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17 Dec Second Chance: Homes for the Holidays?
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...
10 Dec CNN’s Hero of the Year: Proving Second Chance Right
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...
10 Dec Second Chance: Pet Parenting for More Meaningful Living
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...
03 Dec Second Chance: Lean Pets for Longer Lives
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...
19 Nov Second Chance: November, Adopt a Senior Pet Month
November Is Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month. As one of the more mature residents at SCHS, I would like to tell you all the great reasons everyone should consider giving a senior like me a home. I am JennyLee and while a spry 5 years young, you might think I was...
13 Nov Second Chance: Volunteering Grows Who You Are!
Volunteers are special people. They are compassionate, giving, kind and they make a difference in the world. They also smell good and love to cuddle and make soft cooing noises when they hold me. My name is Batgirl and I have a strong sense about...
06 Nov Second Chance: Wildlife & Pets, Not a Match
Living here in the mountains our pets tend toward the healthy side: they typically get lots of exercise, sunshine and fresh air. But they are also exposed to wildlife, which, as addressed in previous Pet Column, poses some risks – even if your pet never...
30 Oct Second Chance: Howl-O-Ween Humiliations
Have you ever seen a pet look happy in a Halloween costume? I haven’t, but you people keep right on dressing us up anyway. And we indulge you because we love you so much (and we are secretly planning our revenge: sneaking treats off the counter or...