My first thought of it’s a dog’s life was “Oh God. Please don’t let this be a blog from the point of view of a dog. Please. I know its been done, and people like these things, but please, let this be different.” Thankfully it was VERY different.
The page loads with a black background a header that is really cool and original and grey boxes with the blog posts in it. It is a modification of a template, but a good job was done with this design. I noticed that the header image didn’t have a dog in it, and in fact had a motorcycle in it.
My eyes quickly drifted to the quote that said “Warning-This Blog May Contain Adult Oriented Material” and below that is a picture of a male with a leather jacket and a long beard playing the guitar. At this point I knew this wasn’t a blog about a dog’s daily activities.
The posts on this blog are about things that are going on in his life and things that have happened. They are all very well written and easily enjoyable. I do have to stress that his little warning of Adult Material is very true. This blog is not for the young or the weak of heart or stomach.
Now normally I like it when people include a bit about themselves in a seperate section. It gives me a quick idea of what the blog should be about, things to expect and what not. Of course there is the standard blogger profile, which gave me a nice little bit. But then I noticed the link for “My Liver Transplant”. This took me back a bit. Without revealing too much – just know that it sums up his 2 year ordeal with needing a liver transplant and his will to live. Read this FIRST. It will give you a great understanding of the author.
Its very hard for a blog to move me so much as to give it the score of 5. Over the years my pickiness has increased, and thus it has made it harder for any site to earn a rating of a 5 from me. This site has everything I need in a blog – good writing, original posts, well written posts, and the feeling that the stories being shared are those that are told between good friends over a beer at a bar. So with that I give It’s A Dog’s Life a rating of 5 because it captured everything I want in a blog.it’s a dog’s life