Happy 10th Birthday to My ‘Heart Dog’
I've heard the term 'heart dog' over the years, but I never really understood what the term meant until I found one of my own.
I've heard the term 'heart dog' over the years, but I never really understood what the term meant until I found one of my own.
The Publix grocery store chain recently riled some by posting signs in front of their stores with a bold headline: 'No Pets Allowed.'
If you are a pet owner and you genuinely love your pet, you probably already have an answer to the question of whether pets go to heaven.
A familiar choice made the top of the list of popular dog breeds for the 31st year in a row. But there was a surprise in the top five!
We pet owners really love our companions. Stuffed pet clones might serve as one way to help us grieve the loss of a beloved dog or cat when that time comes.
Since working from home now for almost two months, I wonder about how our pets think about the pandemic. They must wonder what happened.
When you die, would you ever stipulate in your will that you want to be buried with your dog even if it means putting your dog down?
If you've read my blog for a while, you already know which breed I'd celebrate on Purebred Dog Day!
How do you know whether someone is a vegan or vegetarian? For the longest time, I wrongly assumed they were interchangeable.
I ran across a list of top dog breeds with a twist: this list focused on dogs that seem to like people more than other dogs.
A Vermont woman says hunting photos to her profile got her banned from the dating app Tinder, but says nothing...
There are plenty of symbols of love, but this is the first year I can remember cockroaches being used to celebrate Valentine's Day!
In an effort to urge people to stop drinking milk, a certain well-known animal activist group claims the mainstay is...
Most of the time, we'll outlive our pets. But a veterinarian's post may make you rethink where you should be...
'Why do dogs eat grass?' It's a question that has yet to be answered, but I can think of a good reason to prevent it in certain places!
You're in a parking lot on a hot day and you see a dog locked up in a vehicle: Can you break a window to save a dog who might otherwise die?
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