North

It's wedding time all across the PopSugar Network, and we can't just let the people have all the fun — let's get the pets involved, too!

For the next challenge to the Dress Up and Play Extravaganza group, share photos of pets looking ready for the big day. Perhaps you have committed your pooch to another, attended a human's ceremony with animals present, or, if you're like me, simply can't resist a home photo shoot on a rainy day.

I'd love to see any photos you have, even if your pooch is just posing as a wedding guest in his formal best, and the only consummation was the treat in his mouth for sitting nicely. However, we're also partnering up with WeddingChannel.com, so if you actually included pets in your own wedding and want to see your furry friends over on their site, don't forget to share with them as well.

Now I already added my pooch so take inspiration from his handsome style and learn how to join and contribute your own pics when you read more

That's right, lil North is less than his typically bright self. Before you go around thinking he's a dirty dog — he's very clean thankyouverymuch — a red yeast infection is a common ailment of white or light-colored dogs, even though you may not know the disease by this name.

The bacteria Ptyrosporin, aka red yeast, thrives on moist, damp fur and causes reddish or brown stains below the inside corners of his eyes. And, since it thrives in wet spots, Ptyrosporin may cause the infection and staining, but it's my pup's excessive tearing that makes it worse.

Find out what happened at our latest vet visit when you read more

It's wedding time all across the PopSugar Network, and we can't just let the people have all the fun — let's get the pets involved, too!

For the next challenge to the Dress Up and Play Extravaganza group, share photos of pets looking ready for the big day. Perhaps you have committed your pooch to another, attended a human's ceremony with animals present, or, if you're like me, simply can't resist a home photo shoot on a rainy day.

I'd love to see any photos you have, even if your pooch is just posing as a wedding guest in his formal best, and the only consummation was the treat in his mouth for sitting nicely. However, we're also partnering up with WeddingChannel.com, so if you actually included pets in your own wedding and want to see your furry friends over on their site, don't forget to share with them as well.

Now I already added my pooch so take inspiration from his handsome style and learn how to join and contribute your own pics when you read more

It's wedding time all across the PopSugar Network, and we can't just let the people have all the fun — let's get the pets involved, too!

For the next challenge to the Dress Up and Play Extravaganza group, share photos of pets looking ready for the big day. Perhaps you have committed your pooch to another, attended a human's ceremony with animals present, or, if you're like me, simply can't resist a home photo shoot on a rainy day.

I'd love to see any photos you have, even if your pooch is just posing as a wedding guest in his formal best, and the only consummation was the treat in his mouth for sitting nicely. However, we're also partnering up with WeddingChannel.com, so if you actually included pets in your own wedding and want to see your furry friends over on their site, don't forget to share with them as well.

Now I already added my pooch so take inspiration from his handsome style and learn how to join and contribute your own pics when you read more

When faced with a few pressies at a time, North totally zoned in on one — I bet he smelled his favorite P-Nuttier peanut butter treats inside! If your pets are present-opening pros like mine, can they tell which treats are meant for them to open and which are for the two-legged family members in your household?

Seems only fitting that my little food scavenger was fitted up as a pirate! Thanks to my mom, North didn't have to go costume-less today — and he thought not one, but two ensembles last year meant he would have a break in '09?! Not quite, little boy. Next week, we'll be rounding up all of your costumes so, if you're snapping pics, add them to the group. Happy Howl-o-ween and Meow-lo-ween everybody!

Since we're rather temperate out in SF, North still enjoys his trips to Baker Beach . . . but stays far away from the now-chilly water save a few sniffs. When the temperatures drop in your neck of the woods, how do you alter your pup's fitness routine, be it shorter trips outdoors or active indoor alternatives?

Although I like to think North is pretty neutral to bath time, his pals at Wag Hotel tell me he loved the hydromassage he got on his last stay. In an attempt to recreate that at home, I tested out the FURminator TubNub ($13) on my pooch. A rubbery tool with nubs to massage a pet, work in the shampoo, and stimulate hair follicles during bath time, North seemed to enjoy this easy massage and it left my other hand free to hold him steady.

I finished up his bath time with this Microfiber Towel ($18) — pretty and green, it was barely damp after I dried him off! Check out the products up close, and see how well they cleaned North's fur below!