Monday Pet Roundup

Hi and welcome to Monday Pet Roundup!Fleck is an adorable Basset/Boxer. But he needs your help! His owner suffered a level 4 brain aneurysm in December, and is still in the hospital. A Dog’s Life announces a fund is set up to help provide for Fleck’s care,...

New York Times says some dogs surgically “debarked.”

The old, golden dog heard footsteps on the porch…the door handle turned. Her person was home! She tried to bark a greeting. But all that came out was a raspy squeak. Later, she tried to bark at a squirrel but again, only a squeak. What was wrong?The dog had been...

Kyi Leo

Do you like to play “guess that breed” when you see dogs on the street? I always thought I was pretty knowledgeable about different breeds of dog. But I bought a new bookSmithsonian Handbook– Dogs, and flipped through the pages only to discover name...

Monday Pet Roundup

Hi and welcome to Monday’s Pet Roundup.* Remember the days of a poster on the telephone pole to help locate a lost pet? Now, technology comes to the rescue with microchips, GPS devices, and even web-based social sites.*Doctor, heal thyself. But if you are a...

When there’s compassion

Earlier this week the news reported on an animal abuse case. I refused to listen to the newscast and avoided the newspaper stories. Not that I wish to remain ignorant to animal abuse cases, but I just knew my heart couldn’t take hearing about what happened to...

Five Great Small Pets

This is me when I was 21, with my guinea pig Gulliver. I can’t keep it a secret; guinea pigs are my favorite small pet! Gulliver would squeak whenever he heard me open the refrigerator door–he knew where I kept the lettuce! And he loved to snuggle up with my...