Safety

Safety In Summer! Keeping Your Pets From Windows and Balconies!

Safety In Summer! Keeping Your Pets From Windows and Balconies!

During the summer months heat can not only cause illness, but can be fatal–as we were reminded when we opened a bunch of windows o on the second story of our house last night. Not only [...]

Great Pet News! Doggie Survives A Month In A Car!

Great Pet News! Doggie Survives A Month In A Car!

Let’s start by emphasizing the good news here. A poor little doggie survived after being left alone in a car for a month. We know it’s hard not to immediately start feeling some outrage there, but [...]

How To Prevent Heatstroke In Pets

How To Prevent Heatstroke In Pets

The warmer weather is finally coming back upon us, and we’ll soon be spending more time outside. It’s at this time of year when we’re also a little more prone to want to bring our pets [...]

Great Pet News: Horse Gets President in Censorship Scandal!

Great Pet News: Horse Gets President in Censorship Scandal!

Our favorite racehorses are all retired and relaxing on farms in Newnan, Georgia. We’re not really fond of the sport–but we are fond of horses getting some revenge. That recently happened in the land of Turkmenistan, which [...]

It’s National Pet I.D. Week! Know Your Options!

It’s National Pet I.D. Week! Know Your Options!

It’s National Pet I.D. Week–and we hate to admit that it probably does take a week of promotions to get people to get their pets properly tagged. You’d think that a pet owner would be obsessed [...]

American Humane Association: The Details On “No Animals Were Harmed”!

American Humane Association: The Details On “No Animals Were Harmed”!

It’s only natural for us to be big fans of the American Humane Association. Today, though, we’d like to plug the AHA as entertainment. Or, more specifically, the AHA entertaining us while protecting animals in (and [...]

Firefighters Day! Three Tales of Fighting for Furry Friends

Firefighters Day! Three Tales of Fighting for Furry Friends

We’re not sure what the idea is with celebrating Firefighters Day on April 1st. We agree that it’s foolish to run into burning buildings, but firemen are our heroes. Frankly, it makes more sense to wait [...]

Celebrating Easter Is Great–But It Can Be Bad For Your Pets!

Celebrating Easter Is Great–But It Can Be Bad For Your Pets!

We can’t go into an Easter weekend without going over all the safety hazards to your pets. Experienced pet owners, of course, already know all the warnings. Easter hazards can sneak up on you, though. It [...]

Chocolate and Other Foods That Are Poison To Your Dog

Chocolate and Other Foods That Are Poison To Your Dog

We’re in the midst of Poison Prevention Week–and, seriously, we didn’t think that really meant much to us. Then we gave some thought to how many pet owners poison their poor dogs all the time without [...]

The Top Ten Vehicles for Pet Safety

The Top Ten Vehicles for Pet Safety

Do you have a doctor who always bothers you about preventive healthcare? We have a really annoying one who likes to ask us if we always use a seatbelt–”Yes”–but then he adds, “When you ride in [...]