All across the country human children are either already back to school or will be shortly. Teachers claim that students lose roughly two months of math skills over the summer break. Because of this they ...
Hollie Bowman will be feeding and caring for animals, including cleaning their cages, over the next several Saturdays, and the North-central Phoenix teenager isn’t getting paid a cent… or complaining.Bowman, 17, is looking forward to ...
Summer is officially here (witnessed firsthand by the 116 degree temps in Arizona) and accompanying it comes backyard barbecues, trips to the beach and Fourth of July firework shows. But summer storms and celebratory fireworks ...
Recently, PetsWeekly did a review on BuddyMeals prepared meals for pets. Formulated with a special diet to help in aiding digestion, these meals are perfect for keeping in your vehicle and emergency kits. But there ...
According to the Mars Veterinary’s first National Mutt Census, the German Shepherd is the most common breed identified in America’s mutts. The census project was launched in March, 2010 to discover which breeds are most ...
I wish I were a fiction writer and the details within this blog were simply a product of my imagination. Unfortunately dog auctions are a painful and despicable fact of life. As much as I ...
Last week, the biggest decision I made was whether to lie on my back or roll over onto my stomach. Both required equal amounts of energy output, and I wasn't fond of either position. I ...
An old hound dropped off at the Hopalong Animal Shelter, a foster-care based shelter in Oakland, Calif., left a lasting impression. The dog had no tags but was clearly someone's beloved pet that had gotten ...
Aug. 21 Adopt-a-thon aims to place nearly 200 animals in permanent homes in 12 hoursAs part of their quest to stop the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of homeless pets in Maricopa County each week, the ...
When my husband and I were newly married, we adopted an 8-week-old German shepherd. Max required just about as much work as raising a child, given the housebreaking, training, socializing and deterring her from chewing ...