Score: I found a sweet vintage dog sweater for 50 cents!

After months of brutally cold temperatures, it is finally starting to stay warm up here in northwestern Wisconsin, ushering in days of beach-side relaxation on Lake Superior. But little Scoopers is already prepared for next winter with this sweet vintage dog sweater I scored for just fifty cents — provided to me by my kind [...]

Bichons: “Real Dogs” or Fluffs o’ Fur?

Ever since I adopted Scoops — an intensely lovable, mostly Bichon Frise mix — I have been constantly teased about how he is not a “real dog.” These comments generally come from northwoods dog owners, most of whom have Huskies, Labs and Hounds and to whom Scoops does not seem like a valid member [...]

Designer Dogs Invade Washburn

Alas, a trip out west and general lethargy led to little production on Poochy Keen over the last few weeks. But my muse has returned — in the shape of two bizarre little dogs spotted outside of North Coast Coffee in Washburn, Wisconsin!
This is Gucci, a 3-year-old Chinese Crested who was visiting Washburn from her [...]

True Doggie Style: “Sex and the City” Movie Sports Canine Star

I just saw the “Sex and the City Movie” last night and was so happy when sex-focused Samantha adopted a shelter dog after she was impressed with its pillow-humping prowess! Some haters in the Blogosphere — like former MTV VJ Kurt Loder — said the movie’s mutt scenes should have been cut [...]

Blue Ribbon Kennel: Ashland’s Pooch Paradise

As a modern northwoods woman, Ashland’s Blue Ribbon Kennel has proven an indispensable dog-rearing resource. Señor Scoops regularly attends their affordable $5-per-day doggie daycare program, in which he gets to romp, run and sniff doggie booty all day while I’m off earning our kibble!
Here are scenes from a recent morning when I dropped Scoops off [...]