Northwest Cellars Dog Days of Summer. Didn’t I just say that?

Wine Tasting and Dogs Welcome! Treats, door prizes. Nice outdoor hang out place. Every in Sunday July & August. I’ll be there signing Don’t Sip the Dog and licking wine. Or something like that…

SUNDAY Sundays!!  July 25th and August 22 from 1-5pm
Every Sunday a portion of sales will benefit a doggy-related cause.

Wait Wait, one more!!!   On August 1, 12-5pm  Author and photographer Catharine Handfelt will be there to sign her beautiful new book 100 Hounds of Kirkland. Door prizes, treats for your doggies, and drawings for great prizes like a case of Rescue Red wine, a photo shoot for your dog, and more, when you purchase the book or some Rescue Red wine. Net proceeds from sales of the book will be donated to the Seattle Humane Society, and 20% of the sales of the Rescue Red wine are donated as well. Bring your dog and enjoy!

“100 Hounds of Kirkland” by Catharine Handfelt, Little Monarch Studios

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I especially like Michael’s growl: http://www.vimeo.com/8703321

Cross your arms and turn your back when Jake jumps up and barks like that

Before you give a treat to Kate, make your hand into a plate.

Dogs aren't toys to hug and squeeze, or poke or chase or tug or tease. Just like you and just like me; dogs have personalities.

If they could talk these dogs would say, we wish all kids behaved this way.

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I feel like I haven’t been here for a long long time.

Let’s see. Over a month ago I fell over a jump in LaRoo’s agility class and bruised a rib. Her agility class — not mine. Then I went to California for 9 days. While there I got the flu. I flew home, laced with cold meds and afrin spray to try to recover before a trip to NY. Rush job for VIV magazine I could not say ‘no’ to over the weekend. Rush rush to get ready for NY. Went to NY, still kind of sick, did NY (next blog), now back. The Inside Story is tonight, then, finally, I can rejoice in nothing, going nowhere, just being home. And I’m over the flu and back to spin. Yea!

In California I had a wonderful visit to Linden Tree Bookstore in Los Altos. John Muir first and second graders came to play, and we had a good time drawing pictures, working the puppets and most of all admiring Sterling. Sterling, Oh Sterling, I love you! He lives with my friend Lynn Benson-Colbert, a dog trainer with M.S. TrueHeart Dog Training in northern CA. Here he is coated with kids.

Read more about Sterling’s career here. Scroll down til you find him in his uniform.

Another highlight of my California trip was meeting Erica Silverman at the San Luis Book Fair Oct. 4th. It was a super cold day, and my flu bug was gnarling around in my throat – and I was still pretending it was allergy. Erica and I hit it off like long lost sisters, and we hope to do a book or 2 together. She is such a talented writer, and writes about things near and dear to my heart. Like horses.  Cowboy Kate and Cocoa, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book, illustrated by the talented Caldecott Honor recipient, Betsy Lewin is the first in a series of fun early reader books.

ps No one I know of got the flu from me. And if you did, I am really really sorry.

By Shriya, John Muir elementary

By Alyssa, John Muir elementary

By Catherine, John Muir elementary

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Even if you don’t like dogs or books, this place is worth the trip. If only  I were 4 feet tall, 4 years old and fortunate enough to have a parent to drive me here. I’ll drive myself, along with Vikki and her wonder poodles, TinTin and Nickel:

Factoria Square Mall:  6pm; Friday, June 12th

http://www.kidsquestmuseum.org/activities.php?sid=2151

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Story time: http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=KRL  then to Kimberlie’s garden party to smell the roses and lick some noses. Or lick the roses and count some toes’s

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