Dogs and Dames

Grabbed from link Filed under: Dogs, Ask A Vet, Animal Sites We Love chazferret, Flickr Q. How do I know if my dog needs a sweater or coat this winter? A. I feel safe in saying that if you have a healthy, young Siberian Husky or Alaskan Malamute who’s acclimated to the cold and has [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Dogs, Pets News Deborah Glessner – Photographer We all know how perfectly the show dogs at Westminster look and behave each year, but some of these dogs do more than work the ring — they help change lives as therapy dogs. Wes, the Labrador retriever, is one of these amazing [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Dogs Corbis It’s getting to be that time of year again. The temperatures are dropping and our dogs are getting friskier than they’ve been in months. Well, most of them are, anyway. There’s always a princess or two who hates the cooler weather! One of the things we love about [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Dogs, Pet Training David C. Scott for Canine Assistants In this and upcoming articles, Paw Nation shadows Billy Ma as he attends the Canine Assistants Training Camp to meet his new service dog and learn how the dog can help him by turning on lights, pulling his wheelchair and, hopefully, [...]

Grabbed from link For some inexplicable reason, cats react differently to heat that most other animals. Here’s what they do when the heat wave hits. To view the entire post click the word "link" next to the title. Follow me on Twitter at  www.twitter.com/funpets for more pet topics and pet tweets. Related Blogs Feline Questions and Answers on Training [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Dogs, Pets News Getty Images Sure, we think everyone who rescues a dog from a local shelter is a hero, just not exactly in the same way as those who rescued Pepper — a 10-month-old black Labrador retriever — and his 16-year-old owner. The two are now safe and sound [...]