The Donovans

Getting ready for baby: Packing our overnight hospital bag

We’re now 20 weeks pregnant with our little guy and can’t wait to welcome him into the family! As the day gets closer, we’re accomplishing some tasks to make sure we’re as ready as possible. We’re doing everything from planning nursery themes to onesie shopping to reading parenting books. You can never be too prepared, right?!Continue reading “Getting ready for baby: Packing our overnight hospital bag”

The BEST dog food for picky eaters

Ever since we brought Zira home in November 2017, she’s been a picky eater. She would literally rather eat leaves than dog food. During those first few weeks, she would only eat food out of our hands. She’s nearly 2 years old now and it’s been a consistent struggle to get her to eat enthusiastically.Continue reading “The BEST dog food for picky eaters”

Zira and Ellie are going to be big sisters!

You guys, IT’S HAPPENING! We are filled with so much emotion as we share this news with everyone. We are SO excited to welcome a new member into our family (yes, a human one)! t This is by far our greatest adventure yet, even though our lives have been full of them – from Jesse movingContinue reading “Zira and Ellie are going to be big sisters!”

We adopted a cat and she’s THRIVING! | National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day

Today is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day and we wanted to share our adoption story! Last year, we made one of the best decisions of our lives: We adopted a cat! It’s one of the most rewarding things we have ever done. Here’s the story: We went to The SPCA of Monterey County inContinue reading “We adopted a cat and she’s THRIVING! | National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day”

Can you watch our proposal without saying “Wow?!”

If you ever frequent YouTube, chances are you’ve seen at least one video from FBE’s “React” series – their channel has over 18 million subscribers. Well, our proposal video was featured in one of their recent episodes! It’s the first one shown to the participants in the video. Can you pass the challenge by notContinue reading “Can you watch our proposal without saying “Wow?!””

Zira & Ellie the Corgis named as top pet influencers

Zira & Ellie are among the top dogs of social media influencers according to Webfluential, an online platform that helps brands find relevant social influencers. Here’s what they had to say about our beloved pups and the rise of pet influencers in general: “Zira is 5/8 Pembroke Welsh Corgi and 3/8 Miniature Australian Shepherd. Ellie isContinue reading “Zira & Ellie the Corgis named as top pet influencers”

Meet the Donovans!

Hi everyone! We’re the Donovans. You probably know us as @zirathecorgi on social media. But while being corgi pawrents is a huge part of our lives, there’s so much more to us – as individuals, as a couple, and as a family. We can’t wait to share more of our lives with you. So we’reContinue reading “Meet the Donovans!”

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