Living in Southern California and hearing about all the cold weather and snowstorms almost everywhere else - and even though we had snow here right after Christmas! - it almost... Continue Reading →
Snow Day?? In Southern California? Really?
It’s been over a week so we’re over the shock now. SNOW! In Southern California! Not in the mountains – in our back yard! We looked out the back windows early one morning,... Continue Reading →
New Year Rose Parade – Not the Year for Pets
Luckily we live close to Pasadena and our family loves the Rose Parade floats! Many of the floats are built in warehouses nearby so we often get a look at many of them... Continue Reading →
November – The Month of Thanksgiving
Pets & Celebrities The other day I was talking to one of our company’s customers. She asked me why we didn’t use celebrities to advertise our products. There are a lot... Continue Reading →
Boo! It’s Howl-O-Ween!
Halloween is for kids! The last decade, pet parents have started including our pets in Halloween festivities and making it a time to dress them up too. There are pet parades and... Continue Reading →
Pets are Ubiquitous Around Here
The other day a friend dropped by and we decided to have an iced tea on the patio. As I put the glasses on the tray to take outside, I opened a drawer where we keep napkins and... Continue Reading →
Teaching Kids to Love Pets
Teaching Kids to Love Pets This year marks the 10th anniversary of Kidoodlepet Press, our publishing arm. To learn more about our goals for publishing see... Continue Reading →
How Do Dogs Think? Are they Smart?
At work we create 4 newsletters for different audiences. Mostly we like to use the newsletters to update people on the research of animal behavior that we have access to. The more... Continue Reading →
Miss Lusitano Arrives
The 4th horse has arrived! The beautiful palomino-colored Lusitano filly arrived on the 4th. She was picked up in Northern California by one of those big horse transports that... Continue Reading →
October – Lots of Pet & Kids Activities
October brings autumn leaves, bon fires, homecomings, fall festivals and Halloween! It starts out on the first with National Fire Pup Day in honor of all Fire House dogs and the... Continue Reading →