy mammaries after puppy birth!

This is terrible.

Man kills dog named Felony because it reminded him of his recent felony.

Modern Pooch Final Thoughts: Don't name your dog or anything for that matter, FELONY.

Apologies, my fellow dog lovers...technical difficulties have fallen upon the Modern Pooch office...will post as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience,
Andrea

Another in the well done Heavy Petting series by Slate.com, comes Dogs and Cats Living Together...here's a visual preview:

Check this out, Corgi lovers and Japan-o-philes...a cute Corgi blog from Japan!

Thanks to Cameron for the link!

Just in from the ASPCA...

THE FIVE PLANTS MOST HAZARDOUS TO YOUR PET’S HEALTH
In recognition of National Poison Prevention Week, March 20 through 26, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) is educating owners about the five plants most potentially dangerous to pets. “We typically recommend that pets not be allowed to eat plants in general,” says APCC veterinary toxicologist Dr. Safdar Khan. “However, it is especially critical that the following plants be kept out of reach of animals, as they have the potential to cause serious, even fatal systemic effects when ingested.”

* LILIES rank number one in dangerous plant call volume at the APCC, and are highly toxic to cats. Says Khan, “It is clear that even with ingestions of very small amounts, severe kidney damage could result.” An owner in Pennsylvania lost her cat to kidney failure from ingesting only a small portion of an Easter lily.

* AZALEAS, indigenous to many eastern and western states and commonly used in landscaping, contain substances that can produce vomiting, drooling, diarrhea, weakness, and central nervous system depression. Severe cases could lead to death from cardiovascular collapse.

* Frequently used as an ornamental plant, OLEANDER contains toxic components that can cause irritation of the gastrointestinal tract, hypothermia, and potentially severe cardiac problems.

* Also a popular ornamental plant, SAGO PALM can potentially produce vomiting, diarrhea, depression, seizures, liver failure, and even death. One pit bull terrier in Florida became ill and subsequently died from liver failure after chewing on the leaves and base of a sago palm in his yard.

* Although all parts of the CASTOR BEAN plant are dangerous, the seeds contain the highest concentration of toxins. Ingestion can produce significant abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and weakness; in severe cases, dehydration, tremors, seizures, and even death could result.

For more on these dangerous plants, please visit ASPCA online. If you suspect that your pet may have consumed one of these—or any other potentially toxic substance—please contact your veterinarian or the APCC’s 24-hour hotline at (888) 426-4435.

Spotted at 6th Ave & Carmine, look at these two peas in a pod! Well, sort of...we love them!!

Thanks so much to Trudy for this great pic!

why not take the lengthy but hopefully informative Dog Age Test!

Modern Pooch hopes that everyone's pups are as healthy seeming as the puppy above.

Thanks to Cheryl for this link too!

Will it be good? Will it be as crazy and horror inducing as other similar shows??!!! We'll have to wait until March 30th!

In the meantime, here's a plug for them...let's all watch together and let Modern Pooch know how we feel!

Thanks to Cheryl for the link!!

The kids start the day with Mom supervising breakfast.

Then off to school they go.

Everyone has an assigned seat in the classroom.

After resting up, they're ready for some fun.

Where's Waldo is their favorite game.

Before you know it, everyone is tired out.

When the kids get home from their busy school day, it's time for a bath.

Then they dry off before bedtime.

:-)

Thanks to Peter for the email detailing the lives of home schooled puppies!

This is retarded. Modern Pooch apologizes to the pooch who was coerced into doing this ad for MTV Spring Break by brightly colored, cool looking MTV doggie treats...

EEEEEEWWWWWW!!!! AWFUL!!! TERRIBLE!!!

Modern Pooch is recoiling in horror!!!

Belgian dog molestor claims he did it for the animals.

He had worked in an animal refuge before and had also posted thousands of pictures on the Internet of himself having sex with dogs, the paper said.

...so beware...

Thanks to Rebecca for this email forward containing all these pics!

Love dachshunds and need extra seating?

Pooch and dismemberment inspired seating!

Wonder how a real live dachshund put in the same room as Woofie would react?!

Although Modern Pooch may hope for a showdown chances are, real doggy would cuddle up on one of chair doggy's parts, no?

These ladies founded UrbanPuppy.com, puppy training for urban pups!

Well designed manuals to train your puppy!

These games are also worth looking into...such as the hiding dog treats to let the puppy be a dog and sniff and hunt around for food.

Sparky loves this game and Modern Pooch believes it keeps dogs sharp! Give it a try!

SNIF: Social Networking in Fur, a system that allows pet owners to interact through their pets' social networks. SNIF comprises inexpensive hardware that can be unobtrusively and transparently affixed to pet collars and paraphernalia in order to augment pet-to-pet, pet-to-owner, and owner-to-owner interactions.

Although the documentation could use some help, the idea is a cool one!

Pooch 1 to Pooch 2: "Were you raised by wolves?!"

Pooch 2: "No, I was raised by monks!"

Click here for pooch training videos by monks!

What the monks say:

"Here at New Skete, we advocate an approach to training that takes into account a phenomenon we call "inseeing." Inseeing means learning how to "read" your dog by understanding the type of creature it is..."

What the customers say!

"This beautifully produced video series reflects the unique and special training techniques of the Monks which encourages a bond between man and his best friend based on respect and admiration. Bravo to the Monks of New Skete for presenting an intelligent and compassionate approach to understanding and communicating with the magnificent creature that is "dog".
Gretchen Wyler Animal activist and President of The Ark Trust

Finally, your pooch can mirror Renee Zellweger, Kate Winslet, Penelope Cruz...

