About Pets
My Dog Clover Is Lucky We Love Her
Clover, our family dog, is a Lab/Pyrenees mix, which means she yearns to herd sheep for Basque peasants and haul fishing nets for North Atlantic
Dog Adoption Event Planned
The Connecticut Underhound Railroad will host an adoption day on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Doggie Castle, 197 Shunpike ...
Vets are now better able to treat cancer in pets
I think, most of the time, the scariest diagnosis a human patient can hear is that they have cancer. ...
Q&A With Betsy Rosenfeld, Author Of "The Complete Single's Guide to Being a Dog Owner"
Caring for a dog is hard enough when you split the responsibility, but having one on your own can be a real challenge. You have ...
Get Cats, Dogs Spayed Early In Life
A new puppy in the house always makes for fun and excitement. ...
Sugar Is Back Home; Winnie Ends Cross-Country Trek Early
Last week I wrote about Kate Atkinson, who was trying to reclaim her rescued Thoroughbred mare, who Atkinson had leased to a woman who answered ...
Fur Your Information: About Guinea Pigs
Disney's "G-Force" is making money paw over paw in the theaters. But before you add a cute little guinea pig to your family, you should ...
There's Now A Snuggie For DOGS!
The makers of Snuggie, the blanket for people who can't work a regular blanket, have unveiled The Dog Snuggie. According to the company, more than ...
Rescued Dogs: From Puerto Rico To Connecticut
The last thing Jen Urbanski of Suffield expected when she and her children attended a jamboree at Johnson Memorial Hospital last month was to bring ...
Pet Hotels Pick Up Clients, Even As Travel Industry Sags
Paradise 4 Paws expands, even as human travel sags ...
Pet Owners Cutting Costs, Giving Animals Up, Say Shelters, Vets
The down economy already has made life difficult for millions of Americans. Now it's taking a toll on their pets. ...
New Airline For The Dogs And Cats Comes To Colo.
A new airline for dogs and cats is coming to Colorado. Pets will travel in their own carriers in the main cabin of the planes, ...
Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine Can Help Seizures
There are many causes for seizures in animals. The overall incidence of seizures in dogs is estimated at 1 percent, but that goes up to ...
Animal hoarders 'hide their obsession,' psychologist says
Dr. Phil Heller, a Florida-based clinical and forensic psychologist who specializes in obsessive-compulsive disorder, said hoarders see the world differently. ...
Under-bite, scrunched face help boxer-mix Pabst win the World's Ugliest Dog contest
PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — A prominent under-bite, scrunched face and floppy ears are the hallmarks of a winner. ...
Precautions Urged To Ensure Scaredy Cat Pets Don't Go Missing During Fireworks
The July Fourth Holiday is a time of year when some dogs become scaredy cats. ...
Taking Dogs To Work Is Privilege Some Business Owners Enjoy Every Day
When customers come to Heritage Hut, a knitting shop in east Wichita, Kan., owner Mary Konecny knows it's not always to shop for yarn and ...
A Dog Is A Man's (Or Woman's) Best Workout Partner
Unlike first kids Malia and Sasha, my brother and I never convinced our parents to let us adopt a dog. "I'm allergic," lied my dad, ...