A lot of people in their twilight years have pets to keep them company. Because at this age they can plan to have a pet and friend with them for ten or twenty years and be sure that their lifestyle will be in keeping with that choice. Unfortunately, if we die Charlie the Poodle…Read more …
Breaking the Power of Guilt by Moira Anderson Allen, M.Ed. If any emotion rules supreme when a pet dies, it is guilt. No matter what the circumstances of our loss, guilt is there, grabbing us by the throat. It haunts our days, ruins our sleep, and tarnishes our memories. Often, guilt goes beyond the loss…Read more …
Man’s Best Friend Is His Dog “If you can bond with an animal, you can understand how human beings work” Michele James For thousands of years dogs have provided people with protection, companionship and support and today the dog has become part of the fabric of society and often a valued member of families…Read more …
What do pet parents and pet setters do when their dog is refusing to eat or even worse, look as if they are having a stroke or heart attack? Do you run to the veteranian or look on Google for symptoms and solutions for the health answers? Most pet parents, if they are like our…Read more …
All life is filled with Hellos and Goodbyes. The longer we live, the more we will suffer the loss of loved ones: people, beloved family pets, things, ideas, jobs, house, friendship, season and so on. As Pet Partners how do we say Goodbye to a beloved family pet? I want to read you a…Read more …
Greetings from our Animal/Human Connection and Judy Helm Wright, As a contributing writer of Quora, I recently submitted the question “Are dogs better than cats?” The question received a number of replies but I liked this one from Christine Gilbert. What do you think? Do you like cats more than dogs, or the other way…Read more …
“I know well enough that there have been dogs so loving that they have thrown themselves into the same grave with the dead bodies of their masters; others have stayed upon their masters’ graves without stirring a moment from them, and have voluntarily starved themselves to death, refusing to touch the food that was…Read more …
Training dogs with these 3 tips: “We expect our dogs to listen to us when we speak to them and our dogs, no less than we, do expect us to listen to them.” Roger Caras There is no breed of dog that cannot be trained. It does appear that some breeds are more difficult…Read more …
Q. What kind of cars do cats drive? A. Catillacs! Q. What do you get when you get when you cross a sheepdog with a rose? A.A Collie-Flower Yuk, yuk, Everyone loves jokes about our beloved friends, our pets. These are just a couple of the riddles in our newest book Animal Jokes,…Read more …
The Art of Sleeping by Tootie, Translated by Erica Miles Make sure you have a good meal first. Get your human’s attention by sitting near your dish and giving her the look. If you don’t get fed right away, grab one of her legs between your paws to show her you are serious. When your meal…Read more …