Need a fun break from concentrating on your “Good” writing? Why not try some “Bad” writing! We challenge you to channel your inner Snoopy (“It was a dark and stormy night”) and compose an opening…

Last year’s popular FLASH FICTION additions to our DWAA blog were so popular that we are asking for more! Flash (very short) fiction is a popular genre, known for the ability to tell a STORY…

Announcing the Agility Blog! DWAA member Betty Weibel, an Ohio-based writer, editor and public relations pro, will be curating the new agility-focused blog.…

Self-publishing has come a long way from the days when my mother shared her holiday poems with her students using the school’s mimeograph machine. Today, there are multiple resources designed to make your book look…

We asked DWAA Board Member Karen Harbert, author of 23 self-published books, to share some insights about self-publishing…

We are so excited to assemble LIVE, once again, for the DWAA Award Banquet in New York City on February 8th! To mark this special occasion, Dr. Adam Christman, DVM, MBA and Chief Veterinary Officer for…

The Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA) is proud to announce its 2025 Hall of Fame inductee is freelance journalist Jen Reeder.…

LOVE is the bark heard on the other side of the door when you put in the key, and now, my door has gone silent. I lost my best friend in the whole world today,…

The weather radio siren fuels my terror. Thunder claps and crashing tree limbs prelude the freight train roar of a tornado. Lightening illuminates a water spout endangering Charleston harbor. My heartbeat races as my eardrums pound…

“We need to get started!”  Swan announces to the group.  “Let’s make it loud and live!” she demands. Her daughters, son and granddaughters all line up, tails wagging; sure their voices will make their singing…

All photos courtesy of Barbara MageraJudge Lee Grogan (right) judging Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and Toy Classes at WKC 2024GCHS CH Sorella Here Comes Chloe Owner/breeder/ handler Susan Savage GreenGCH CH Promontory Here Comes Hudson…

I was in a dog crate once. Someone told my mother a crate was good for dogs. So she put me in there. I knew she wouldn’t last very long.  I saw her cover her…