Dog Attempts To Snack On The Dashboard And Puts The Car In Drive
For many families, dogs tend to be homebodies, but for the Shearn family, it was time to take the dog along with them. According to The Dodo, Paul Shearn was headed for his grandparent’s farm along with his family and they had Elvis along with them. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Elvis was with Paul when they went to the store to prepare for the trip. While they were away, the family was going to do some cooking and Paul had some bacon grease ready for seasoning a cast-iron skillet, so he put it in the car. As you can imagine, there...
Internet Community Helps Locate Hundreds of Missing Dogs Each Month… and Has Some Tips
When dogs went missing in the past, relocating them was a bit tougher, since you could only rely on word of mouth, a missing poster here and there, or maybe an ad in a publication. Now, the internet makes it much easier to spread the word, and the members of one online community use the internet to facilitate happy reunions hundreds of times a month. Lost Dogs of King County, located in the Seattle metro area, offers both a Facebook group and a helpful website. Launched by James Branson, founder of lost dog nonprofit Useless Bay Sanctuary,...
Man Stops To Buy A Soda And Ends Up Saving A Dog In The Process
If you’ve ever had the opportunity to rescue a dog before, you realize that it is a two-way street. We may give the dog a good home, plenty of food, and a family but they end up giving us love beyond compare. Nobody knows this better than BJ Nemeth. He is known for traveling around and reporting on poker tournaments throughout the United States with his trusty companion, Brisco. Brisco normally sleeps in the backseat, but when we come to a stop, he thinks it’s time to get out and comes up front. “Are we there yet?”...
Sick Sea Lions Stranded on Oregon Coast Could Impact Health of Dogs, Officials Warn
On Halloween, wildlife officials off Oregon’s coast sent out a warning to dog owners that their pets could be impacted by an outbreak of leptospirosis, a naturally occurring bacteria that can occur sporadically in marine mammals. Unfortunately, the bacteria can also sicken other wildlife — not to mention humans, dogs, and livestock, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife informed the public. They noted that while the risk to humans is slight, dogs have a higher chance of getting the disease. Photo: Pixabay/mcgrout Oregon Sea...
Pet Parent Gets Hit with an $8,000 Vet Bill After Family Weimaraner Gulps Down Rock
A family from Porth in the Rhondda, Wales region of the U.K. were alarmed when their Weimaraner, Milo, started throwing up and bleeding. Naturally, they whisked the stricken animal to the vet to find out what was causing the symptoms. Once they arrived, the veterinarian asked if he had possibly eaten anything he shouldn’t have. One of his owners, Shannon Stone, noted that the four-year-old occasionally chewed on socks, but hadn’t seen him eating anything out of the ordinary recently. Emergency Vet Clinics The vet soon did a scan...
Dug Up at Dogster: November 2022 Dog Events and Dog Holidays
November is packed with howl-worthy events, including the National Dog Show, which airs on Thanksgiving Day. Show us how you and your #dogsterdogs are enjoying your Thanksgiving by tagging us in your photos on social media. Don’t see your dog event on the list? Email us at dogstermag@belvoir.com and we will include your dog event. The National Dog Show, presented by Purina, airs on Thanksgiving Day. Month-long dog holidays, November 2022 Senior Pet Adoption month Pet Awareness month Pet Cancer Awareness month Pet Diabetes month Weekly...
The Easiest Way to Manage a Dog’s Sensitive Tummy!
Food is the most common source of sensitive stomachs for dogs. Even if you don’t know exactly what’s triggering your pup’s discomfort, Tilted Barn Pet Co. food could be the solution! They use single-source proteins and simple ingredients for their fully cooked food recipes, so they’re easy on tummies. Seeing your four-legged bestie in pain and discomfort is devastating, especially when their suffering happens because of something they’re eating. The easiest way to help a pup with a sensitive tummy is to feed them...
Best Dog Toys for Your Dog’s Personality
Quite simply, the best toy for your dog is the one your dog likes best. But getting to that point does require you to candidly assess your canine’s personality. Toys for dogs put the capital D in diverse in terms of price, size, durability and purpose. But there is no need to feel a case of canine confusion. Dogster reached out to a few pet experts who readily unleashed some great advice in choosing the most appropriate type of toys for your dog’s unique attitude. Matching dog toys to dog personalities Dogs, like people, display...
Maddie’s Insights: Takeaways from pandemic-era emergency pet fostering
Join Dr. Lisa Gunter, PhD, CBCC-KA, Assistant Professor, Coastal Carolina University on Thursday, November 3rd at 12:00PM PT/3:00PM ET for a Maddie’s® Insights webcast on foster recruitment, trial adoption programs, caregiving practices, and behavioral support that can be utilized in our post-pandemic world. “Emergency fostering during the pandemic; Takeaways for a post-pandemic world,” will run for 60 minutes. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization deemed the coronavirus outbreak a worldwide pandemic, and...
The Terrifying Black Shuck of English Folklore
Regardless of which country you hale from, there is bound to be ancient folklore surrounding animals and humans that were otherworldly in the eyes of the people that inhabited those times. Always searching for something to explain that which they feared or didn’t understand, a lot of it focused on cats and dogs. This didn’t bode well for animals if their coats happened to be black. As scientists now know today, the gene for black coats is the most common. Back then, however, anything and everything could arouse suspicions of...
