Donate Doggy Sweaters and Booties to Your Favorite Shelter During Chilly Fall and Winter Months
It’s that time of year when animal rescues and shelters all across the country are asking for donations of pet sweaters and doggy booties to help pups in need. If you’re unfamiliar with the call to action, most larger rescue facilities and even some smaller groups put out a call for members of the community to donate cool weather wear. These items are then distributed to families and individuals experiencing economic hardship. Sweaters are particularly important to smaller dogs and those with thin coats lacking an insulating layer...
Woman Rescues Kitten, Who Later Saves Her Life in Return
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! My mom was a librarian in a children’s library. One day, not long after my mom’s cat had passed away, two children came into the library with a tiny kitten in a cardboard box. They asked my mom if she could help them find a home for it because their parents wouldn’t let them keep it. Well, of course my mom couldn’t say no and adopted the little black and gold...
Fashionable Togs for Fashionable Dogs from Collaborators Wild One and Designer Isaac Mizrahi
American designer Isaac Mizrahi got his start in New York in the late 1980s. He is well known for the unique style of his fashion lines and as a judge on Project Runway Allstars, a competition reality show for up-and-coming designers trying to make it in the fashion industry. Wild One, on the other hand, is the maker of popular pet accessories sold in outlets such as PetCo, PetSmart, Target, and oodles of other stores. Much like Reese’s popular ad campaign back in the day marveling at the uniquely delightful combination of peanut butter...
Holiday Dog Costume Queen Amazing Gracie Doodle Shares Her Secrets
Decorative, colorful, imaginative: Those are the qualities of Amazing Gracie Doodle’s Instagram and TikTok pages, where you’ll find the 6-year-old Australian Labradoodle Gracie dressed in elaborate costumes, ranging from a Christmas tree wrapped in garland and ornaments, “grilling” for the 4th of July and roses in her fur for Valentine’s day. “Holiday photos are my obsession,” says Gracie’s pet mom Fanny Karpman, who celebrates both Christmas and Hanukkah and each year has Gracie decked out in...
Ask Dr. Aziza: Signs You May Need To Help Your Dog Lose Weight
Have you ever found yourself wondering “is my dog overweight”? You’re not alone! In fact, obesity is one of the most common diseases veterinarians see in their patients. To help ensure your pup lives a happy, healthy, and long life, we’ve asked our Freshpet vet, Dr. Aziza, to share the top signs that your dog may need to lose weight. Sign #1: Feeding instructions aren’t consistently followed Some pet parents may leave food out all day, allowing their dog to graze at will. Alternatively, they may give a certain...
October is a great time to enter your Shelter Animals Count data!
Data plays a crucial part in decision making, which is why we’re reminding you to input your Shelter Animals Count (SAC) data! Data has enabled our industry to compile a complete picture of the animals entering and leaving shelters. You can see how your data compares to those in other states or look up the data of specific organizations with SAC’s Data Dashboards. Data is current through July 2022. If you are so inclined, on a recent Community Conversation, Shelter Animals Count Executive Director, Stephanie Filer and...
Woman Visits Her Father’s Grave And Is Greeted By A Stray Cat Who Refuses To Leave Her Side
Now, this is a story that will definitely give you chills and have you reaching for a tissue. We all have moments of coincidence, but one woman experienced the ultimate coincidence when she was at a cemetery visiting the grave of a loved one. Photo: TikTok/@jadasezer Jada Sezer hadn’t been to the cemetery since her father passed away. This meant that her visit to his grave was the very first one since Jada’s dad had passed away. The visit ended up being something beyond what she could imagine, and she ended up coming home with a...
Goat Sings its Heart Out in Viral Video From Animal Blessing Event
Worcester Cathedral in the United Kingdom holds an annual animal blessing event, and this year, one goat had a baaaall. In a TikTok that has gone viral, a video pans through the cathedral as music plays amid the service. Before the camera even gets to Pablo the goat, he makes his presence known. You can hear his excited ‘singing’ until the camera spots him, bleating his heart out alongside two alpacas and humans who can’t keep a straight face. The video contains a text overlay saying, “We think Pablo the Goat enjoyed...
Did You Know Rabies Vaccines are Available for Humans?
Rabies, distemper, parvovirus, heartworm disease, and leptospirosis. All of these conditions are preventable with vaccines and the proper preventatives. While most are not health risks for humans, rabies most definitely is. People can get rabies if they have contact with the saliva or neural tissue of infected animals, such as through a bite or scratch. Left untreated, rabies has a 99 percent mortality rate with fewer than 20 documented cases of survival. The time between exposure and the appearance of symptoms can be days, weeks, months, and...
Dog Rescued From Breeders Had Never Learned to Do Dog Things, But Family Helps Her Learn
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 lost our beloved Oscar, a 15-year-old dachshund that we had since he was 8-weeks-old, and we were heartsick with grief. After three months, I began looking on Petfinder and found Pepper, a 6-year-old long haired dappled dachshund. She was a breeder dog in a large puppy mill in Wisconsin that operates “just above the line” that would shut them down. When they’re...
