Dogs, like humans, can have aspirations. All of them are likely to try to be more like their pet parents by doing human stuff. Is it feasible, though, for dogs to want to work? A puppy in Moscow seems to agree. A Golden Retriever wanted to …
Earlier this month, Amy Edmondson was heading home from a walk around her Southend-on-Sea, England neighborhood with her dog, Star, when the unexpected happened. A woman and a man approached her and asked for directions. They seemed to be nice enough, so Amy stopped to entertain …
Time and again, our fur friends do things that make us wonder what we’ve ever done to deserve such loyal companions in our lives. Seeing their happy faces greet us whenever we come home or feeling them snuggle beside us when we are at our lowest …
Reading reports of euthanasia at dog shelters can be suffocating. Why would anyone let those cute, lovely eyes go? If the high-kill shelters are proud euthanasia advocates, how about low-kill homes? Eventually, the latter will run out of space. What then happens when a disease breaks …
After a productive day, how do you treat yourself? Perhaps you chill with a bottle of wine and some cookies with your partner. Don’t you think your good dog also deserves such? She has been a darling, doting you with all love and affection. Your cute …
No, you can never adopt a dog for free. Now you say: but low-kill shelters offer free-adoptions? Indeed, events like “clear the shelter,” discounts, and free-adoption fairs make adoption seem free. But is it? Perhaps the rescue homes let go of the adoption fee. Even at …
You’re already a dog lover. How about your partner? And your kids? Yes? Then you would all love to add the top dogs in this piece to the family collection. Even if you stay in a home that dreads pets, the list we have here will …
