A new puppy in the house brought challenges, but she ultimately has enriched our family's life.
Travel with pets is getting easier as more hotels and motels accept them. Perhaps traveling on a train with a pet is about to become acceptable as well.
Insurance for pets has been around for over 30 years, but it continues to be baffling to both pet parents and veterinarians. So many questions arise when debating a pet insurance purchase.
I have seen hundreds of pets in their homes using laser therapy as a modality to treat pain. Some are (or at least became) happy to see me, a few not so much (AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, JIM.) But one event took place that has stuck with me and cemented my faith in laser therapy at a very early point in my mobile laser career.
You know your dog is smart, but now he can go to Duke University, and as Dr. Brian Hare, co-director of the Duke Canine Cognition Center says, it's easy to get into the program and the tuition is free. Yale and other universities are also doing canine research because, let's face it, we want to know what our best friends are thinking.
"If you get sick, pray it's something common, because if it isn't, you're in trouble!" That is what my Petfinder co-founder said after his experience as a radiology resident in one of the top hospitals in the country. The same could apply to pets.
Generalizations about humanity are probably best avoided, but my experience in animal welfare, as a volunteer, the founder of Petfinder.com, and now Heal House Call Veterinarian, has left me pretty convinced of a few "truths" about humanity.
Finding the right pet is an art. First, you have to, as the Greeks, said, "Know thyself."
You've adopted a shelter dog and that makes you awesome, in my book. You may have also made the eternal solemn promise to your shelter dog. "You will never be abandoned again."
I always wanted my pets to play together, but until recently my pets' personalities just didn't jive. My dogs were always rude to my cats, and my cats were usually unappreciative of my dogs.