dog's best friend - patricia mcconnell

did you see the q&a with pat mcconnell on madison.com?

we think they could have asked more interesting questions than "do you feel like dr. doolittle?"   i mean, this is one of the nation's most renowned dog trainers, right?  but she's a cool lady and had fun with it.

if you're interested in reading some of her books on training we've got 'em, including:  feisty fido, leader of the pack, i'll be home soon, fastidious feline and more.

new dog parks!

two new dog parks will open tomorrow on madison's east side - at demetral park and mccormick greenspace.

check em out! there's still plenty of time to get in some frisbee before the snow flies.

happy memorial day

whether you're out enjoying the parades, honoring family or barbecuing in the backyard with a cold one and your kitties we hope you have a great day.

summer has officially begun....

oh, and if you haven't beaten your personal brat record yet there's still time!

animal research in madison

the uw-madison got some unwanted attention recently when federal animal welfare inspectors cited the university's animal research department with 20 violations .

"one major finding is that in five studies, UW-Madison researchers did not show that they tried to find an alternative to painful experiments on animals."

click here to watch a local news piece on this story featuring alliance for animals co-director, rick bogle.

cats are #1! cats are #1!

"cats really are america's number one companion." true dat! they also outnumber dogs by 10 million. and while we all know how awesome cats are, super-spectacularly awesome, they are still taking a back seat to their canine counterparts. to help spread the word of just how cool kitties can be the CATalyst council recently released their list of top 10 cat-friendly cities. the goal of the rankings was to celebrate major cities who make life better for kitties and their guardians. the results are as follows:
1. tampa, 2. phoenix, 3. san francisco, 4. portland, 5. denver, 6. boston, 7. seattle, 8. san diego, 9. atlanta, 10. minneapolis

of course madison would have taken tops over all of them if they had factored in access to the best cat stuff and cat advice ever, but whatever. we'll just let them have their time in the sun until we quietly take over the world. viva la madcat revolution!

have any other ideas on how to make madison #1 for kitties?