Among the pet lovers in America, the world seems to divide between dog people and cat people – with dog people outnumbering cat people. And that is an issue since there are more homeless cats than dogs in the country. Thus, my interest in authoring today’s Second Chance...
I love puppies. I love their roly-poly little bodies, their teeny, tiny, waving tails, and their milky sweet puppy breath. So seeing them in the Critical Care Unit at CSU when I did my clinical rotation always made my gut hurt. There were only two...
It is a New Year, so new things are meant to happen that will give me a new outlook on life, right? So what exactly is something really new that could happen to a homeless pet and allow that pet to feel transformed? Hmmm, how about a new family?!?! ...
My name is Frankie and I have the honor of writing the first Pet Column of 2015. (The downside of that is that only homeless pets get to write this column and I would much rather have a home.) [caption id="attachment_47696" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Frankie[/caption] The Pet Column format...
The year 2014 was another notable one for Second Chance Humane Society, marking our 20 year anniversary and highlighting how far we have come. Twenty years ago there were no resources available for homeless pets in our region, while today homeless pets are truly provided with a second chance. [caption...
Greetings readers, my name is Bullet (because I will steal your heart as fast as a speeding bullet) and I am looking for a home for the Holidays. [caption id="attachment_47398" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Bullet[/caption] To help make this happen faster, Second Chance is offering half-priced adoptions now through the end...
G’day mate! I’m Comet and I’m an Australian cattle dog or, as many people around here call us, a Blue Heeler. I’m six months young and although petite for a typical blue heeler, what I lack in size I more than make up for in...
We simply could not overlook the coincidence. Timing is everything: this week’s Second Chance column is all about “Pet Parenting for More Meaningful Living” and talks about the profound, often life-changing, life-enhancing bond between humans and their pets. Between soldiers and strays formed during war? That’s the...
Pets make us more human. That is the simple reason why we include them in our lives. It is not a practical or a tangible reason and in fact it defies logic. When you think about the commitment, the responsibility, the financial costs, etc. of...
In my experience, most Western slope dogs are “fit." They walk, run, swim, bike, ski and hike with their owners. They have great circulatory systems, well-toned muscles and admirable respiratory capacity. However, there is a myth circulating about that as long as pets get lots...
