PETS and COVID UPDATES: Reports announced the week of March 17, 2021, reveal dogs and cats have now been infected with the UK variant of the COVID virus, some presenting with heart signs. This does not appear to change previously published safety recommendations. Read...

Social distancing--hate it, love it, the reality means we grieve the loss of normalcy. A kind of "little death" that doesn't rise to the level of true loss (until it does, when someone we know dies). Yet all the emotions seem familiar. I suspect most readers are...

My colleague and friend, veterinarian Dr. Liz Bales, sent me this guest post in response to the coronavirus situation. I've previously written about pet diseases that can make you sick, but the COVID-19 goes way beyond that. While not exactly the plague, it has been...

Those who regularly read this blog know that I not only write about pets but also give talks about pet behavior. You may be surprised to learn that sometimes I write music about pet behavior, too and even SING about cats and dogs. Bravo-Dawg howls and Karma-Kat...

Each year, rather than making New Year’s resolutions, I plan for goals—and hope that the journey along the way proves equally rewarding. Rather than say, “lose weight” I instead want to strive for good health. To that end, the past few months I try to swim several...