Dear Readers: This is still another column about something to worry about. We have talked about the dangers of some commercial pet treats before, but the problem has not gone away.
Pete & Teddy are sweet and playful brothers looking for forever homes (or maybe one together?) What could be better than an orange tabby kitten? Two of course!
We first told you about Indy back in January. This little mare, 15.2 hands, born in 1999, had little to no training for 12 years and basically had to start again from the beginning with ground work before any saddle time.
Dear Porky and Buddy: I read all the time about the dangers of summer heat for dogs, but what about cats? My buddy, Otis, loves to be outside with me on warm summer days, but what if it is really really hot, like today? Is there any danger? What should I do to prevent that? Signed, Jon
We featured Merle back in April, but he is still stuck being just an "office" cat. He is very good at that.
Dear Porky and Buddy: Here’s a questions that has been “bugging” me, if you know what I mean. Is it OK to kiss your pets? Really. I do sometimes, not a big slobbery kiss, but a little smooch on the snout of my adorable black lab, Miranda, and sometimes she gives me a little lick that I would consider a kiss. Is there any harm in it? My girlfriend is totally grossed out by it and insists that I should not be doing it at all. She thinks I’m going to get diseases or parasites or worms or whatever and we argue all the time. What do you think? Signed, Terry
This may be a depressing question but it’s an important one to me. I am getting up there in years (the big 80) and while I have stopped adopting new pets, I still have a dog (Marnie) and two cats (Gracie & George) keeping me company. They are all older too, but what if something should happen to me while they are still with me? I am thinking about leaving some money set aside for their care. Do you think that is a good idea? And how much should I leave? Signed, Sara
Fritz, a Maltese Yorkie mix, spent his first seven years as a breeding dog in a ramshackle back yard breeding operation. He was crated much of the time and literally NEVER went outdoors.
Dear Sara and readers, Last week, we talked mostly about the money aspects of providing for your pets when you are unable to and we promised that in this column we would talk about all the other decisions you need to make and steps you need to take to be ready for that grim but inevitable time.
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