Family Dumped Their 19 Year Old Dog At A Shelter, Now She’s Living Out A Bucket List
Dogs are 10 to 15 year commitments and become part of our family. They have so much love to give and should be loved until the end of their lives. Sadly, Annie’s family decided to surrender her to a shelter when she could no longer walk or eat. She is 19 years old and at the end of her life, yet they chose to give up on her. When Lauren Siler saw Annie’s sweet little sad face sitting in her kennel in a picture that was posted on Instagram by the shelter, she knew she had to help. Photo: YouTube/WFAA When Siler acquired about...
New Study Says Baby Talk with Cats Actually Works
A recent study conducted by French researchers points to baby talk as being a good way to converse with your cats. Let’s face it, most of us are guilty of baby-talking to our pets, anyways. We can’t help it. Pets are like our kids, so it would make sense that that’s how we’d engage with them. Now, you don’t have to feel silly or guilty about it if you get caught doing it. Just point to the research and go about your day. Baby Talk According to the study, the researchers conducted three rounds of testing using 16...
Rescue Dog “Scooby” Has Finally Found His Voice After Being Saved From a Life of Fighting
While most of us will never be able to wrap our minds around it, dogs are sadly and regularly forced into fighting rings. Such was the case for a sweet pit bull mix named Scooby who, after being saved from that same fate, finally gained enough confidence to bark again six years after he was rescued. Before that, the best Scooby could muster was what amounted to pitiful puppy yips. In the meantime, he was a quivering mess that needed all the help he could get just to make it through each day of freedom. End Dogfighting Rings A man by the name...
11-Year-Old Cat Who Spent Years in Shelters Finally Finds Forever Home
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! We already had three cats and four dogs. The last thing we needed was another cat, but my son saw Banner at an adoption event at the pet store and instantly fell in love. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / KARI SHEA All they knew about Banner was that he had been in shelters for at least a couple of years, and he was probably about 11-years-old. We kept checking daily for a week, and I kept praying...
Adoptable Dogs Dress Up For Halloween At Best Friends Sanctuary
Halloween is about tasty treats and wicked fun costumes. Best Friends Animal Society is making sure shelter dogs enjoy Halloween by dressing them up in costumes and giving them lots of extra love and treats. Dogs of all ages and sizes took part in the festivities. The adorable dogs were featured on Facebook in their spooktacular costumes and are sure to catch the attention and hopefully the hearts of adopters. A nine-year-old miniature pinscher named Mort was dressed as a lobster and his bio states he has “come out of his shy shell, and...
Pumpkin is a Healthy and Natural Alternative for Settling Upset Tummies in Pets
Sometimes our pets get upset tummies just like us humans. This can lead to all sorts of digestive issues causing pain and discomfort. For us there are a number of over-the-counter products we can take advantage of, but with dogs and cats, we have to be careful of what we give them. We don’t want to make the situation worse or end up doing something that can escalate a relatively minor situation to a trip to the vet. Pumpkin is a fiber-rich food containing important vitamins and minerals, such as vitamins A, E, and C, as well as...
Maine Coon Cat Caught Adjusting The Thermostat In Viral Video
Cats are curious animals and do as they please. Many see themselves as the ruler of the home and make whatever adjustments they deem necessary to make it as comfortable as possible. This includes curling up on your computer keyboard as you are working, stealing the dog’s bed because it is bigger, and even adjusting the temperature to their liking. Photo: Pixabay/Anna Sulencka One cat dad couldn’t believe what he was seeing when his Maine Coon cat named Babbs perched itself on the back of a chair and reached with its paw to adjust...
Best Dog Names for 2023
Picking your pup’s name is a fun part of bringing home a new pet. The best male dog names and best female dog names depend on many factors — from personal tastes to a dog’s individual personality. Though there are many possible sources of dog names, pop culture is currently a heavy influencer for pet parents — and 2023 should see no big changes in that trend. Stacie Grissom, director of content at BARK, which launched BarkBox in 2012, a monthly themed subscription of toys and treats, says she thinks we’ll...
5 Ways to Help Arthritic Dogs and Cats
From acupuncture to weight control, follow this approach to easing arthritis in your dog or cat. Arthritis is a common problem in dogs and cats, especially as they age. It can cause significant pain and decrease your animal’s enjoyment of life. Fortunately, there are many ways to help treat and manage arthritis, thereby improving your dog or cat’s health, quality of life, and longevity. Here are five ways to help animals with arthritis. 1. Weight Control and Diet The most effective and important way to help control the pain and...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: A new workforce development program, what people like about Maddie’s Pet Forum and more!
Happy Halloween! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. San Francisco SPCA announces new workforce development program, #ThanksToMaddieThe San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SF SCPA) is offering a three-month paid Community Medicine Education Training (CoMET) program. In partnership with Young Community Developers (YCD), this program is designed to reduce the barriers to entry for the animal well-being field while also supporting the SF SPCA’s broader efforts to… Learn...
