Musings On Digital Pets
Lets first accept that the artificial animals we’ve managed to make so far aren’t quite up to normal standards. They’re clumsy battery-powered things no more nimble than a puppy in…
Robots Or Animals
In his 1915 guide to pets, Alpheus Hyatt Verrill, an American naturalist, lambasted the dog-keeping habits of his day. “There is no excuse for pampering, constant fondling, dressing up in…
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Traveling this summer? Maybe you’re going to the beach. Or the mountains. Or Paris. Congratulations. We’re jealous! Your pet, on the other hand, may not be. While you may find…
Dogs Speak A Universal Language!
They are creatures of few “words” yet dogs can communicate easily with canines everywhere. If you were to travel to a foreign country, you would have to abandon your vast…
A Wide World Of Pets
How dogs live in other countries will surprise you. When traveling abroad, one of first thing you’ll notice is the abundance of dogs found in the streets of many international…
World Travel With Pets, You Bet!
Here is an example of a husband and wife that adopted two large, slobbery Labrador retrievers that everyone said would be the end of their carefree travel days. Each one…
Changing Airlines
Horror stories about pets flying in the cargo hold tend to travel quickly. Jack the cat made news when he escaped his crate and spent 61 days lost in JFK…
Speaking Of Travel…
Come Be With Your Friend, Your DogAnyone who has been around Border Collies knows, with a heritage of herding sheep, they are not easy for most people to handle. Their…
Veterinarians Evolve
In the last several hundred years, there has been a massive increase in the number of animals kept purely for companionship and pleasure. Once, pets were considered expendable… now, for…
Amazing Veterinary Medical Breakthroughs
As medicinal breakthroughs in human health are made, so too are the advances of veterinary medicine. While we still may be a ways from the doggie brain transplant, there still…