Jurors ruled that it's 35% your fault if you slip and fall on poop...what do you think?!

Modern Pooch hopes that you never have to experience this but just in case, here's some information on where dogs stand in custody battles...

A doggie gets caught in the middle.

:-(

You know those super duper cute pooches who have that unfortunate red eye gook??? Well now there's a solution!

Check out this happy story - before:

And after!

Click here for more stories and for access to the cure!

While beauty on the inside is what counts most, Modern Pooch is all for eye envy! :-)

You want an airbrushed painting of your pooch right?

Thought so!

Here you go!

Tied up pooches and cute commentary from Jon in San Francisco!

Thanks to Leslie Diamond for the link!

We have found it...possibly the silliest, most comprehensive site for over the top goodies for doggies:

The aptly named Glamour Dog:

Evening L'Affair

Oh, I'd definitely want tongue space - look at that cute tongue!!!!

Click to read more about this phenomenon.

If you love pugs and can't help but clench your fists when around them, your fists will bleed in the company of UrbanPug.com a blog about two pugs in the city.

Enjoy!

Pet Sounds! And we're not talking about the iconic Beach Boys CD...

Have you noticed your pooch paying attention to rhythm and melody more than your average pooch? Have you heard your doggy humming and whistling recently? Chances are, you need to get your best friend this CD!!

With the help of an "animal communicator" (you know your job needs validation when it's noted in quotes) a CD just for dog ears has been created!

Thanks to Della for the link!

Millie, an amazing two-year old stick swallower!

After an innocent fetch game turned ugly (read: impalement), Millie underwent a two hour surgery and emerged unscathed except a little scratch in her stomach...Millie's one tough lassie!

Thanks to Jen for the link!

Cool pic found on the world wide web!!

Digging into the site's links, I found this picture!

Beagle enthusiasts and cute dog lovers: You will spend a lot of time here!

A beagle pic each and every day...such as:

In this cool straightforward format too so you can scan the archives and enlarge your choice photo!

Daphne is a bulldog that loves to dress up!

See!

Click for more!

Thanks to Eo for this link!

Uuum, what a press opportunity! But please don't videotape and no need for photos, really.

Modern Pooch also strongly believes in neuturing and responsible ownership!

This is a must-see video brought to us from our high-tech friends in Japan....about a new product called iSeePet Portal!

It takes forever to download so here's a nonetheless exciting recap:

She says goodbye to the cutest little pooch and is off to work!

She finds out her 7 pm meeting has been moved to 9!

Will the poor pooch, waiting diligently at home, go hungry?

She thinks not!! She'll just send a command to the iSeePet Portal from her laptop!

...and doggy food appears!

And naturally so does the puppy! Check out the blurred action shot!

And she can watch right from her screen.

And be pleased!

Oh! And her phone!

While on a date!

iSeePet kinda rulz.

Dog Books for your kiddies!!!

Such as these greats:

Your kids will love you for these books and you'll find yourself constantly asking little Johnny, "want me to read you another dog book? How about this one? Or that one? Or this one again?"

:-)

Simple, handmade dog collars and harnesses from Tailwaggerz!

Look at their incredibly cute pooch mascot:

And look at these incredibly cute harnesses:

Modern Pooch thinks this is pretty ridiculous...the idea of dogs committing suicide but we admit to not knowing much about this topic...any thoughts?

Dog suicides in Scotland?!

Maybe it's Scotland that finally does in a dog...

JK!!!

Woah!!! A cat has snuck onto Modern Pooch!!!

But we're ok with it because we love irony...

Peter Green, the terrific designer of Modern Pooch is a cat lover!!!

We forgive him because we know that he does love dogs too and he's clearly a doggone good designer.

I've often been asked who designed the site so here it is: Peter Green's Double Agent Design and don't you forget it!

Modern Pooch thanks Peter the cat loving designer! & Mike Frumin for his technical wizardry!

*Peter and Donovan.

Turn your pooch photos into masterpieces via this site!!

Examples:

This unsuspecting doggy...

was turned into this!

This poor pooch...

was immortalized into this!

Too much fun.

Thanks to Gabby Golightly for the link!

Invisible fence saved pooch from coyote!

Simple. Adorable. Delightful.

Thanks for the link, Oblivia!

Julio The Destroyer (full name). He greets you at the door by ripping apart a stuffed animal and asks to be petted by head-butting you. A total sweetheart.

Modern Pooch loves your attitude, Julio and thanks to Billy for owning such a sweetie!

Thanks to Chelsea for the link!

Pooches need to run everyday! Not just walk around the block, but break a sweat! These dog scooters can help facilitate that!

City folks: You still might want to stick with the dog park or we'd suggest a very loud horn!

Thanks to Catherine for the link!

Where you can see daily photos of the pretty princess pup!

Such as today's:

and yesterday's:

Adorable clothing not just for your pooch...

but for you to match your pooch too!!

Race, race, race, compete, compete, compete in a heroic way to save the animals!

All you need to do is click!

The ultimate guide for dogs in New York City...Engage in all that the city has to offer you and your hound through Hound Talk, Hound Health, House Finder, etc!

This is sad but also kind of cool that this blog exists...to learn about street dogs in Bangkok, click here but be warned about shedding a tear or two...

Einstein:

And you needed an experiment to prove that?!

If you have a baby and a pooch, please be careful!