News about amazing animals, pet care information, the best ways to spend time with your furry friends, great products for pets and for animal lovers, and much more information for people who love their pets
Reading Time: 4 minutes The winner of the 2021 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year award was recently announced as being Bindi, a 5-year-old life-saving Australian shepherd from New York, according to a press release. Recognizing that work on the family farm takes everyone pitching in and doing their part, including four-legged friends, Farm Bureau launched the Farm…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Five pet care startups from across the U.S. have been selected as the 2021 winners of the fifth annual Pet Care Innovation Prize powered by Purina. The 2021 Pet Care Innovation Prize Winners are (and, while all are good news, we believe pets will be particularly happy about the fourth one): Denver, Colorado-based ClueJay An…
Reading Time: 3 minutes I purchased a small loveseat a couple of weeks ago, and almost as soon as I had it, one of my kitties decided the armrest was a wonderful new place to sharpen her claws. So, I new I was going to need to buy a cover quickly. I looked at all kinds, but I wanted…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hope Hospice is using Joy for All Companion Pets™ to help lessen the impact that pandemic-related isolation has had on its patients. The animatronic pets by Ageless Innovation are robotic dog and cat toys designed specifically to comfort older adults in need of companionship. The pets are battery powered and, when stroked, become alert and…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wisdom Health Genetics, the world’s leader in pet genetics and maker of Wisdom Panel™ dog DNA tests, recently announced the results of the 2020 Pet Census survey and comparisons with the 2010 survey show a number of changes. More than 13,000 pet parents responded to the 2020 Pet Census survey, representing nearly 25,000 dogs and…
Reading Time: < 1 minute
Reading Time: 3 minutes Luxury Aircraft, LLC. has announced that amid new restrictions banning emotional support animals on several commercial airlines, travelers have other options and that flying private can offer much more flexibility. Anyone looking for more flexibility when traveling with their pets can consider private options, such as a charter flight with Luxury Aircraft Solutions. Up until…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Some English bulldogs diagnosed with a common cancer may instead have a newly described, non-cancerous syndrome called polyclonal B‐cell lymphocytosis, according to a press release. The discovery was made by Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at Colorado State University during a study to better understand B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (BCLL). The team published their findings in…
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Whippet known as “Bourbon” triumphed over more than 4,000 competitors to earn a $50,000 cash prize and the title of Best in Show at the AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin, held Dec. 12-13, 2020 in Orlando. The show aired on ABC on Jan. 17, and the live stream of all the weekend…
Reading Time: < 1 minute
Reading Time: 2 minutes Millions of cats are estimated to relinquished to shelters each year, and not meeting the behavioral expectations of the family is often a given reason. But, according to a press release, researchers are looking into testing cat behavior and temperament as a way of helping find felines compatible, happy homes. Results of a newly-published study…
Reading Time: < 1 minute In the U.S. pet-dating apps are forecast to surpass the billion-dollar mark this year, according to a press release. That same press release, from FetchaDate, is announcing the launch of dating app on which singles meet over what they already love: their pets. “You can tell a lot about a person through their pet, and…
Reading Time: 3 minutes So, I wanted to share this little statue that I bought on Amazon.com recently. It came in the mail the other day and I can’t get over how cute it is. I like it so much that I actually ordered another one, which should be delivered soon. It’s this little gal: Darice Country Blue Hen…
Reading Time: < 1 minute
Reading Time: < 1 minute
Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently (Jan. 11) conditionally approved Laverdia-CA1 (verdinexor tablets) to treat dogs with lymphoma, a type of cancer of the lymph nodes and lymphatic system. According to a press release from the FDA, Laverdia-CA1 is the first conditionally approved oral treatment for dogs with lymphoma. Conditional approval allows veterinarians to…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The talk of the internet when it comes to pet news today seems to be that Ben & Jerry’s has a new line of frozen treats for dogs. Will dogs love it as much as we love getting a spoonful of cookie dough in our own Ben & Jerry’s ice cream? For that matter, will…
Reading Time: < 1 minute
Reading Time: 2 minutes Television’s cutest sports competition and call-to-adoption TV event, PUPPY BOWL, returns in February for the biggest, most exciting game to date, according to a press release. Puppy Bowl XVII is a 3-hour event that can be viewed on both discovery+ and Animal Planet on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. (The…
Reading Time: < 1 minute
Reading Time: < 1 minute
Reading Time: < 1 minute