As the weather turns nicer, dog parks are seeing more fair-weather users, meaning we need to address etiquette in off-leash parks. We hear of far too many pet injuries caused…

I have written myriad columns regarding shelters and rescues, talking about their vital contributions to animal welfare, and their extraordinary efforts and results.  In those columns, I rarely mention one…

Tick season is just about upon us and, while there are many options for tick control, one of the most promoted may be the most concerning. Essential oil repellents, which…

Last column I told you all about the ‘whys’ of feeding raw food to cats, now it’s time to address the ‘hows’. There are cats which will immediately accept raw…

If you read my column regularly (thank you), you know I am a real/raw food advocate. Most of my columns about nutrition focus on our canine companions but today I’m…

As anyone who reads this column knows, I love the raw food movement. The fact that using fresh, clean foods has become much more commonplace is both wonderful and amazing.…

In the depths of the cold of winter, dogs look at cats and say, “How come you get to poop inside?” Walking that fine line between holding it to go…

As more and more concerns come up almost every day, many people are starting to look at their pet food, and the producers of those foods, with much more scrutiny.…