Shelter Dog Gets Treated To A Weekend Away In A Cozy Cottage
Being a shelter dog is a tough life. It’s not easy being stuck inside a cage, waiting for a forever family to pick you and adopt you. Sadly, some dogs have to wait longer than others for their happily ever after to come along. It is understandable that a life of constant waiting would get rather depressing and routine. Poor Meatball is one such pooch who desperately needed a break from his shelter routine. Photo: TikTok/@stephaniemunro7 Luckily, one of the shelter’s workers, Stephanie Munro, noticed Meatball struggling with the...
Need Assistance Around the House? Put Your Dog to Work!
Always losing your keys? Tired of picking up after your pets? Maybe you wish your newspaper got left on the front porch rather than always ending up at the end of the driveway. Put Fido to work helping around the house! It’s not as outlandish as you think. How many times have you seen a funny video where some guy sitting in a barcalounger tells his dog to fetch him a beer, and the dog accommodates him by trotting to the fridge, pulling open the door with a towel tied to the handle, and then delivering it to his pleased human? Working...
Pumpkin The Cat Attempts To Hide Under Bath Mats And Bags To Spy On His Family
Cats are such cute animals, but they’re more than just adorable faces and tiny toe beans. They also possess quite impressive skills such as agility and stealth. But that isn’t exactly every cat’s forte. Some cats are clumsy, while others are not as covert as they think they’re being. Photo: flickr/Chiara Coetzee One adorable orange kitty named Pumpkin is definitely in the latter category. This fine feline thinks he’s the master of secrecy, but he’s not. Still, his owners love him anyways – especially...
Cat Miscalculates Jump By Pool And It Ends In Disaster
Cats have many reputations, but they’re not always as graceful as people might think. They’re thought to be aloof and independent, but they’re also thought to be very agile, and believed to never miss a jump or always land on their feet. However, that isn’t always the case. In fact, many people with cats might also know the rather clumsy side of felines. Granted, cats keep their klutzy ways well hidden most of the time, but sometimes it comes out. Photo: TikTok/@tohcoutinho Cat videos are all over the internet these...
Man Walks Through Shelter With No Intention To Adopt But Then He Sees A Tiny Kitten
When you are driving around town, you might see bumper stickers that say “Who rescued who?” Those of us who have rescued animals realize the truthfulness of that saying and exactly what it means to have a rescue animal in our life. Photo: TikTok/@bigtugg In many cases, we tend to fall into those situations in ways that we could not possibly imagine at first. In the end, however, we have a beautiful animal in our life that is more than a pet, they are part of the family. One person who knows this all too well is Tucker Lindgren....
Watch Cats Face-Off In Intense Cat Cup Competition
If you haven’t had an opportunity to watch the Kittisaurus games, you really are missing out on something wonderful in life. In fact, you don’t even have to be a “cat person” to appreciate what they bring to the world of sports. The Kittisaurus cats, of which there are 10, have YouTube videos with almost 600 million views. People around the world are absolutely falling in love with these adorable cats and their amazing personalities. Photo: YouTube/Kittisaurus In order to get things going, obstacles are set up around...
Are There Side Effects of Anesthesia in Dogs?
There are many reasons that your dog may need to undergo anesthesia in her lifetime. Anesthesia has a scary reputation among pet parents, and it only takes a few Google searches to find a scary abyss of anesthesia horror stories from fellow pet parents. Even though proper anesthesia is generally very safe, the idea of our pets “going under” is nerve-racking, and side effects of anesthesia in dogs can appear concerning. Having an informed understanding of anesthesia can help you feel more comfortable for your dog’s next...
How is Fido Feeling? Understanding Dog Emotions
Emotions drive behavior, so understanding dog emotions is key to our relationships with our furry friends. But can dogs cry? Do dogs have moods? Modern studies reveal dogs enjoy rich emotional lives. By investing in dogs’ emotional health, we can greatly improve their quality of life. Tune in to your dog’s emotions and emotion signs. Tuning in helps you understand their behavior, better support their needs and help them cope, when necessary. What emotions do dogs feel? Recent research in canine cognitive science confirms what most...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Social pain in dogs, a new look on Maddie’s Pet Forum and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Register now for Maddie’s Insights: Social Pain in DogsJoin Dr. Franklin McMillan, DVM for a fascinating webcast, “Social Pain in Dogs”. The second in the Maddie’s® Insights webcast series, Dr. McMillan will explore the topic of emotions and the importance they play in a dog’s life. Maddie’s Fund® Director of Outreach and Research, Sheila Segurson, DVM, DACVB will host this 60-minute webcast on… Learn More...
Goat Trapped In 250-Foot Irrigation Pipe Gets Saved Just In The Nick Of Time
When you are involved in rescuing animals, you never quite know what you are going to run into from one day to the next. Some days may start out fairly normally but others take a turn that you will never forget for the rest of your life. Somebody who knows this very well is Andy Gallo. He works with the Arizona Humane Society as an emergency animal technician. Sometimes, he gets the most unusual calls to help with an animal that needs it in the worst way and that is what happened in the case of a billy goat. Photo: Facebook/Arizona Humane...
