Best Friends Are the Best Medicine
Over the last 16 years, I have practiced in a variety of veterinary settings as a veterinarian whose role is to create...
Put Your Dog in His Place
For many dog owners, this pandemic has been an opportunity to bond with their pups. And as fun as spending 24 hours...
Pandemic Puppies
Most people will look back on 2020 as the Year of the Pandemic. Veterinarians will also remember it as the Year of...
Spike and Saddee, Homeless Pups with Homeless People
A distraught woman and her teenage daughter arrived by car at the Loving All Animals shelter in Coachella with two badly matted...
Please, Don’t Go! Canine Separation Anxiety
As our lives start to normalize out of quarantine, our dogs’ lives are going to destabilize. All our COVID rescues and puppies...
Dogs of Many Colors
Unique color coated dogs—increasingly, I see interesting new color variations of standard dog breeds in advertisements, social media, and in the hospital....
The Incredible Dog Challenge
About the Competition
There are few events as exciting as the summertime Purina® Pro Plan® Incredible Dog Challenge®. The...
Home Design … With Pets in Mind
When you walk through a pet owner’s front door, you usually get one of two distinct impressions: either this is a person’s...
A Cat’s Summer Survival Guide
Summer seems to always go to the dogs … they swim, wear sunglasses, eat pupsicles … but what about the cats? We’ve...
Boogie Shoes: Walking Aids for Pets with Mobility Challenges
If you’ve been following me on social media for a while, you know I’m known for my “boogie,” which is caused by...