When Your Dog Is Blue
We just got back from vacation on Sunday and Ozzie was depressed. He’s usually a pretty easy-going dog who enjoys just hanging out in his yard or my office. Since [...]
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Sea Monkeys: False Advertising of Science Can Still be Fascinating!
Many people may remember their first realization that things may not in reality always be as they are portrayed. Some people probably learned this from their experience [...]
National Dress Up Your Pet Day!
National Dress Up Your Pet Day is celebrated annually on January 14 and has become a day to celebrate all pets and bring attention to the growing pet fashion industry. [...]
Personal Essays | My Slobbery, Comforting Shadow
Out of everyone, it seemed that Murray, our family dog, was the one who best sensed my bewildered, raw grief. He looked up at me with his large, concerned eyes and I felt understood. He didn’t prod me forward when I wasn’t ready to move yet. He didn’t judge me for my contradicting, inconsistent emotions. He loved me and accepted me, just as I was. [...]
Sweatpants & Humor | National Dress Up Your Pet Day
They wait for us all day and all night, wanting to be near us and wanting to please us, and occasionally knocking our stuff off the counter or eating your favorite pair of [...]
National Cat Day | The Real Felines of Sweatpants & Coffee
We're celebrating National Cat Day by sharing S&C staff cats with you. [...]
Sweatpants & Sanity | 12 Ways Pets Are Good For Your Mental Health
By Danielle Hark When I am feeling down and weary, and I can barely lift myself off the couch, my dog comes to my rescue. She cuddles with me, then motivates me to get up, [...]
Sweatpants & Pets | The Dog with Nine (-ish) Lives
By Rhiannon Giles Jessie came to us a hero. In 2006, a house fire sent him ripping through a screen door to drag his sleeping owner off of the couch. The damage made the [...]
Creative Lifestyles | National Pet Week | Pet-Approved Homemade Pet Treats
Baking isn’t just for your favorite people. You can also bake or no-bake for your favorite pet, too. It’s Pet Appreciate Week and we have pulled together some [...]
Sweatpants & Soul | The Last Bittersweet Days of Smokey the Kitten
When the vet told us Smokey was going to die, we couldn’t believe it. The little gray kitten was one of two cats we’d given our daughter for her 8th birthday only [...]
