Dog Etiquette (Or: Things I Wish People Would Do Around Dogs)
Walking dogs has been one of the best parts of my life the last few years. There are some ups and downs involved but once I really get to know a dog, walks can be so much fun! I’ve learned so much from doing this work, including a list of things that I’d love others...
Friday the 13th and Animal Superstitions
Today is Friday the 13th (the second one of 2017!) and in many countries and cultures around the world, this day is considered unlucky. Not everyone in the world thinks today is unlucky, as there are countries and cultures that are superstitious of other numbers. But...
Pet First Aid Classes.
Pet first aid classes can be great resources for pet owners!
Service and Therapy Animals.
There are days in which the animals I care for the only reason I make it out of bed. Having depression and anxiety make it difficult to do even the most basic things at times but I know that I’m able to do a whole lot more each day because I have all these animals...
Rooster’s Birthday!
On Monday, October 9th, Rooster will be 13 years old (probably… maybe?) and I’ll officially be 26 (as far as I’ve been told) then. As he’s a rescue, we don’t know for sure when Rooster’s birthday is or how old he is exactly. But many estimate that he’s about 13 now...
The Western Pond Turtle
On a sunny day a few months ago, I was walking with a dog around Bellingham’s Lake Padden. That park is a great place to take dogs and I’ve so often I grew up swimming during the summer breaks between the school years, even swan across the lake a couple of times....
Senior Dogs.
When we originally got Rooster, the vets and foster organization guessed that he was about seven years old. He was on the verge of becoming a senior dog, as bigger dogs are often considered seniors around 6-8 years old, but he still had all the spunk of a young dog....
Caring for backyard chickens
During my second year of college, my parents and neighbor decided to get chickens together. It was a perfect arrangement – the coop ended up on her land right next to ours, allowing easy access for both households to share care for these animals. Through some trial...
Adopting other animals.
Last week, I wrote about the things to consider when adopting a dog but dogs aren’t the only animals with a long-term commitment. Cats, bunnies, chickens, fish, and so many other pets are as well and it’s vital that we stop treating these animals as disposable....
Adopting a dog.
When I was just a young one, I was obsessed with getting a dog. There was nothing I really wanted more and after years of talking about it with my parents, my mom agreed to take my sister and I to the local humane society to “just look” one day. Not too long after we...
Clear the Shelters and Rooster’s Story
Today, a nationwide pet adoption drive called “Clear the Shelters” is happening all across the United States! Several television stations have teamed up with many different shelters and humane societies to help dogs, cats, and other animals find their forever homes....
Taking care of a llama and two sheep
Taking care of a llama and two sheep was, as weird as it sounds, something that I just fell into. My neighbor has had llamas and various other animals for decades now and I grew up with different llamas in the periphery of my life for the last two decades. Growing up,...
The Dog Days of Summer: keeping cool during hot weather.
Make sure to take care of your animals during the summer heat!