Posts Tagged ‘Minnow’

Cinco De Minnow!

Cinco De Minnow!

Posted by Pia

Arriba! Arriba! Cinco De Mayo is almost here!
Have a safe and happy 5th!
In kinship,
Dr. Pia Salk

Go Dog Go!

Go Dog Go!

Posted by Pia

This past weekend I, once again, had the honor of being among the humans to judge the fabulously fun “Go Dog Go” show – one based on the belief that every dog deserves his/her day! This year I had Minnow tag along. Needless to say, she created her own show of sorts… and made …

Minnow Muses Part II

Minnow Muses Part II

Posted by Pia

As promised, more of Minnow’s musings on the snow and related activities!
In kinship,
Dr. Pia Salk

Minnow Muses About This Thing Called Snow...

Minnow Muses About This Thing Called Snow...

Posted by Pia

Martha’s mini pal Minnow may be a mere 4 pounds, but she has plenty to say about the wonders of winter…
Be sure to check in next week as Minnow continues her musings on that fancy white fairy dust we humans call snow!
In kinship,
Dr. Pia Salk

Minnow Takes Gold- Part II

Minnow Takes Gold- Part II

Posted by Pia

As promised, more details and never-before-seen photos from our exclusive interview with Minnow, Gold Medal winner in this year’s Summer Fur Games…
Minnow’s win is a testament to millions of loyal animals who end up homeless and hoping to be adopted in U.S. shelters every year.
We feel so very fortunate to have Minnow on our Daily …

Summer Fur Games- Minnow Takes Gold!

Summer Fur Games- Minnow Takes Gold!

Posted by Pia

Our very own Minnow took gold this week in the curiously under publicized, Summer Fur Games. While refusing to do interviews with other media outlets, it’s no surprise that Minnow made an exception for her Daily Wag family!
Minnow’s dedication to her cause and her rather Zen assessment of teammate McKayla, with whom so …

Training Humans: Midterm - Squeaky toys prohibited during testing

Training Humans: Midterm - Squeaky toys prohibited during testing

Posted by Pia

Welcome to this week’s class: The midterm exam is really more of an exercise than it is a test. Today’s photo gallery offers a variety of ambiguous facial expressions and situations. Students are to provide captions for as many of the photos as possible.
There are no right or wrong answers. …

Training Humans 101- Special Topics: Who invented creativity?

Training Humans 101- Special Topics: Who invented creativity?

Posted by Pia

Welcome to this week’s lecture: Creativity: Deconstructing the human claim that they invented “Creativity.” While humans claim that the capacity for creativity, as well as the use of tools and symbolic communication, is theirs alone, an extensive and readily available body of evidence exists to refute this self-aggrandizing assertion. Please turn your attention to …

Training Humans 101- Special Topics: Silliness

Training Humans 101- Special Topics: Silliness

Posted by Pia

Welcome to this week’s lecture. As a reminder, My name is Dr. Minnow Salk. I am with you on my sabbatical, taking over this summer course for Dr. Pia. Today’s topic- Silliness: A critical look at human silliness deficit disorder (HSDD)- is no laughing matter. The human ability to exhibit …

Training Humans 101-Special Topics: Resourcefulness

Training Humans 101-Special Topics: Resourcefulness

Posted by Pia

Welcome to Lecture 3. We have completed the overview portion of our course and will now delve into Special Topics- a more specific, in-depth exploration of important skills that non-human animals need to teach their humans. Please turn your attention to this week’s ‘Paw Point’ Presentation. Today’s special topic: Resourcefulness
Please be sure to submit …