pets

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

Family

“Paws” to Celebrate Our Amazing Mutts!

This year, we are celebrating National Mixed Breed Dog Day, or National Mutt Day as it is affectionately known, with a

Julie Bond

Posted on July 30, 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

Family, Life

9 Gifts to Spoil Your Pet with on National Love Your Pet Day

If you are a pet owner, then February 20th is your day to rejoice! National Love Your Pet Day is a chance to put the focus on

Julie Bond

Posted on February 19, 2019

Family

Sweatpants & Pets | Keeping Your Pets Safe, and Yourself Sane, During the Holidays

Holiday safety and sanity from now through New Year’s is all about good advance preparation.  If you leave your pet

Julie Bond

Posted on December 21, 2018

Family

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

Julie Bond

Posted on September 11, 2018

Culture, Humor, Physical

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

Tony Moir

Posted on May 15, 2018

Culture, Humor

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

Julie Bond

Posted on January 13, 2018

Essays

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

Guest Author

Posted on April 3, 2017

Humor

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

Jessica Hancock

Posted on January 14, 2017