While Rescued Insanity compiled a lovely list of blog posts she enjoyed for the year, I’m sitting here cursing that I never composed such a list! While I do post my favourite links, mostly blog posts, on my Twitter account, I can hardly fathom getting the number of my favourite blog posts down to an appropriate number to incorporate into one post. So please let me just promise that I’ll try harder next year.
Instead, I thought I’d write a post on my favourite dog blogs of the year. This is almost as an extraordinary feat, if you consider my blogroll length. However, I’ll try.
Here we go:
Saving Pets. Written by PetRescue founder, Shel, this blog constantly, and edgily, challenges the shelter system in Australia. The blog is phenomenally well researched, well presented, and relevant. (On a side note, this blog is also responsible for almost everything I know about cats…) I get excited when I see Saving Pets come up in my Google Reader, and I hope you enjoy reading as well.
Reactive Champion. Crystal’s blog is more of a journey and dog training blog, no where near as specific as the title ‘Reactive Champion’ makes out. The diversity of topics is what I appreciate, and the time and effort evident in every one of Crystal’s post. Crystal’s well thought-out and clear explanations explore a host of dog related issues, from dog training to dog medication to reactive behaviours. What I really appreciate is the extensive notes that Crystal provides when she attend expos. Reactive Champion is very much ‘worth the read’.
Intellidogs. So this is not so much a blog as it is podcasts, but I simply cannot get enough. Karen Wilde and John Buskle present the podcast, and explore a variety of topics. I love that Karen and John come from different continents and have different doggy interests, and it really adds flavour to the show. This podcast often accompanies me as I do housework. I would absolutely miss the Intellidogs podcasts if they ceased to occur.
KC Dog Blog. Brent Toellner is an inspiration. His blog shows campaigns lodged against BSL and for no-kill. He also often includes extensive reviews of new dog studies, of media cases regarding dogs, particularly dog bites, and links to the most phenonemal other blog posts. How this man does it all, I have no idea! Though sometimes the content is very US specific, there is plenty of ‘other stuff’ to keep me entertained.
My Puppy, My Self. I am not always engaged or driven by the content on this blog, but I really admire and enjoy the commitment and discussions around dog science. Also, there are normally some lovely links to dog science and dog discussions in his posts. For this reason, Lee Charles Kelley’s blog got into my favourite blog list.
What were your top 5 blogs for 2011?
See how this compares to our favourites of 2012.
Thanks for sharing your favorite Blogs of 2011 with us. Sounds like there are some blogs on your list i need to check out.
Thank you for linking up with the Pet Bloggers Blog Hop.
Thanks for your comment, Felissa. Thanks for hosting the blog hop for us!
Wow, thanks for listing me! I’m quite flattered.
My blog really is misnamed. I meant for the blog to be more competition-focused… Unfortunately, life intervened.
I think lots of blogs out there have a name that should really change over time, if it wasn’t such a re-branding process to do so! Hence why I elected for a very broad blog name… It means anything about dogs is still on topic.
Thanks for popping by my blog and commenting. I’m sure your blog will probably be ‘up there’, next year, too.
Always great to find some new dog blogs. Thanks for the links.
Thanks for stopping by.
Oo thanks for the list! I am too new at this to have favorites, but I have been loving all the pet blogs on the blog hop!
Thanks for your comment.
I still consider myself a newbie and I’ve been at it for over a year now! So much to learn.
There are so many dog blogs out there and I am always looking for new ones!!! You have lots of ones I have not yet seen listed so I will have to go and check them out!! Thanks so much!
Jeanne with Chloe and LadyBug
No worries, Jeanne. Hope you enjoy my favourites.
Interesting, you’ve just expanded my reading references. This is wonderful.
Sometimes, it helps a lot reading more from different kinds of dog experts. At the moment, most of the books I’m reading are from veterinarians, I only have a few from trainers which I need to augment. And there’s also dog behaviorists, the only one I know at the moment is Cesar Millan.
I’ll get back to your comment tomorrow on my recent topic tomorrow.
Huggies and Cheese,
Haopee
Thanks for your continued commenting on my blog, Haopee. Perhaps I should make a post on my favourite dog books to give you some ideas?
That would be great. I have a number of books I read but I get a little confused as some have conflicting explanations.
At the moment I’m rereading about indoor training because I was wondering whether I’ve missed something while teaching Peanuts the proper process of potty-ing on the paper.
Huggies and Cheese,
Haopee
By the way, I’ve heard of McGreevy from other books. I’ve read it in a housetraining book as he’s mentioned there.
One of those quotes I recall being mentioned is how “A dog’s pee is like his calling card.” He lives it there so that other dogs will know he is there and other stuff. And that even though you think they’ve already peed it all out, they always still have some reserved. ^_^
Does she have a book?
Huggies and Cheese,
Haopee
McGreevy is a he.
He has two books: “Carrots and Sticks” (about animal training) and “A Modern Dog’s LIfe” – I’ve read neither! But I own a Modern Dog’s Life – I plan to read it soon!
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Pet rescue is great – always enjoy supporting the wonderful group