When it comes to this year’s hottest Halloween item, there is no contest — it’s the skeleton dog. If you’ve been cruising the aisles of any big-box store recently, you’ll have already seen this boney beast, likely standing guard on the shelves. They come in a variety of breeds — Beagles and Dachshunds are proving …
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The video below from World Animal Awareness Society shows an aspect of dog ownership that doesn’t often get discussed: Homeless people who keep dogs as pets while living on the streets. Although the video covers two different homeless men in Detroit and one family who isn’t homeless at all, its title is in the form of …
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Editor’s note: Have you seen the new Dogster print magazine in stores? Or in the waiting room of your vet’s office? This article appeared in a recent issue. Subscribe to Dogster and get the bimonthly magazine delivered to your home. Holiday travel season is coming up, but what about sweet Spot? Is he invited? If not, …
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Imagine you have to go away for several weeks, months, even a year, but you can’t take your pets with you. You don’t have any friends or family who can care for your animals while you’re gone, and you can’t afford to board them for an extended period of time. What do you do? For …
PACT for Animals Helps Members of the Military Keep Their Beloved Pets Read More »
I made mistake after mistake with my first dog, Chilli. I was a junior in college, and our family dog had recently passed away, so I thought it was a good time to get a dog of my own. I searched Petfinder and found someone who was just giving away a 5-month-old Boston Terrier/Jack Russell Terrier mix. …
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