OK, so it’s not quite the same. The dogs don’t have to wait four years for their next turn at glory. There’s no lighting of an Olympic torch and carrying it thousands of miles. There aren’t a billion people watching. But across our great nation, Border Collies are racing through obstacle courses, Scotties are charging down Seesaws, and mixed breeds […]
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Getting Your Pet a Pet? Here’s How…
I’ll never forget the woman who made me feel better about my over-the-top behavior with my pet. “Are you kidding?” she had responded. “I got my pet a pet! What’s crazier than that?” Jokes aside, introducing a second dog or cat into your home can be a wonderful thing to do, though one should strategize for optimal results. Jealousy can […]
A Cat with a Curfew? Indoor Cats vs. Outdoor Cats
Meet Jack. He is a bit of a legend in his neck of the woods. In fact, he’s mayor of his block, and I’m not talking about Foursquare. Jack has a curfew. “A cat with a curfew?” you might ask, incredulously. I know I did, when I had the privilege of making his esteemed acquaintance. But yes, Jack is allowed […]
Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love
There is love at first sight — or smell or sound as it were. And then “ooh-ooh-ooh, what a little moonlight can do“…”Ooh-ooh-ooh, what a little moonlight can do to you…” as the tune goes. Turns out that human beings aren’t the only ones who try to put their best foot forward when looking for a mate. In the animal […]
Can Your Pets Have Too Much Fun?
Chances are, at some point, you’ve experienced pangs of guilt when it comes to your pets. Either you’re gone for too much of the day or you don’t play enough games with your pets or you travel to places where your pets can’t come along. Such is the modern world we live in. Many of us commute to offices where […]
Stranger Than Fiction: Pet Training Requests
File this under the header “Strange but True.” I asked dog trainer and Animal Planet pet expert Andrea Arden about the most bizarre training requests that have crossed her desk. Top of mind concerned a Betta fish. This is a fighting fish. A potential client wanted Andrea to train her fish — alone, in its fish bowl — because “she […]
