If you’ve considered adopting a desert tortoise, this is for you! Arizona is now accepting applications for AZ Desert Tortoise adoptions. Each year, Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) offers residents a chance to adopt ...
Despite the fact that water covers 71% of the earth, we are finding ourselves with rapidly dwindling water supplies. Those of us in North America are very fortunate because we have large aquifers and a ...
This year, I’m very excited that BlogPaws 2016 will be held in what is essentially my backyard. As a person who has been in Arizona for over thirty years, I feel like I can call ...
Tell someone you live in Arizona and they immediately think about resort life, retirement, year-round golf, beautiful winter temps (highs in the 70s, lows in the 30s), and sunshine for 350 days a year (even ...
Mayke is a Belgian Malinois who was born in Germany and educated at an enormous expense to track smugglers on the US-Mexico border. Somewhere along the way to Texas, the dog discovered her innate fear of ...
There is no margin for error with pets in the deserts of the Southwest. A 21-year-old man learned this the hard way after taking a hike with his roommate's dog in the Arizona desert. With ...
We’re continuing our discussion of the deadly dangers in the desert for pets. Today, we’re discussing one of the most obvious ones: rattlesnakes. Since I’ve lived here, I’ve seen my fair share of snakes. They ...
Today we continue our exploration into our Desert Dangers series with a look at the sting of the Bark Scorpion. We’re focusing on the Sonoran Desert, because it’s one of the most beautiful (yet deadly) ...
Arizona. It’s one of the most hostile, yet hauntingly beautiful places in the world. But our Sonoran desert is filled with danger for us and to our pets. One of these dangers is the Sonoran ...
Water is a precious resource for every species on Earth. We’re fortunate because in North America, we have many water resources. But, probably because we have the ability to turn on a faucet and pour ...