Pet Wellness Advocate
Pack of Gold A puppy goes from wired to winsome—and finds her forever family. I would like to share a happy rescue story from my friend and colleague Jennifer Erdman, who co-founded Ewegurt, the company that makes healthy dog treats from sheep’s milk, which has natural relaxant properties that reduce anxiety. Good news for stressed-out... Read more »
Help End Dog Fighting in California by Making it a Crime to Watch I want to ask you to do one small thing to make the world a better place for dogs forced to fight each other in California. I'm going to guess that—like me—you thought dog fighting had been outlawed in the United States... Read more »
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 child (Eloise and Baa-Baa, who had a black face), I never had any plans... Read more »
Bathing Tip: Make Sure Your Puppy Doesn't Go Down the Drain! Just when I thought we dog owners had heard every safety warning imaginable, up popped a new one that had never even occurred to me: that you have to make sure your little dog doesn't slip down your bathtub drain! Common sense would tell... Read more »
Recently I received one of those totally feel-good-never-give-up-hope-on-humanity stories (you can read more here) that starts off horribly --- but winds up with a very happy ending for one roughly treated pit bull. This is the tale of a woefully unfortunate brown pit bull in Arizona, who was found wandering the side of the road... Read more »
Opening Your Heart to a New Dog After Losing One Last week I wrote about putting to sleep my very lame old girl, Jazzy, and I was deeply touched by how many people expressed their condolences. I was moved by the many people who shared their own stories of heartache in making that loving decision... Read more »
New Leash On Life A disabled dog finds hope, thanks to her devoted family. In celebration of National Pet Week, I would like to share some happy news from a family whose pit bull mix, Callie, has a new leash on life. The Craig family of Willis, Texas, refused to give up on Callie, who... Read more »
Sometimes Saying Goodbye Isn't So Sad I had to say goodbye to my old Collie-mix dog Jazzy this weekend. People were feeling sorry for me when I told them my vet had come to put her to sleep --- but I wasn't sad. It was such a relief for me and for Jazzy --- to... Read more »
Corporate Philanthropy – What Does That Really Mean? So many companies, large and small, make reference to donating a portion of their profits to charity. Most of us don't stop to ask what that actually means. How much are they really giving away --- and what is their motivation? Is it cynical of us as... Read more »
Xena the (Halo Healthy Weight Challenge) Superstar! When we welcomed a darling little Pomeranian named Xena into our challenge she was not an obese doggy --- just a chubby one. Luckily, her people John and Pam knew that they had let her tip the scales in the wrong direction with too many treats but they... Read more »