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Reading Time: 3 minutes Along with heroic canines honorees last night at the American Humane Hero Dog Awards®: 10th Anniversary Celebration, America’s first national humane organization also honored a couple of human beings. The American Humane Hero Veterinarian and Hero Veterinary Nurse Awards were presented by Zoetis Petcare. After a nationwide search, Dr. Katherine Polak from Boston, Massachusetts was…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Big Dog Ranch Rescue recently chartered a flight to rescue about 125 dogs. This the first of what the rescue hopes will be many flights. According to the Big Dog Ranch Rescue website, in September of 2020, a team from Big Dog Ranch Rescue traveled to Puerto Rico to meet with a small team working…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Here are three versions of a cat “flower bouquet” created using Photoshop and also with the help of Lunapic.com. The first one was made entirely in Photoshop. The second and third were brought into Lunapic.com and the Sketch2 and Picasso effects were added, respectively. If you’re interested in making your own, you can use…
Reading Time: 2 minutes KODA, the artificial intelligence (AI) robotic dog company dedicated to helping people live better lives with robotic companions, announced today the pre-launch of its first model, the KODA. Unlike other robot dogs on the market, KODA is designed to be functional from practical and emotional perspectives. KODA is a social robot; when a KODA cocks…
Reading Time: 2 minutes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_wolf#/media/File:Canis_early_hybridisation.jpg The recently-launched Global Art Fundraiser “LYCAON – Artists for Painted Dogs” features over 30 international artists and photographers, who have come together to raise awareness and funds for the endangered African Painted Dog (also known as Painted Wolves or African Wild Dogs). Artists are donating 50% or more of the proceeds from the sale…
Reading Time: 2 minutes I recently decided to give Milk-Bone brushing chews a try for my four dogs. It had been a little while since they had some new bones to chew and I wanted to get them something. But, at the same time, I was also hoping to find a treat that would be good for their teeth….
Reading Time: 8 minutes “I’m doing this because I love cats,” Garland relates. “And to me they’re all very unique and special so I want to celebrate the cat that each person loves so much.” It has been said many times that cats helped build the internet. And no wonder. The World Wide Web is a seemingly endless resource…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hi. I’m joining the Feline Friday blog hop held by https://comedy-plus.com/ Today, I’m sharing some very special pictures. They are of my mother’s cat, Chipper. Chip passed on some years ago, but, boy did he have a good life. Very smart. Loved to play with golf balls; hence the name. Also enjoyed watching TV, including…
Reading Time: 2 minutes With the help of a new wheelchair, a cow named Ruby Sue is able to stand on her own, allowing her to get the exercise she needs to strengthen her front legs and learn how to walk for the very first time. Disabled at birth, Ruby Sue is getting a second chance at life and…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Today, me and my cat, Motor, are reviewing some free apps for cats. I said in our last video that we were going to review another movie, but this was something I’ve been wanting to do for awhile, so, I went looking for some of the free apps that are out there for cats. There…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The GREENIES™ brand is introducing Doggy IQ, an interactive online test that takes a humorous approach to helping pet parents determine if their dog is a bone-afide genius. “We’re offering a fun bonding experience for pets and their owners, while celebrating the quirks that make our dogs loveable and, of course, rewarding them with dollars…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hi! Today, we’re releasing a fun, new feature. It’s “Me and My Cat Motor Review a Movie Together,” in which our editor, Barbara, and her cat, Motor, well…review a movie. Our first installment is the 1983 film, “Stayin Alive,” starring John Travolta as dancer Tony Manero, with Cynthia Rhodes and Finola Hughes. The movie is…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Get your leashes ready. If your dog(s) is/are anything like ours, you won’t have to get them ready, though. They’ll be standing by the door. That’s because they love a good walk and National Walk Your Dog Week is coming up soon — Oct. 1 through 7 to be exact. National Walk Your Dog…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Today, I’m re-running a story originally published on Oct. 8, 2018. Looking back, I can’t believe how much the grandbaby has grown. The chickens have pretty much stayed the same size, however. LOL. Anyway, I had forgotten about this story until I went back into older posts and then I remembered how…
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’m participating in the Caturday Art Blog Hop created by https://www.athenacatgoddess.com/ and also The Cat on My Head’s Sunday Selfies. I’m starting with this picture of Jingles, who was, for reasons still unclear to me, sporting his Cinco de Mayo outfit when I saw him at my son’s apartment today. He looked so handsome, I…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today is Remember Me Thursday, a worldwide pet adoption awareness campaign now in its eighth year. RMT was established in 2013 by Helen Woodward Animal Center President and CEO Mike Arms. Moved by the staggering statistics that over a million homeless pets lose their lives each year in the U.S., Arms put out a call…
Reading Time: 2 minutes by guest author Aurora James Animal shelters across the country are finding themselves suddenly empty. This is partly due to an influx of adopters looking to fill a void in their lives as they continue to navigate social distancing and more time at home. But before you make a life-changing decision to bring home a…
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you haven’t been able to see The Amazing Acro-cats in person due to COVID or for other reasons, fear not. A new video recording of a live performance will soon be released and it can be purchased from The Rock Cats Rescue website starting Oct. 23. The Amazing Acro-cats Featuring Tuna and the Rock…
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’m participating in Caturday Art. Technically, it was still Saturday when I started working on the art, but time got away from me a bit, like it somehow often does when I’m using Adobe Illustrator to create artwork. I knew I wanted to create some abstract cat art, but I kept deleting and restarting because…
Reading Time: 2 minutes A study has shown that regularly walking a dog boosts levels of physical activity in older people, especially during the winter. Published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, the study used data from the EPIC Norfolk cohort study, which is tracking the health and wellbeing of thousands of residents of the English county…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Gimborn USA, Inc. announced the launch of the “A Treat As Kind As They Are” advertising campaign created to support the new Simply Kind Hearted cat and dog treats brand. “A Treat As Kind As They Are” campaign shows only real pets and their pet parents to express the unconditional bonds unique to each fur-kid…
