The Pilgrimage For Puppy Pick-Up
Shelter dogs are looking for forever homes As you read this, I am on my way from Vermont to Virginia, driving 10 hours to Virginia Beach, where an 8-month-old Blue (dark gray) Weimaraner pooch named...
View ArticleRescue Dogs in Dog-Friendly Alexandria Virginia
Rescue Dogs in Dog-Friendly Alexandria Virginia I have always wondered what a dog-friendly hotel would really be like — whether the dog rooms would be like being sent “to the dog house” (kind of...
View ArticleTake the Plunge! Add a Cat to Your Life!
June is the National Adopt a Cat Month, an idea created by the American Humane Association to encourage people to make room in their hearts and homes for one (or more?!) cat(s), from the millions of...
View ArticleBeijing’s Animal Markets and “Week Long Dogs”
Mary Peng is a visionary in China, working to open hearts and minds to the wonders of pet ownership. I am proud to have her as my co-host on our new Radio Pet Lady Network show Tails From China and to...
View ArticleSenior Dog’s Reason to Give Thanks
One Senior Springer Spaniel has Reason to Give Hearty Thanks This Thanksgiving Imagine what it feels like to be a 6-year-old doggy past the prime of life, whose owner got old, too, and couldn’t take...
View ArticleAdopted Pets Teach Us Patience (“Love Don’t Come Easy” for some)
Adopted Pets Teach Us Patience (“Love Don’t Come Easy” for some) Sometimes you hear the story of someone who adopted from a shelter and discovered the dog or cat was really timid and shy. They might...
View ArticlePenelope the Goat Has Won My Heart
I am really a dog and cat person, right? I wrote The Dog Bible: Everything Your Dog Wants You to Know, and The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know. And while I had two pet sheep as a...
View ArticlePack of Gold
Here’s a picture of the kids, Jordan, Skylar (newest rescue just turned 1-year-old) Dino my redhead and Sable (my rescue, actually foster failure from As Good as Gold Golden Retriever Rescue) Pack of...
View ArticleDo Something “Cool” for the Dogs in the Sun in San Antonio
Mark your calendar for Tuesday May 3rd when we’ll all have a chance to help out the doggies waiting for their Forever Homes in San Antonio at the Animal Defense League. The dogs need some shade while...
View ArticleSummer Adventure Travel & Do Good for Pets
Summer Adventure Travel & Do Good for Pets It seems everyone has a serious case of “cabin fever” after up to two years of not being able or feeling comfortable traveling. Now the mood has changed...
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