It is puppy season and that means cuteness overload: wagging tails, puppy breathe, wiggling, smiling, kissing bundles of fur. Puppies just make people’s hearts smile. Puppies are hard to resist. Puppies are in great demand at the shelter. But an untrained, under-socialized adult dog lacking basic manners is not. Keeping in...
This first week of May I invite you to join in a 102 year old tradition (started by the American Humane Association in 1915) - "Be Kind to Animals Week." In this annual celebration, humans (well, at least the sort of humans I value…) commemorate...
The first festival of Telluride's summer season is not Mountainfilm. At least not for the past three years. It is the Telluride Literary Arts Festival, May 19 - 21, now entering its fourth year, a weekend designed for readers, writers, poets, and lovers of books....
My name is Marley. I am a seven-year-old Cocker Spaniel who recently arrived here at the Second Chance Shelter. I was rescued from a puppy mill where I have lived my entire life in fear. So even though being rescued was the best thing that ever happened...
Is your cat fat? Is your furry feline sporting something extra on the midriff? Are you in denial and pretending it is just extra fur to keep her warm? You are not alone. [caption id="attachment_65688" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Powder[/caption] There is a 55 percent chance your cat is too chubby. According...
I am learning that, in general, humans are pretty well-intentioned. I love that some human out there decided to make the world a better place by working to make April National Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month. Whoever thought up that idea has to be a pretty cool person…and,...
Dear Pet Column, Hidden fences for dogs have been around a long time, however I know so little about them. Are they safe and effective? Seeking solid boundaries [caption id="attachment_65290" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Deuce[/caption] Hello Seeking! Great question as historically there was reluctance on the part of animal welfare organizations...
There has been plenty of talk lately about determining the origins of the domestic dog, so I decided to do some digging into my own ancestry: the domestic cat and found that domestic cats have been traced back to a single wild ancestor whose relatives still live...
This heartwarming story by Lindsay Holmes appeared in the Huff Post on Thursday, March 23, National Puppy Day: "9 Ways Your Dog Knows You Better Than Anyone Else." The story proves pups really are our best friends. And there is research to prove it. One study found that...
The other day I made a breakthrough of sorts. I had a realization about pet disposition that I think will help pets like me meet our right people. It can be summed up as VertroPet, the study of pets as introverts and extroverts. Not only is this cutting-edge science, but...
