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Intervertebral Disc Disease
A lesson in alternative treatment when death is not an option.
by Susan Sims, Publisher
“If these pain meds don’t help, I am afraid that you may want to think about euthanasia.”
Nothing can prepare you for a trip to the emergency vet, twice in one week. I am certain that I speak for many pet parents who are given the devastating news while delivered with the best intentions, puts the fear in...
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Jon Provost Talks Life With Lassie
What’s That Girl?
Timmy Has a New Pet Product?by Laurie Jacobson
Jon Provost never dreamed that 60-plus years after he starred as Timmy on “Lassie,” people in more than 50 countries would still be watching the show. “I hear from fans the world over who watch it now with their kids and grandkids; and I am so proud of the legacy.” The checked shirt and jeans he wore on the show hang in The...
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Introducing Fido to Fluffy
Whether you already have a dog and are considering getting a cat, or vice versa, it is very important to think about their first introduction. By letting a loose cat and an off-leash dog meet each other in an open room for the first time, you are probably setting up both animals to fail. Instead, plan ahead and take your time.
MATCHING CATS AND DOGS
If you’re thinking of getting a cat for your...
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Finding Gobi
Two Lost Souls in the Desert
Dog joins ultramarathon in Chinese desert and finds forever home after a twist.
By Elise Phillips Margulis
Photos by Finding GobiIn 2016, Dion was running a 155-mile ultramarathon in the Gobi Desert. Who he found in the desert would change everything.
If you haven’t heard the story about Gobi, the dog who found her forever home by crashing an ultramarathon in...
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Paws and Paradise
A Fido-friendly journey through the charms of Cambria, California.
By Susan Hartzler
On a recent road trip that began in Southern California, I loaded my pack of Australian Shepherds, Seven and Paige Turner (PT) and we headed to the quaint village of Cambria, a jewel on the celebrated Central Coast. The drive itself along State Route 1 through San Luis Obispo County is nothing short of...
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Paws in Panama
How dogs will welcome you into their hearts and homes
Photos and Story by Jane Thomas
In order to write these pieces I go through photos to jog my memory. It can be difficult to look back on a period of your life when you were happy and content, when the present time is an endless sequences of setbacks. But I suppose that is one of the reasons I travel: because it gives me a bank of memories...
