For folks like me who are fed up with the headache of at-home bathing but don't want to fork over the extra cash to have someone else wash their dogs, there are a handful of quality self-serve washing spots around town. At some locations, cats (and even ferrets at one place) are also welcome. You bring the dirty pets and they provide the supplies -- and clean up the mess.
By Jen Harper | March 10, 2008
Pet Dish
It's hard to get excited about spaying and neutering -- that doesn't sound right - well, you know what I mean. It took America's sweetheart and devoted animal lover Doris Day to pioneer and underwrite a national one-day campaign to reduce pet overpopulation through affordable spay/neuter. More than one million surgeries later, tomorrow is the fourteenth annual Spay Day USA.
By Lisa Wogan | February 25, 2008
Pet Dish
The Seattle Animal Shelter hosts a cat-fostering orientation tonight. If you have the crib and the inclination, fostering a "homeless" cat is a concrete way to support these deserving animals.
By Lisa Wogan | February 12, 2008
Pet Dish
It's 10 a.m. in New York, the Big Red Tennis Ball. Carefully coiffed and meticulously groomed purebred dogs are hitting their marks in the rings at Madison Square Garden. Handlers dressed for boardrooms are gnawing on dog treats (the best way to inspire eye contact, or at least eye-to-mouth contact, with your dog). Already, ten lucky canines have clinched best of breed.
By Lisa Wogan | February 11, 2008
Pet Dish
Lulu would wade through a pool of fire-breathing cats for a piece of old, dry kibble, so I had to say "sure" when my new friend offered a treat. She liked my dog, had a cookie supply in her car, was prepared to trek out and back in the middle of a busy day. I adore dog people. But I did think: If a stranger offered a cookie from their car for my kid, would I say yes?
By Lisa Wogan | January 27, 2008
Pet Dish
It's going to be another Cold Paws day, Q13 Fox News meteorologist M.J. McDermott, "reported" on this morning's Pet Walk Forecast, which you don't really watch for the weather but for pet photos. Today, the forecast star was Cooper, an Australian shepherd with Elizabeth Taylor-blue eyes.
By Lisa Wogan | January 24, 2008
Pet Dish
It's rubber-boot, black-tennis-balls, hog-fuel season at the dog park.
Heavy rains have created slime fields and muddy walkways only a dog
could love. Some stewards are getting proactive by spreading wood chips
to make the shoe-sucking sludge a little more navigable. (If you're
curious, I was, wood chips are called hog fuel after the wood grinding
machines known as "hogs.")
By Lisa Wogan | January 21, 2008
Pet Dish
Dogs appear to be winning the bumper sticker wars. I see little round "WOOFs" and "Wag more, bark less" ovals on the backs of wagons, PT Cruisers and SUVs all around town. This week I spotted two black dog silhouettes (I think a poodle and a Lab), an "I heart my basset hound," and a "Praise dog." Not a single cat fancy.
By Lisa Wogan | January 18, 2008
Holiday 2007
Before you buy another squeaking busy bee or hand-knit puppy vest, consider, for a moment, the other end of the leash. There stands a perfectly generous human, who regularly showers her pup with the best treats and toys money can buy. While she would not begrudge her furry sidekick a thing, the sight of his holiday payload -- plush bed, bakery-fresh cookies, couture luggage -- is apt to make her feel a little left out.
By Lisa Wogan | December 17, 2007
Daily Find
"Despite their somewhat large physiques, they still get cold during the winter," says Dhillon. "It was very difficult to find clothing that fit their bigger personalities and big chests. I began to realize the lack of fashionable big-dog clothing available. The little dog market is flooded with every type of silly to fashionable type of clothing you can think of, but it's difficult to find fashionable clothing suited for big dogs."
By Sarah Jio | February 15, 2007
