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Fun

National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day: The Pets Edition!

National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day is celebrated annually on the third Friday in December and is an opportunity to break out

Julie Bond

Posted on December 18, 2020

Life

Ten Things You Should Know About Black Cats

When I was 5 years old, my family moved from Southern California to Northern California. My first friend in our new apartment

Julie Bond

Posted on August 17, 2020

Life

Scents and Sensibility: What You Need to Know about Essential Oils and Your Pets

Pet owners love their pets. While dogs are still the #1 pet here in the U.S., cats are not that far behind, followed by fish,

Julie Bond

Posted on February 19, 2020

Life

Who Invented That? A Celebration of Inventions that Make Our Lives Better

It is an interesting thing to think of the fact that since the first Australopithecine picked up a rock to knock open the

Tony Moir

Posted on February 10, 2020

Fun

National Dress Up Your Pet Day: The Latest in Four-Legged Fashion

National Dress Up Your Pet Day is here!  Finally, the chance to celebrate canine couture, feline fashion, and animal style

Julie Bond

Posted on January 13, 2020

Lifestyle

The Animal Lover’s Guide to Holiday Gift-Giving

I have spent my life surrounded by animals, from the exotic species I worked with at the San Diego Zoo, to the dogs I share

Julie Bond

Posted on December 8, 2019

Fun

Celebrating National Cat Day With Our Favorite Feline Instagram Accounts!

October 29 is National Cat Day, the day set aside to celebrate all things feline. While originally founded to draw attention

Julie Bond

Posted on October 28, 2019

Family, Self Care

The Lessons Mary the Black Cat Taught Me

I’ve loved a lot of black cats in my time. In fact, my first pet ever, Smokey, was one. He was a badass outdoor cat who

Barbara Doyle

Posted on August 16, 2019

Essays, Family

Cleo the Miracle Cat

November 8, 2018 started out as any ordinary work day. The weather had been warm for November, and I was bemoaning this fact,

Guest Author

Posted on August 11, 2019

Family

Sweatpants & Pets | In Pursuit of a Pet Safe Garden

Warmer weather means more time outdoors with our pets.  On my daily walks with my dogs, I’ve noticed that many of my

Julie Bond

Posted on May 13, 2019