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  • Rainbow connection: Two dogs speak through color

    The greatest miracles in life often come in a form, shape, and a time we least expect them. And if we’re fortunate and perhaps lucky enough, they’ll even appear twice.

    While driving home from a Fido-friendly vacation in Maine, I decided to stop and visit my friend Arlene, who lives in a small town in Connecticut. A bit of a brief background on Arlene: We met fifteen years ago through an article in...

  • In memory of Uli: A dog forever loved

    From Yvonne de Wet

    Waiting at the bridge – Forever in our Heart.

    Uli was named after a Germany Shepherd police dog killed in the line of duty. He had been stabbed while catching a felon.  The police dog was a male, named after South African rugby player Uli Schmidt.

    At the vet for our pup’s first innoculations and were told that they could not save the German Shepherd police dog. That is when...

  • Fun, fur, festivities, FIDO!

    Question: What do you get when you cross 300+ animal lovers with several panel discussions, toss in prizes and giveaways galore, and then gingerly shake (not stir) a community of giving guardians helping homeless pets and top it all off with a Frugal Dougal cherry?

    Answer: You’ve got BlogPaws, the visionary and progressive-thinking, paw-forward group founded by pet bloggers.

    Yours truly attended...

  • Smiling dog becomes web sensation

    We all say our dogs smile from the heart. Well one woman’s dog smiled for his first birthday, and quick with camera, the image is fast spinning ’round the web.

    Meet Riley, a Bichon-Poodle mix, receiving a piece of his first birthday cake. Riley also appeared on the Today show. Apparently this cute pooch makes all sorts of facial expressions.

    Meantime, we here at FIDO Friendly want to know:

    Does your...

  • Food stamps and dogs Yes or No?

    We all have the same basic requirements to life a happy, fruitful life: Water to nourish, entertainment to satisfy, shelter to protect, and food to satisfy hunger. The same holds true for Fido.

    Not for one Pennsylvania man’s pooch.

    Today a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled against a resident of Newton, a suburb in the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania. James Douris, a 55-year-old disabled veteran,...

  • You know you are addicted to your dog when…

    They love us no matter what we look like in the morning. They hear our deepest most intimate conversations and tell no one. The tail wags when our day has been less than stellar. And we, as their human guardians, companions, caretakers, and parents love them for being simply stated, our best friends.

    So how does one know when they are addicted to their pooch? We’re opening up the floor to you, our...