As the weather warms up, it’s important to remember that pets need a helping hand to beat the heat and have a happy and healthy summer.
The dog has decided to boycott his food. One day he just made up his mind that he’d had enough of the kibble, sniffed the bowl, and pushed it away with his nose.
Upcoming events to be held by SPAR in April and May.
“We need your expertise,” a couple of friends of mine said to me when I ran into them at a party. “We just got a couple of goldfish.” I looked at them curiously. Clearly they were not aware of my reputation with goldfish.
If you spend enough time around animals, it’s hard not to wonder what they’re feeling at any given moment. Are they vaguely like us, given to their own feelings of elation, frustration and ennui? Or are they primarily motivated by hunger and a need to scratch themselves, which would make them exactly like us?
As dogs age, they need increased attention and care. When your canine companion reaches his senior years — for most breeds that’s after age 7 — follow these tips.
Robert Jordan jumped into the chilly waters of Lake Storey on Thursday around 3 p.m. after his dog Ollie fell through the ice. He said Ollie had been chasing geese and fell into the cold water about 25 yards from shore.
Not that I’m shallow or anything, but the reason we got the dog that we did was because he matched the couch. I thought I was being smart because we had all black furniture and we got a black dog so none of the dog hair would show on anything. Unfortunately, three months after we got the dog we got all new, gold-colored furniture. I thought about swapping our black dog out for a yellow dog, but we had already gotten attached to it (the dog, not the couch), so he stayed. The dog was actually the reason we got the new furniture. While his hair didn’t show on it, his teeth marks did, as well as all the stuffing that came out when he chewed the black couch to pieces.
The best family dogs include breeds with friendly dispositions, loyal personalities and the patience to endure a toddler’s sticky grasp. To determine which dog is best for your family, start by learning the basics about each breed you’re considering. Is the breed recommended for families with young children? Is this breed easily trainable? Be sure to find out what kind of temperament the breed is known to have and any medical conditions that might be common with the breed.
In some households, the husband is in charge. In others, it’s the wife. In some unfortunate cases, it’s the children. At my house, all agree, the power is held by Ginger, one of our two beagle-mix mutts.
Dear dogs: Please be advised that I am hereby presenting you with an official request to CEASE AND DESIST your constant and deliberate efforts to make your owner look stupid, which has caused him significant pain and suffering.
It’s as unsettling to me as the existence of “cat juggling” was to Steve Martin in “The Jerk.” It’s the advent of “feline agility competitions” where kitties are coaxed, cajoled, and/or conditioned to wend their way through obstacle courses featuring hurdles, tunnels and other obstructions, outlined in a recent New York Times article.
“Excuse me, Ma’am, is that a lizard in your passenger seat?” asked the police officer leaning in my car window. This might not be the strangest question anyone has ever asked, but it’s certainly up there in the top 10.
"Mom, Riley is doing this weird thing," announced my daughter somewhat urgently. I came around the corner of the kitchen in time to see the dog do this strange and completely revolting backside skooch across our rug.
Peanut the dog is still in the care of the vet, and had some interest in adopting him over the weekend, but because he’s a special-needs dog, those who were interested backed out for now, Peanut’s interim owner Anthony Ramirez said.
Two veterinarians at Oklahoma State University’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences are now offering a new service to veterinary patients.
ARC, the Animal Rescue Center of Shawnee and the city of Shawnee Animal Shelter are holding an adoption day Oct. 15 at the Shawnee Animal Shelter, U.S. 177 and Leo.
It’s an interesting phenomenon: When people find out I have four dogs, they’re fascinated, as if they’ve just stumbled upon some fanciful combination of Dr. Dolittle and Willy Wonka. But when people find out I also live with three cats, they tend to back away slowly, as if they’ve just met someone … well, who lives with three cats.
Just when I got the kids to finally stop following me into the bathroom, the dog started doing it.
Each year, millions of dogs and cats — many of them beloved pets who were stolen from their families — are tortured and killed in China so that their soft fur can be used to line boots and gloves, put into coat collars or made into a variety of other products.
