Pets

/

Home & Leisure

Forced to Make an Impossible Choice

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

Dear Annie: I never thought I would write to an advice column about this, but I am genuinely torn.

I am a 34-year-old woman with two dogs, Bella and Murphy. They are both rescues and have been with me through a breakup, a move and the death of my dad. I joke that they are my "first kids," but there is a lot of truth in that. My evenings are ...Read more

Loss of Pet Has Complicated Couple's Marriage

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

DEAR ABBY: I lost my beloved puppy, "Truffle," nine months ago. She was almost 15. I had to euthanize her because she was ill and suffering. I cannot begin to describe the depth of grief I'm experiencing. Her loss has been harder for me than any human loss. We had a connection that words cannot express. Truffle captured my soul. I work from home...Read more

Pet-Friendly Indoor Garden: A Safe and Green Haven for Your Pets

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

Creating an indoor garden is a wonderful way to bring the beauty of nature into your home. However, for pet owners, it's crucial to ensure that the plants you choose are safe for your furry companions. Many common household plants can be toxic to pets if ingested, leading to harmful consequences. To strike the perfect balance between greenery...Read more

US National Park Service/ZUMA Press Wire/TNS

Mountain lion attacks on pets and cattle rattle a small Central California town

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

California wildlife authorities are urging residents of a small Central California town to lock up their pets and secure livestock following a series of mountain lion attacks.

Multiple animals have been killed in the Monterey County hamlet of Corral de Tierra, about 12 miles east of Monterey, officials said.

Residents have claimed that family ...Read more

US National Park Service/ZUMA Press Wire/TNS

Mountain lion attacks on pets and cattle rattle a small Central California town

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

California wildlife authorities are urging residents of a small Central California town to lock up their pets and secure livestock following a series of mountain lion attacks.

Multiple animals have been killed in the Monterey County hamlet of Corral de Tierra, about 12 miles east of Monterey, officials said.

Residents have claimed that family ...Read more

Video

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

No body

Video

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

No body

Video

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

No body

Video

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

No body

How Pets Experience Time When You’re Gone

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

By now, most pet owners have asked some version of the same quiet question while locking the door behind them: *Do they know how long I’ll be gone?* The answer, like most things involving animals, is stranger and more interesting than a simple yes or no.

Pets do not experience time the way humans do. They don’t count minutes, anticipate ...Read more

Good Samaritan with envelopes of cash covers hundreds of dollars of pet owners' medical bills

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

DENVER — Adam Wilson’s week was bad — and getting worse.

On Monday, the Denver man said goodbye to his elderly cat at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital. Three days later, he found himself with his dog, injured in a Christmas Eve fight with another dog, at the same facility to patch up a worrisome bite wound.

It was Christmas morning and Wilson...Read more

Bang Showbiz / The Duke and Duchess of Sussex watched Professor Noel Fitzpatrick operate on their beloved dog

Duke and Duchess of Sussex 'sat on the floor' as their beloved dog underwent surgery

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry "sat on the floor" when their beloved dog was having surgery.

Professor Noel Fitzpatrick - the star of the British TV show The Supervet - has reflected on how he operated on the royal couple's beagle Guy in 2017 when the pooch was hurt.

Fitzpatrick, 58, told The Times newspaper: "Meghan rang me from ...Read more

GDA Communications/Georgia Department of Agriculture/TNS

Georgia man convicted on 67 counts of dogfighting, could get life, feds say

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

ATLANTA — The 67 dogs were on heavy chains, many without food, water or shelter, on a sprawling 17-acre property in South Georgia, according to federal prosecutors.

Many had wounds and scars from dogfighting, and some were aggressive to the other dogs. There was evidence Dun Bradford had been breeding the pit bull-type dogs for fighting for ...Read more

The science of zoomies

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

If you’ve ever watched a dog tear through the house like it’s possessed, or a cat ricochet off furniture as if chased by invisible bees, you’ve witnessed a phenomenon pet owners know well: the zoomies. The technical term is FRAPs — Frenetic Random Activity Periods — but that clinical label barely captures the joy, chaos, and mystery of...Read more

Traveling with Cats and Dogs: What to Know Before You Go

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

Traveling with pets used to be a niche endeavor reserved for the determined or the desperate. Today, it is increasingly mainstream. More hotels advertise pet-friendly policies, airlines have refined in-cabin rules, and owners are less willing to leave animals behind. Yet the romantic image of a dog with its head out the car window or a cat ...Read more

Pets and Predictability: Why Routine Matters More Than Toys

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

By the time many pet owners realize something is wrong, the symptoms are already familiar: a dog pacing at dusk, a cat yowling at night, chewed furniture, shredded paper, sudden clinginess, or withdrawal. The first response is often to add stimulation — a new toy, a puzzle feeder, a longer walk, a different treat.

Sometimes that helps. Often,...Read more

Why Pets Sit on Our Stuff (and Why It’s a Compliment)

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

If you live with a pet, you already know the scene. You set down your laptop for ten seconds. A cat appears. You fold clean laundry. A dog settles squarely on top of it. You open a book, answer a text, turn away for a moment — and suddenly the most inconvenient object in the room has become prime real estate.

At first, it feels mischievous, ...Read more

Why Pets Follow Us Everywhere

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

If you live with a dog or cat long enough, you learn a peculiar truth: privacy is largely theoretical. Stand up from the couch, and there’s a thump of paws. Walk into the kitchen, and someone appears behind you. Head to the bathroom, and suddenly you have company. To pet owners, it’s familiar and often endearing — but the behavior runs ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Charlie Cox has been replaced by the family dog

Charlie Cox 'replaced' by family dog

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

Charlie Cox thinks his wife has "replaced" him with their dog.

The Daredevil actor married Samantha Thomas - with whom he has a son and a daughter - in September 2018 and he joked he spends so much time away working that the producer has grown "way too close" to their family pet.

He told People magazine: "My wife and our dog have a very effed-...Read more

What Your Pet Knows About You That You Don’t

Pets / Cats & Dogs News /

Dogs and cats often seem to understand their owners in ways that defy explanation. A pet greets someone gently after a bad day, lingers near an owner before illness appears, or reacts to stress before a word is spoken. While these moments can feel mysterious, science and behavior research suggest that pets are reading signals most humans ...Read more