Archive for September, 2009
My friend’s cats, Luna and Sputnik, live downstairs in the laundry room. They are outdoor cats and dutifully rid the backyard and garage of mice.
Then one day last week, the cats left a different kind of “prize” on the back porch steps: a mangled and very dead bird. I suppose this was…
Toss aside those boring-birthday and canned-Christmas cards. Hallmark now has a new holiday to celebrate: the North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA) has declared September to be “National Pet Health Insurance Month.”
As my ex and I face the possibility of springing for a…
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Columnist Mark Steyn’s dog Lola has some nieces and nephews that are ready to find new homes. They are AKC registered Golden Retrievers bred by Ruth Dwyer on her farm in eastern Vermont.
For information, call (802)785-2815 or email puppies@steynonline.com. And how about this: “with every puppy you’ll get a free limited-edition SteynOnline dog bowl.“
According to a story in the Chicago Tribune , a suburban Chicago daycare center also served as the site of a dogfighting ring. On Tuesday, investigators found a blood-spattered garage floor and battered and malnourished dogs not far from where the children played.
At least three people have…
There are at least three good reasons why today is the perfect day to talk about pet first aid: 1. September has officially been dubbed National Preparedness Month ; 2. We live in earthquake country and the “Big One” still lurks somewhere deep underground (eep!); 3. Although it’s easy to…
My friend’s all-white, lab-greyhound mix Tweak (a.k.a. “The Doodle”) is a real character. His many quirks include: randomly hip checking both people and dogs during his walks, shedding enough hair for three mutts his size, and howling in unison with every passing siren (even in the dead of sleep)….
A few years ago, San Francisco was slated to be the first city in the United States to finally harness the power of poo.
Back in early 2006, it seemed that every other local news article was touting the hidden energy potential of all that dog poop we toss every year — to the tune of more…
A First Amendment battle is brewing in the Supreme Court over dogfight videos .
Robert J. Stevens, an author and small-time film producer who calls himself an “educator” specializes in pit bulls. He was sentenced to 37-months in prison under a 1999 federal law that bans trafficking in…
Just more proof that a happy ending is never truly happy without the inclusion of a few well-mannered furballs…
After being kidnapped and stashed away in a backyard compound for 18 years, Jaycee Dugard (now 29) and her daughters (Starlit, 15, and Angel, 11) are preparing for a happy…
As a quick follow up to this week’s Your Whole Pet column, ” Three legs and a spare ” about tripod pets, I wanted to be sure you knew about a new, fun weekend event: This Saturday marks the first ever West Coast Tripawd Pawty !
WHAT: Northern California Tripawds Pawty
WHY: Tripawds…
