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 [...]

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 [...]

Southern Hope Humane Society is near and dear to my heart and they need your vote! The “America’s Favorite Shelter” Contest, sponsored by Care2, ASPCA, and Adopt-a-Pet.com, is a chance for animal lovers to rally behind their favorite shelters. These shelters are often the last chance and refuge for thousands of animals. Now’s the chance to [...]

I saw this interesting story on the Today Show . The story was written and told by correspondent Jill Rappaport There is a homeless shelter in the South End of Boston that has a very special program. The shelter not only gives homeless men a roof over their head, but provides a safe haven for abandoned [...]

Yep, I’m color blind when it comes to Labradors, I love them all! How about you? There is nothing cuter than a lab puppy. I think they have the best puppy breath too. If I could, I’d have a whole house full. Whatever breed is mixed with a lab turns out to be the best [...]

Animal hoarding involves keeping higher than usual numbers of animals as pets without having the ability to properly house or care for them, while at the same time denying this inability. Hoarders are deeply attached to their pets and find it extremely difficult to let the pets go. They typically cannot comprehend that they are [...]

Then you must attend this PAWS Event…join PAWS to Shake Off The Winter Blues at 3 Sheets on January 27th at 7 p.m.  PAWS Atlanta has partnered with Snap 2it (Spay and Neuter Assistance Program) for this event!  Admission is $15 (credit cards accepted) in advance or $20 (cash or checks only) at the door.  Each [...]

No, I’m not telling people to go out to try to find a green dog, but there are ways that you and your dog can live a green life.  Here are a few ways that you can become a Green Pet Owner and Raise a Green Pet, all while helping the environment. Adopt, Adopt, Adopt!!!  The easiest way [...]

… Aren’t they the same thing? Isn’t this just a fancy name for an over -priced mutt? The “puggle” pictured here can go for as much as $1500!!! OMG that is CRAZY! You can find a dog that resembles this puggle in shelters throughout the country every single day. Just because I ended up with a “designer” [...]

Ok, if you don’t believe in love at first sight then you haven’t met Baxter. Baxter is a Maltese – Dachshund mix (Mauxie).  He is about 4 months old and weighs in at a whopping 8 pounds. He has amazed me with his intelligence. It only took him 1 week to learn his name, begin [...]