Archive for November, 2009
As we hover dangerously close to the edge of this year’s “holidaze,” who couldn’t use some feel-good philosophy to get us through the next month and a half?
Lucky for us, author Robin Reynolds and her family dog, an Airedale Terrier rescue named Max, have passed along these six long-term…
When Surya the orangutan meets a lonely hound dog out by the river, the two greet each other like long lost pals. Now, Surya and Roscoe like doing anything they can do together, even if it’s just lounging around and sharing a hug.
WARNING: the video below packs a wallop in the warm-fuzzies…
The question of whether to regulate the declawing of domestic cats has quickly become a hot ticket item for lawmakers across California. This flurry of political activity comes courtesy of the the bill Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger green-lighted this summer to prohibit local bans on declawing.
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about record-setting pets , including the (formerly) world’s tallest living dog, Gibson. According to the Guinness Book of World Records (as of an official swearing in ceremony yesterday), an ailing four-year-old Great Dane named Titan from San Diego now holds this…
Sabi a sniffer dog who went missing in action after a battle in Afghanistan has miraculously been found safe and sound after more than a year in the desert reports the Associated Press .
The black Labrador is said to have been with a joint Australian-Afghan army patrol when it was ambushed by…
Dogs can alert us to panic attacks and plummeting blood-sugar levels. They can sniff out cancer, remind owners to take their medication, learn language, snap people out of dissociative states and, in the case of seizures, position themselves to cushion a fall.
Despite these proven feats, much…
Yep. They’re here. It was only a matter of time before the Snuggie sensation enveloped our four-legged family members.
Sure. I know what you’re thinking: “My dog doesn’t need to worry about keeping out the draft whilst reading a book or snarfing around in the fridge during a commercial break…
Ginger, a 10-year-old male orange tabby, and Mocha, a 10-year-old female calico, have spent the majority of their time snuggling together after their former guardian who could no longer care for them surrendered the duo to the Marin Humane Society.
These capacious cats with hearts to match…
This is one of those “most of the time” but “it depends” answers.
” Feline high-rise syndrome ” is a term coined by American veterinarian Dr. Gordon Robinson in 1976 to describe the unfortunate increase in the number of cats that have been injured falling out of high-rise apartments.
It’s…
A French friend sent me this video, and it is too good not to share. It doesn’t have much to do with critters, but a couple of dogs make a cameo appearance!
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