MONTH of July Celebrates: National DOG HOUSE REPAIRS Month Pet WEEKS in July National Farrier’s (Horse Shoes) Week 6-12 Rabbit Week 15-21 National Zoo... Continue Reading →
Archive for the ‘stress’ Category
Iditarod Mushers Turn Tragedy Into Teachable Moments
Yesterday morning (Friday March 12) brought debilitating events for mushers Aliy Zirkel and Jeff King - and their sled dog teams. Both were repeatedly attacked by a snow machine... Continue Reading →
Horseshoe Road Inn Gets A New Pony!
Biscuit A Lonely Horse It's hard to believe that horses (likes Elephants) have friends, but our mustang named Biscuit, was definitely missing his friend and was lonely. His... Continue Reading →
2015 Iditarod Race NOT Off to A Good Start!
BAD CONDITIONS MEAN 2015 IDITAROD HAS TO RESTART MONDAY 3-9 3-7-15 - The Legendary Iditarod race sled dog race did not get off to a good start from Anchorage, Alaska this year.... Continue Reading →
232 Reasons Why Kids Need Pets
A few years ago I went to a meeting about developing a website for kids and pets. One person was late and since it was a "pet" project, we decided to go around the table and all... Continue Reading →
Pets Comfort Kids
Animals can be great sources of comfort to our kids – and to us! Mary Renck Jalongo, PhD, professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (yes, no mistake) and author of The... Continue Reading →
Why “Found” Pets Don’t Recognize Us
August 18 - Why “Found” Pets Don’t Recognize Us After almost 20 years in the pet business I learned something this week that I found astonishing but at the same time it... Continue Reading →
Pets Help Children Through Health Problems
Steve Inskeep hosts National Public Radio’s Monday Health Tip. It only lasts a couple minutes but always has something interesting for pet lovers. Recently Julie Rovner reported... Continue Reading →
Therapy Dogs Help Kids Be Independent: Seizure Assistance Dogs
Dogs can be trained do extraordinary things. One is the ability to alert parents when children are having a seizure - or even before it happens. That alone helps keep the child... Continue Reading →
Pets Comfort Kids
Pets comfort kids who are sad or lonely. They have the uncanny ability to know when children need comfort or companionship. Whether it's stress or an emotional upheaval in the... Continue Reading →