Baloo & Hershey

Photos of our poodles Baloo & Hershey.  Baloo & Hershey are the sweetest, smartest, and lovable pets that Teresa and myself could have found to be a part of our family. 

Are Your Fish Getting Enough Exercise?

The problem with home aquariums is that they're too small and confining. The fish can't swim the natural distances they need to get sufficient exercise. I was thinking about this the other day when I realized...

Agent Orange – painting the poo

Don't step on orange Visiting the UK and London in particular, one might be aware that people with dogs permit their pets to poop on the sidewalk without picking it up. In America, pet owners must follow their...

Aunt Sally Hunt

My Mother called her Aunt Sally and that’s the way that I knew her. She rented half a duplex from my grandparents, Roy and Bertha Irons in Mt. Gilead, Ohio. For the most part, Sally and Grandma had a lot of...

Healthy Pet, Healthy You (MWV32)

Animal, human and environmental health are inexorably intertwined. Diseases are making the jump from animals to humans and vice-versa at an increasing pace. The emergence of animal borne diseases such as Avian flu,...

Iceldandic Sheepdog, Leonberger, Cane Corso Now AKC Approved

American Kennel Clubs Adds Three New Canine Breeds: Icelandic Sheepdog, Cane Corso and the Leonberger. The American Kennel Club (AKC) announced the approval of three breeds of dogs to its registry of breeds " The...

Sandra Bullock finally speaks -- kind of

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Oscar winner Sandra Bullock may be maintaining a low profile of late in the wake of her recent domestic troubles, but she has responded to at least one organization -- and it was not a news...

Animal Sanctuary sends out S.O.S.

Source: Los Angeles County Environmental News ExaminerLOS ANGELES, CA -- At a time when millions of Americans are tightening their belts to survive the economic downturn, pleas for charitable donations are...

Animal Shelters Offering Foster Programs during Holidays

Animal shelters across the country are teaming up with online pet adoption service Petfinder.com to offer foster programs during the holidays. Fostering enables fosters and prospective pet owners to check whether...