Hipster Puppies, the Doggleganger and Woofstock!

Bow wow WOAH, betches!

The dog days of summer are finally here. Bye bye weird balloon bootie things, hello Muttley McMerriment.

(Hint: This is a giveaway post. Slightly more specific yet entirely misleading hint: I am giving away lots and lots of puppies. Truth: I am giving away a copy of Christopher Weingarten’s brand new book, Hipster Puppies)

Meet Jack: He’s a strict vegan except for fish, some chicken, honey, gummi worms, yogurt and white castle hamburgers…

Photo by Davona Douglass

Like Jack, Muffin arrogantly insists that she doesn’t “own a tv,” but still watches Mad Men and Arrested Development on her Macbook Pro.  Daisy needs to know the “bathroom sitch” at the club tonight, because she’s on day 5 of the master cleanse and  Sounder isn’t exactly sure what dubstep is, but is still complaining about the lack of it at pitchfork fest this year.

Popeye insists he doesn’t have “a thing for asian girls,” even though his last four girlfriends have been Pekingese.

Hehehe.

Photo via Alison I

If there’s anything I love more than looking at pictures of cute dogs (aside from actually seeing cute dogs in real life), it’s… well, my mom & dad I guess. And then making fun of hipsters.

What can I say? The fodder is endless.

Yeah that’s right, Sister Bear. Queenie’s not a bully, she’s just too cool for you (and according to Wikipedia, she’s also the most flirtatious of all she-cubs).

I bought that headband from American Apparel two years ago, by the way. NBD.

Uh, Anyhoo – as much as I love puppies and hipster bashing, I love great  Tumblogs (and resultant book deals – FAH-Q, GQ!).

Thus, when I recieved an advance copy of prolific rock critic Christopher Weingarten‘s new book about HIPSTER PUPPIES based on his insanely popular TUMBLOG of the same name, I was like…

And good it was. Good it IS!

As lulzy and smart as it is adorable, this book makes my eyes and brain happy at the same time. Like School House Rock, but funnier and with more puppies.

I’m sorry – that was a terrible analogy. I just wanted an excuse to put this on my blog:

Want your own copy of Hipster Puppies? Just drop me a comment with the name of YOUR DOGGIE below (or, if you’re dogless like me, your imaginary doggie). That’s it, that’s all – easy as a Poodle with daddy issues in heat,

And if you don’t end up scoring a copy here, you can pre-order one from Amazon.

In other bits of dog-related fun, here’s my video from Woofstock if you haven’t seen it yet…

And also, THE DOGGLEGANGER – a sweet little app in support of the Pedigree Adoption Drive in New Zealand. Which breed matches YOUR look?

Meh. She’s cute, but I don’t see it. I think I look more like the dog on the cover of Hipster Puppies. Amirite?