Hello, and thank you for calling (well, subscribing to) Canine Hotline, Fern Watt and Seth Casteel here! This is a weekly newsletter bringing you TOTALLY life-changing, simple, achievable, everyday adventures for your dog (that are really good for you, too).
We also offer expert canine advice. Please call or text our Canine Hotline at 929-777-5834 and leave us a message about any dog-related issue. Yup, that’s 929-777-5834. Operators are standing by. (Well, not actually standing by. Our operators are our dogs, so they are likely sleeping BY the phone.)
As two best-selling dog book authors, our careers have taken us around the world meeting, interviewing, and photographing all sorts of two and four-legged friends. We’ve discovered that after thousands of years of domestication, dogs have gotten pretty awesome at understanding humans. We, on the other hand, sometimes drop the ball on understanding our dogs. This newsletter explores what dogs want, and perhaps we’ll learn a thing or two about ourselves along the way. So, sit, stay, and subscribe here:
Why subscribe? You’ll get:
A dog bucket list adventure delivered to your inbox once a week-ish
Think: Sniffaris. “Off-leash” time. Pack walks. Doga. Whether taking “playtime” more seriously, brushing up on those social skills at the dog park, learning a new trick, training to be less reactive towards others or simply finding more joy in the little things each day, these adventures are….not just good for the dogs.
Access to our Canine Hotline (yes, we have a phone number you can call)
Do you have a dog and need some advice? Call or text us your question now at 929-777-5834. Yup, that’s 929-777-5834. You can also email us at info@thecaninehotline.com. This is a judgement-free place to seek advice, fetch answers, and stop running in circles (unless of course running in circles is your dog’s favorite thing). We’ll read every message sent and even respond to some of them here.
Seth’s beautifully moving, truly transportive dog photos. For example:
Insider tips, videos, and ideas from trainers, scientists, doggy experts, and influencers.
As two dog book authors, we are both pretty connected in the dog world. I (Fern) have interviewed hundreds of canine experts and influencers for my newest book, Adventure Dogs. And well, here is a pic of Seth with Lassie.
(They were chill.)
Here at Canine Hotline, we understand dogs don’t always benefit by living more like humans, but we can certainly benefit from living more like dogs. There’s a lot to discover when we begin to appreciate our dogs as the wagging, slobbering, running, pulling, digging, shedding, totally adorable and intelligent best friends that they are. Dogs remind us there are simple joys available each day if we only remember to look (or, um, sniff!) for them.
We hope you’ll join us.
Your loyal correspondents,
Fern and Seth
About Fern Watt and Seth Casteel
Fern Watt is the author of Gizelle's Bucket List: My Life with a Very Large Dog, which has been published in twenty languages and optioned for film. Her writing has been featured on The Today Show, BBC Network, FOX, ABC, Sunrise Australia, The L.A. Times, The Times U.K., Buzzfeed, and more. Originally from Nashville, she resides in New York City with her mischievous mutt, Bette, and couch-loving labradoodle, Oscar. Her newest book, Adventure Dogs: Activities to Share with Your Dog - from Comfy Couches to Mountain Tops, arrived April 2022 and is in development for a TV show. Coincidentally, she's also named after a dog.
Seth Casteel is an award-winning photographer and the New York Times best-selling author of Underwater Dogs, the best-selling photography book of 2012, which has sold over a million copies. His work has been featured in National Geographic, The New York Times, TIME Magazine and on Good Morning America, Extra, CNN World Report, The Today Show, and JEOPARDY! As one of the most published pet photographers in the world, his work can be seen in hundreds of magazines, calendars, posters, books, and TV shows.
This is us…looking very cool at a, um, library party:
And now, here we are starting a newsletter together!
Cheers!
