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A pooch feeder which gets the mess off the floor and into the air!

This stylish feeder is made by the folks at These Creatures and would make a great kitchen statement. Pick from five colors and choose a smoking or non-smoking Frenchie. No, really. They offer a smoking Frenchie, “Pierre (who just won’t put down the Gauloises)” or the post-Chantix version of Pierre, who’s kicked the habit.

If you are on a tight budget, choose a small ornament of Pierre, but you will want to limit this gift to those 21 or older, or for dogs older than three, as he only comes smoking. (Do the math: 3 actual years x 7 dog years = 21 dog years).

They offer custom designs and many other items. Check out the gate decoration featuring Tige, Buster Brown’s sidekick. And what about that pot and pan holder? It sure has a rather familiar silhouette in the line up…

There is a tiny town/commune in France named…are you ready for this? Bully-les-Mines

Ah yes, can’t you see them mining sparkling, new French Bulldogs from the mountains; ready to be set free so they can begin zooming around, happily snorting?

Hum, wonder what other perfectly Bully cities and towns exist?

How about just plain Bully, France? Or perhaps you’d rather live in Bullyard, Queensland, Australia? Maybe Bulldog, New South Wales, Australia sounds like a nice address (They must really like Bullies there because they have another town named Bulli.)

Let’s expand this a bit more. What about Frenchie? A search finds several roads blessed with Frenchie in its name:

• Frenchie Draw, Lysite, WY
• Frenchie Lane, Lillington, NC
• Frenchie Place, MT
• Frenchie Burton Road, Eutaw, AL
• Frenchie Road, Crescent Valley, NV

Okay, let’s get really silly and look for towns and streets with Snort. Can you believe it? They exist!

• Snortin Ridge Road, OH
• Snortin Ridge Farm Lake, OH

Wow! Let’s really test the geographic nomenclature and see if Death Yodel exists.

Searching, searching…Bzzsstt!  Nope. No one has named a town, city, or street Death Yodel…yet.

You saw our blog post a few days ago featuring an artist’s work about a book on dog shows. Wanna find out more or be first in-the-know when it comes to books about pets? Then check out PetCentric Authors, the first website dedicated to learning more about authors and their pets.

At the PetCentric Authors site you can listen to author podcasts, read book reviews, browse author interviews, check out guest bloggers, to name a few things. If you live in or near New York, a listing of events lets you know when book signings, lectures, and photo ops with your favorite pet authors will be.

In fact, there is a whole podcast with Maureen Sullivan, author of the French Bulldog childrens’ book series featuring her boy Carlos. Maybe you’ve read Ankle Soup or Custard and Mustard? (You knew there had to be a Frenchie connection in this blog entry somewhere, didn’t you?) If you loved those first two books, a new one is scheduled for release in September. Be on the lookout for Christmas Feet. Read more about the entire award-winning series here.

Joining the Pet Blog Hop again this Saturday. If you stopped by last time, “Welcome back.” If this your first visit, “Well, Howdy!”

Learn more about the Pet Blog Hop below and join in yourself. You don’t even have to have a blog!

• Link up your blog name and URL using the Linky Tool below. You only need to add your link once to be seen on all the Saturday Pet Blogger Blog Hop Linky Tools for that week.
• Grab the “Saturday Pet Blogger Blog Hop” button above and include it in your Saturday Blog hop post so that your readers will know what is going on. *Note – posting is optional.  Feel free to just link and follow.
• Follow your co-hosts listed in the first 3 slots of the Linky Tool.
• Follow as many other blogs on the linky as you’d like
• Take a moment to comment on the blogs telling them you’re from the blog hop.
• Follow back when you get a new follower through the Saturday Pet Bloggers Blog Hop

Ever wonder how art is created for a children’s book? Check out the blog of illustrator Fian Arroyo and see his progression from pencil sketch to finished art and cover for the new book Best in Show, written by Barbara Bakowski and published by Red Chair Press. Yes, there is one small flaw, no Frenchies made the book, but an English Bully did and it’s about a dog show, so we’ll cut them some slack. Plus, Fian’s art is a real treat! Enjoy.