Human Pet Connection

Toys To Get For Your Puppy

Puppies seem to have boundless energy and are on the constant lookout for something fun to play with. Toys are a great way to help …

September 20, 2012 No comments

Keeping Your Sanity After Getting A Puppy

I was talking to a friend the other day about the trials and tribulations her daughter was experiencing since adding a puppy to the family …

September 10, 2012 No comments

Cats and Dogs Working Together To Find Lost Pets

This story was featured on the Animal Planet Show Must Love Cats. Cheeto the cat helps train dogs to help find lost cats. Check out Karma the Pit Bull Detective…..this is a cool story!

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March 31, 2012 No comments

Surfing the Counter Instead of the Waves

Coconut, pictured here, is a notorious counter surfer. So much so that a couple of weeks ago she grabbed an asthma inhaler from the counter and went on to eat it! That near-death experience hasn’t dampened her surfing habit, though. Why do some dogs like to counter surf? Researchers at Hood College actually did a […]

March 19, 2012 No comments

What Do Women Want?

It seems like there are surveys for everything these days, and finding out what women want is on the list of such surveys. A 2009 online poll showed 78% of women indicated they would choose a dog over a husband. A petside.com poll from 2010 showed that a third of the 1100 women participants felt […]

March 8, 2012 No comments

Fun Facts About Names

Did you know today is Fun Facts About Names Day? I found this article online at Vetstreet.com the other day about how and why we pick the names we do for our pets. Here’s an excerpt….. “Pet owners nowadays are favoring more human-like monikers for their animals — Charlie and Chloe, anyone? — and even […]

March 5, 2012 No comments

When Mere Words Are Not Enough…

Jessie, the compassionate dog (at least when Party Marty, that darned cat, is not around!): Sometimes, a picture says way more than mere words can. I just had to post this today. I don’t know to whom credit should be given for the photo, but I trust it will be appreciated by many posting it […]

January 20, 2012 No comments

Are Your Cats and Dogs Offended When You Call Them Pets?

I read an article in the December issue of the Your Dog newsletter that left me shaking my head. Animal ethicists have objected to calling cats and dogs that live with us “pets,” stating that the term is derogatory and belittles our relationship with four-legged residents. Instead of “pet”, the ethicists propose the term “animal […]

December 1, 2011 No comments

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