I wouldn’t have thought so, with the cramped conditions, but from what I’ve read, there were dogs and some other livestock on the Mayflower. There are no reports that the Pilgrims brought any large livestock animals with them on the Mayflower.  But at least two dogs are known to have participated in the settling of Plymouth. [...]

November 12th, 2011  -  Atlanta, GA   Bring your pet to the ATLANTA PET EXPO Saturday, November 12, 2011, from 10AM to 6PM, located INDOORS at the beautiful North Atlanta Trade Center with FREE admission & parking. If you’re a pet owner – or want to be one – you’ll find everything you need under [...]

It’s not something that anyone likes to think about… It brings tears to my eyes to think about Madison or Baxter getting lost. I never let them out of my sight whether they or on the leash of off running at the dog park. It breaks my heart when I am walking around the neighborhood with my [...]

If I could take my dogs everywhere, I surely would, but it’s not that simple.  I’ve stressed over how long I leave my dogs alone at home. Do they have a sense of time, how long are they waiting at the door for me? I’ve counted the hours, and scheduled my time to make sure [...]

Splish Splash Doggie Bash 2011 – October 1st & 2nd! After a long, hot summer, your dog deserves a chance to cool off. Atlanta’s premiere pup pool party returns for its third year. Sign up online! 2011 Splish Splash Doggie Bash 1 Saturday, October 01, 2011 DOG SWIM ONLYSession 1: 12:00 – 1:15 PM Session [...]

Humans benefit from music from enjoyment to using it to calm nerves and even reduce heart rates. Research supports that it can also affects dogs. Hundreds of boarding kennels, animal hospitals, rescue shelters, and dog owners, have taken notice, using music to calm animals. So of course, people are making a business out of “pet-friendly” [...]

Actress and animal lover  Betty White, will grace the stage of the Beverly Hilton at the inaugural American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards™ presented by CESAR® Canine Cuisine on October 1, 2011 in Los Angeles. The Hero Dog Awards, produced by Emmy® award winning MRB Productions, are a celebration of the powerful relationship between dogs [...]

I’ve spent a lot of time at the beach this summer without my dogs, and I’ve really missed them. It’s made me want to find some pet friendly beaches. I remember a time when I was young where we took our poodle “Maylove” with us to Jekyll Island, we had a lot of fun with her running [...]

The ASPCA wrote about Rayne Nolte who was in the parking lot of a Mankato, Minnesota, mall when she spotted Roxie, a Yorkie mix, trapped in a car. The temperature was 88 degrees with a heat index of 103, and Roxie’s owner was nowhere in sight. Rayne called mall security, who dialed 911. When the [...]

This picture is a bit over the top, but not that much…My dog Madison can shed about that much being a shepherd/husky mix. Sometimes I wonder, where does it all come from, why she isn’t bald? Shedding can be a nightmare with both long and short hair dogs and cats.  I found a product that some [...]