Cute Alert: Afro Ken

I'm not sure why I haven't heard of Afro Ken until recently since I adore cute Japanese characters. He definitely is running neck and neck with Whiplash the cowboy monkey as the most awesomest thing I've seen this month. According to Wikipedia, Afro Ken is a Japanese character created by the San-X company. He is a dog with a rainbow-colored afro who is innocent, blameless and always in a good mood. Afro Ken is always willing to try new things and is attracted to objects that look like he does(?). His hair changes to look like these things as he gets close to them. There is an Afro Ken Family Tree with other dog characters, such as Techno Ken, Funky Ken, Lord Ken, Super Afro Ken, and Normal Ken (does not have wild hair). Here's a video of Afro Ken set to the "Who Let the Dogs Out" song. I like the beer and pea afros. Cute!

New York's "Queen of Mean" Leaves $12 Million to Her Dog

Leona Helmsley, the US hotel billionaire who died recently at the age of 87 just had her will read in court on Tuesday. She's apparently left the sum of $12 million to her dog, Trouble, a white Maltese. She apparently snubbed her two grandchildren in the process. If nothing else I guess this proves that every dog DOES have his/her day.

Swimming Classes for Pampered Pooches

A while ago, I posted a video about a dog spa in California raising the bar in dog pampering. Now, New York is showing its own sign of pampering. According to this article, there's a place that offers swimming lessons for those dogs who are less prone to be nautical than say, a lab. I suppose a person can look at that and remark that it's silly. But actually, I find it to be an idea of good taste. The lessons seem to cost about $15 dollars, and the instructors, according to the article, are very caring with each dog they instruct. Not to mention all the benefits that come from the exercise. So at this point, I say "why not?" If dogs are getting facials, and horoscopes, why not spend a little money to pamper them in a way that will make them both happy and healthy?

Fall Preview: Oscar Newman

Oscar Newman usually designs very girly girl items, with lots of pink and ruffles. We were please to see some "masculine" touches for this fall, such as the houndstooth and argyle. It's preppy with a bling touch!

Fall Preview: Emma Rose Design

We met up with Carol and Sherry, the design team behind Emma Rose Design, at Pet Fashion Week(end). Their hottest pieces? The metallic leather dresses! I was drooling over all the colors, red, lime green, turquoise and fuchsia. These are truly gorgeous dresses and I hinted to them that they should make a matching one for us 2-leggers. If your dog has one of these, you can be sure she is at the top of the fashion food chain. Fabulous!

Pet Fashion Week: Hair Raising

This past weekend I attended Pet Fashion Week (which curiously only occurs during the weekend) and saw some crazy, creative coifs. This is the equivalent of seeing an extravagant Paris Haute Couture show by Galliano and perhaps we can take some key points and trickle down to some wearable street styles. This year was skulls, next year snakes!

George Carlin "Life is a Series of Dogs"

Yesterday I made mention of George Carlin, and we've been without focus on any celebrities lately. So here's a little bit from our pal, George, about the secret of life and dogs.

A Picture's Worth a Thousand Woofs

Sometimes, phishing through the net can be a lengthy task. Especially while looking for something worthwhile, or even as a rare gem of a treat. And so I've found some pictures to share, some of 'em creepy, some of 'em funny, and a couple of 'em downright cute.
This photo makes me think of the movie "CHUDS." Really, how unsettling is that? That's probably an adorable doggie too, when it's not brandishing a needle and showing red eyes of anger. Actually, on second inspection... that's more of pink. All right, I feel at ease. Next up...


George Carlin's got this bit where he talks about dogs having eyebrows and that leads them to have more realistic facial expressions. He thinks that if you look your dog in the face and then think about a certain event in your life, your dog's expression will match your thoughts. So, with all this established, what do you think this dog's owner was thinking about?




Hahaha... this is one of those things best kept as a joke. I'd rather not see in the news about someone actually trying to accomplish this
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If you haven't said "awwww..." to this, you're some sort of monster.