Let’s WOOF about animals enjoying snow.

Let’s WOOF about animals enjoying snow.

Much of the Northeast received a generous fall of snow over the last few days. We got around eight inches here, and single digit temperatures. Me, I’m not a big fan, but Ernest and Pete love romping in the snow, their nice thick fur coats keeping them warm. Pete...
Let’s WOOF about talking to our pets.

Let’s WOOF about talking to our pets.

An article on Go Animals states that talking to our pets is a sign of intelligence. How many of you are saying, “Then I must be brilliant?” Do you talk to your dog or cat? Actually, I can’t imagine having a pet and not talking to it. The very first...
Let’s WOOF about Ernie’s photo shoot

Let’s WOOF about Ernie’s photo shoot

As many of you know, I write a column for All Creatures magazine. (And if you aren’t familiar with All Creatures check it out, you’ll find lots of great stories about dogs, cats, wild critters and the people who love and care for them.)  I’ll give...
Let’s WOOF about dogs wearing coats.

Let’s WOOF about dogs wearing coats.

Ernest and Pete are large, healthy golden retrievers with fur coats of their own. Yet one day last week my husband and I prepared to take them out for a winter walk and velcroed them into their cozy matching plaid coats. It was 19 degrees, with a wind chill that made...