Today I took my dog for a walk. Now, this is not always a pleasant experience largely because I’m a fairly ineffective trainer and I’ve not taken the time to teach Cheiss, my Australian Shepherd, ...
The Mayo Clinic* has released a study which postulates that sleeping with your pets could, and I quote, Make You Dog Tired. You know I've got to ask... How long did it take these geniuses ...
It’s that time of year – kids are heading back to school in droves and that’s making for some very anxious pets. I’m not saying that some animals won’t feel a huge sense of relief ...
The saying "fighting like cats and dogs" had to come from somewhere. But in Janis Cook's experience, the phrase was far from reality. When she brought a service dog into the household that her cat ...
It's Summertime and that means we have to take steps to protect our pets as much as we do ourselves. Today we're looking at a few ways you can keep your pets safe during outside ...
Imagine the delight residents in several St. Louis nursing homes recently experienced when a dog, tail wagging cheerfully, pranced into their community rooms. Like all well-socialized dogs, this mutt, named Aibo, responded to the elderly ...
Animal shelters often try to adopt out "bonded pairs," dogs that have been living together or have a strong connection. But the Humane Society of Silicon Valley (HSSV) in California didn't quite know how to ...
For ages, many animal experts held that all dog behavior, including possible jealous tendencies, stemmed from instinct rather than emotions, but new research is proving that theory wrong. So, if you recently brought a new ...