People often ask me how Ruby (the dog) gets along with Kyle and Blue (the cats) and lucky for me, they just ignore each other. I've had some trouble in the past with foster dogs chasing the cats, although they were mostly just curious or wanting to play. Introducing new animals, especially a different species, into the home can be a challenge - which is a topic for another post. Right now I want you to have a look at this video... (more...)

Meet the winners and finalists of the 2008 Canadian Living Pet Photo Contest.

Smart advice on how you can protect your canine companions from theft

As the value and profile of purebred and crossbred dogs are on the rise, so are incidents of dognapping. The theft of pet dogs was once a rare occurrence, but has become a specialized criminal enterprise. (more...)

I'm not a huge fan of legislating behaviour. I always hope that humans have enough common sense to do the right thing. Good news however that a California assemblyman wants to ban drivers from having pets on their laps while driving. Since people are crazy enough to do that and risk the safety of the dog, themselves and other drivers, this is a great idea. I'm not sure how much of a deterent a $35 fine is though.

Petchitecture is the flagship fundraiser for Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS). The 2008 Petchitecture Goes Green event was held in San Francisco last Friday. (more...)