Celebrate National Pet Month with a Pet-friendly Vacation

May is National Pet Month, an annual celebration dedicated to promoting responsible pet ownership, encouraging pet adoption, and...

Dealing With Anxiety?

5 Top Tips to Calm Your Pet I s your pet showing signs of anxiety? Anxiety is what we feel...

How Animal Shelters are Evolving

The first animal shelter was more of a catch pen for stray horses and farm animals, run by...

How Animal Shelters are Evolving

The first animal shelter was more of a catch pen for stray horses and farm animals, run by a single person who wrangled up the animals and then charged...

How to Keep Your Cat’s Litter Box Smelling Fresh

You love your cat, but let’s be real—cleaning their litter box is not the highlight of your day. It’s a chore, plain and simple. But imagine having to clean...

Turning Pain Into Purpose

Tanja and Kat love dogs and are the first to admit, if they could save them all they would. They are partial to seniors and those with higher needs...

Health

Pandemic Puppies

Most people will look back on 2020 as the Year of the Pandemic. Veterinarians will also remember it...

Dogs of Many Colors

Unique color coated dogs—increasingly, I see interesting new color variations of standard dog breeds in advertisements, social media,...

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,”...

A Guinea Pig’s Diet

More than just pellets WEEEEEEPPPPP! That noise of beloved guinea pigs when they want food, hearing you coming home,...

Rescues & Orgs

How Animal Shelters are Evolving

The first animal shelter was more of a catch...

How to Keep Your Cat’s Litter Box Smelling Fresh

You love your cat, but let’s be real—cleaning their...

Big Dogs Need Your Help

If you’ve been following your local animal shelters in...

IN: WHere the locals go

Oak Glen: Where Apples ‘Grow A Mile High’

Sonny and Vito Visit Dog-Friendly Oak Glen, California I’m driving...

Meet Instagram Star Tuna Melts My Heart

If there was ever an accidental Instagram star, it’s...

Solana Beach: A Pet’s Paradise

The stylish, small beach community of Solana Beach covers...

Camping With Your Dog

Living on the west coast, we are blessed with...

Training

IN: San Diego

5 San Diego Coastal Restaurants For You and Your Pup

Article by Stephanie West 1. Bagby Beer Company Located in San...

Purr-fect Pairing

Get Your Cat Cuddles and Coffee at the Craft...

Be Prepared

San Diego Humane Society is urging all people who...

Clean Up for Cleaner Water

No matter where you call home, you live in...

IN: Orange County

On the Go with Bow: A team player all the way

Pittsburgh Steelers fans are a special breed. They attend...

On the Go with Bow:

Bow had quite the morning at Huntington Dog Beach. Huntington...

On the Go with Bow:

We call it Camp David. No, not that Camp David....

On the Go with Bow: A leisurely stroll for… more leisure

There was a Jewish dog on the loose at...

Latest Articles

Getting Through the Grief

At the beginning of 2022, my husband and I lost two dogs to chronic illness and old age within months of each other. Pina...

Urinary Tract Problems in Dogs and Cats

It’s 7 a.m. and you have gotten very little sleep after letting your dog out into the yard four or five times overnight. As...

Idyllwild’s Newest Canine Mayor: Mayor Max III

Did you know that the first mayor to ever hold office in Idyllwild, California, was a dog? The first Mayor Max—full name Maximus Mighty-Dog...

Popeye the Foodie’s Picks — 9 of the Best Pet-Friendly Southern California Restaurants

Popeye the Foodie has been gracing our social media feeds for years, showcasing his food-filled adventures at appetizing restaurants across Southern California. Popeye, a...

Paws For Life K9 Rescue Full Program Offerings

Paws for Life is passionate about saving lives and continues to seek out innovative ways to offer canine-centered programming to uphold their mission. The...

Finding Freedom in Prison: Paws for Life K9 Rescue

When a companion animal ends up in a public shelter, they are unknowingly entering a fight for their life. It does not matter how...

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