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Today is Pet Pawrent Appreciation Day and that means it’s all about YOU! Come this way to hear all the ways we absolutely adore you 🥰 🐾♥️

This past Sunday was National Puppy Day and it occurred to us that one day simply isn’t enough time to celebrate the boundless joy that are puppies, so here we are with some extended content - the King Duke’s Puppy Multiverse, as it were - that enumerates some of our favorite puppy facts. Enjoy! 

It’s 2025 and we are ready to go: welcome to the year of BIG WAG ENERGY! Whether you and your dog are planning cozy TV nights, going full culture vulture, or learning a new language, the simple truth is this: dog time is the best time regardless of the pastime, and we’re here with a few ideas to help you make the most of it. Enjoy!

This month, meet three of our favorite historical canine characters who happen to be bang on brand for this most splendidly spooky of days… whoooo knows, perhaps you’ll encounter one on Halloween!

Did you know that 29% of dogs* like fall, 65% LOVE fall, and just 6% are indifferent to its clear light, cool air, dappled sunshine, and pumpkin spiced everything. Armed with this knowledge, we made the only choice available to us and resolved to write about some of our favorite fall floofers in all their autumnal glory. Fall; it’s a whole vibe!

*we think. 

"Anyone who lives within her means suffers from a lack of imagination."

So said Oscar Wilde, and while we have no evidence whatsoever that he was talking about pets, we have no evidence whatsoever that he wasn’t and that’s good enough for us. This set us thinking about what it means to live within your means if you have unlimited means and what follows is an investigation worthy of CSI K-9 Unit. 

With a lion’s heart and a determined chin that we bring you a Very Special Column All About Cats and their colossal contributions to our great nation. For as we celebrate Independence Day, what better time to look into the history of arguably the most independent creatures of all and note their proximity to the seat of American power?

There are various means by which eras are defined: the invention of the wheel, the start of the Renaissance, and above all, Taylor Swift albums, tours - so much so the current one is literally named Eras - and romantic partners. Basically, enough things change enough and that means we're in a new phase. Having said that, we have been thinking recently of a contrast: animals and pets are consistently dominant in pop culture - no changes please and thank you - and every single era celebrates and records them. In our current human-centric age, this seems at first, ahem, glance odd, but as we have previously noted, there are 6.5 BILLION cat pictures on the internet which is only slight fewer than the number of selfies on Kylie Jenner's phone (7 billion, allegedly). In our view, this is as it should be, but it set us thinking: why? Why are animals more enduring across cultures, eras, continents, and content than anything else? Step this way...