Brooks Books

Welcome to our new feature, Brooks Books–with comments from editor, Kelly. Brooks will be here regularly to tell you about dog and pet books, offer reviews and giveaways, and more. Hi, Brooks here. Today I’m bringing you two great books, both by friends of...

Best Dog Cone, Elizabethan Collar Options

Brooks is rockin’ his stylish Elizabethan collar. If you’ve seen the movie “UP” you are sure to know the adorable dog Dug (I still want to spell it Doug, but apparently it is correctly spelled Dug) and his Cone of Shame.  Do you see a...

Siern the Fire Safety Dog

If you have kids or young friends, please show them this video. Siren the Fire Safety Dog is doing great work helping kids, and he’d like them to hear this message. Check out more information on the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation.

Home after Surgery

After abdominal surgery to remove obstructions in the intestines, our boy Brooks is now home! Here’s where they put my IV. On the way home, I stopped to say hi to Gramma and Grampa. Hi Grampa. Hi Gramma. Here’s the corn cobs they took out of my intestines....

Corn on the Cob: A Warning

Dr. Sanford, administering fluids As I write this, Brooks is lying in the veterinary hospital after surgery last night. Yesterday morning Brooks got sick. As I was cleaning up the mess in the yard, I noticed something strange… A large chunk, about 3 inches long,...