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Martha Stewart’s beloved French bulldog, Francesca, accidentally (or at least that’s the official story — see the last half of this post for a possible canine ulterior motive) whammed her hard head into Martha’s lip when Martha went to whisper good-bye as she was leaving the house. The 69-year-old domestic goddess needed several stitches to close the gash the incident left on her lip. (I’ve heard bulldogs can be hardheaded, but this gives the concept a whole new meaning.) She documented the fender bender on her blog. “As I leaned down to whisper goodbye to a dozing Francesca, I must have startled her, because she bolted upright with such force that she hit me in the face like a boxing glove hitting an opponent’s face. I was entirely startled and my neck snapped back. I felt a bit of whiplash as blood gushed forth from my split lip. Frannie was as upset as I was and cowered in her bed.” An employee was with her in the emergency room, and took 35 photos of the event, should you care to view pictures of Martha getting stitched up. There’s even a photo of the wall trim she stared at while flat on her back. In true Martha form, she proclaimed it needed to be updated (it does).

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Well-known brands like Kong have been featured, as well as lesser-known boutique-type pet brands. Next time Kong shows up, Jake will be first in line! And he’s going to sign up now.

Check out today’s deal by going to the Barking Deals widget on the right side of the Dogster home page or Dogster community home page. With Dogster Daily Deals’ Barking Deals, 2011 will be a very good year for your dog and your budget!

Dearest Dogster dogs, Jake here. I’m writing today to forewarn you that today (Jan. 14) is National Dress Up Your Pet Day. If you are like me, you will seek out some floorspace in the closet that no one ever opens in your home and stay firmly hidden all day until the clock strikes midnight. As you can see above, I wasn’t always so savvy. Some of you may actually enjoy getting dressed up, just as some humans enjoy jumping out of airplanes. But many, many of us feel otherwise. If a simple shirt in the picture above can make a dog look so ridiculous, getting dressed in a doggy costume or frou frou outfit will send a dog to therapy for life. Tell this to your people. Let them know how expensive dog therapy is. But even as I write this, I must admit that there are some pretty funny photos of costume-clad dogs out there. If nothing else, the photos make me happy I am not among my unfortunate canine kith and kin who could not escape their dress-up fate. Here are some from a post on one of my favorite dog photo websites, I Can Has Cheezburger. You can find the rest of the photos on the link in the last sentence and witness just how humiliating this day is for some among us. Then bow your head and give thanks that you do not look like them. (And if you do look like them today, please accept my condolences, and leave a comment to let us know how you are faring. Remember, a day is only 24 hours long. You sleep through 18 or 19 of those hours, so it’s not as bad as all that…I hope that was comforting.)

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