Dog With Separation Anxiety Can’t Wait For His Owner To Be Home Every Day
Separation anxiety doesn’t just affect humans, it can affect our pets as well. No one knows this better than the family of a Peruvian dog who patiently waits for his owner to return home – all day, sometimes into the night. The dog, named Toby, suffers from separation anxiety, and he can hardly handle it when his owner leaves for work each morning. The poor pup will sit on the balcony and watch his companion walk away. Then, he’ll stay there, keeping an eye on the last place he saw his owner. He waits all day, looking for...
Pit Bull Can’t Contain His Excitement When He Finally Sees His Grandparents
There’s something about visiting grandparents that has a magical way of cheering us up. Maybe it’s the fact they have sometimes have goodies for us to snack on, or maybe they just offer a respite from our own homes and lives. Either way, there’s something healing about visiting them, and it seems that’s true for dogs as well. Take Kiaro, for instance – the dog who loves kittens. Kiaro is a gentle soul who was rescued by a family and he took to his place in the home right away. When the family took in foster...
Thousands Petition For People Who Walk Dogs In Heat Waves To Be Fined
A woman has petitioned to make it illegal to walk a dog in weather with temperatures over 20°C (68ºF). 25-year-old Paige Spearman lives in the Uk, where the area has experienced record-high temperatures. In fact, the Met Office in the UK issued its first-ever amber warning for extreme temperatures. As a fellow dog owner, it’s understandable that Spearman was upset by seeing people walking their dogs in extreme temperatures. Photo: Piqsels Dogs getting heatstroke is a real concern when temperatures reach a certain degree,...
A veterinary view on the benefits of cat pheromones
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How clean is your pets’ air?
Standard air filters are a subpar option for man’s best friend. Here’s how one company is improving the health of dogs and cats by adequately cleaning the air they breathe! Given that everyone in your family (including your dog or cat) breathes at least 20,000 times a day, there’s really nothing more important than air quality. Unfortunately, when we inhale, we don’t just take in vital oxygen – we also end up inhaling contaminants, dust, viruses, and other harmful substances. Our bodies must work harder than...
Tips for converting short-term foster participants into long-term fosters
With social distancing guidelines relaxing, many organizations are beginning to relaunch short-term foster programs. In addition to being a gateway to engagement with the local community, most organizations who run short-term foster programs report that a percentage (sometimes as high as 75% or more!) of their participants decide to try out longer-term foster because of their experience. So, how can your shelter or rescue organization set the stage for these types of conversions? We spoke with favorite foster staff at several organizations to...
Dog Can’t Contain His Excitement When His Owner Fills Up a Wading Pool on a Hot Day
Summer can bring some sweltering heat, especially lately. When we’re looking for a little relief from the high temperatures, we’ll give just about anything a go. Whether it’s running through sprinklers like we’ve forgotten we’re adults, covering ourselves in ice packs, or jumping into a pool, we’re pretty excited to cool off. One French bulldog took that excitement to an entirely new level. Jude, an internet famous pup with nearly 30,000 Instagram followers, was so excited when his owner filled up a wading...
Lost for Years, This Sad Dog Instantly Perks Up When She Realizes She’s Looking at Her Dad
When Pakita was first rescued and brought to a shelter in Argentina, she was very obviously distraught. Try as they might, shelter volunteers simply couldn’t get her to open up. She wouldn’t play, she wouldn’t wag her tail, she wouldn’t smile. There was nothing anyone could do to help her be happy again. The shelter searched and searched for a forever home for this special animal who needed someone to really love on her, but it was rough going. For starters, Pakita was already an adult, and adult dogs are much harder...
Cab Driver Spends Two Minnesota Winters Keeping Stray Cat Alive and Fed
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! I used to drive a taxi. It’s by no means a good job, especially in those pre-Uber days, when you were always assigned some cab with a filthy steering wheel and a funny smell, and every potential rider knew you were alone and carrying cash. But it had one huge advantage for me: I didn’t have a car. Doing errands like grocery shopping without one can be a bear, especially when...
Sweet Little Goat Learns to Walk After Animal Sanctuary Refused to Give Up on Her
For a long time, Hopie the goat has been struggling with a balance issue of some sort that has kept her from walking. She had been taken to the vet, but they were always unable to give her a diagnosis or help her get better. Luckily for Hopie, there are places in the world like Little Buckets Farm Sanctuary, where caring humans provide love and support to injured or ill animals like Hopie without expecting anything in return. Photo: Facebook/The Dodo Article continues below Our Featured Programs See how we’re making a difference for...
