For some a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down, for others it's liverwurst. Which category do you fall in? This patient dog we saw at the park wasn't interested in playing, but kept a watchful eye on their people. We admire that focus and dedication. If you or your friends didn't believe before, doesn't this moment demonstrate the human-animal bond?

"I'll be right here watching you"

Senior dogs, senior people. We're a lot alike. When you go for a nice walk, do you poop out faster than you did last year? I do. But you know what..[...]

Spay Day is an annual campaign by the Humane Society International and The Humane Society of the United States. In my dog opinion, this event is a celebration of life. When all companion animals are wanted and in loving homes, I'd call that a celebration.

The intent of the Spay Day campaign is "to inspire people to save animal lives by spaying or neutering pets and feral cats." Why is this important?

"Spay/neuter is the only permanent, 100-percent effective method of birth control for dogs and cats." - HSUS

Why should you care? 

Many people believe that their pet's puppies or kittens would never become homeless shelter animals. But the reality is that every time the dog finds his way under the fence to visit the neighbor's female dog, or the indoor/outdoor cat comes back home pregnant again, the result is a litter of dogs or cats. Even if they are placed into homes, it is still possible for them to end up in shelters once they become "hard to handle," or for them to reproduce further and for the next generation of puppies or kittens to wind up homeless

As a dog who was surrendered to a shelter, I know about this. My personality and size is likely the reason I was considered "hard to handle" and given up to a shelter. Compared to the millions of dogs and cats euthanized each year, I'm a very lucky girl [...]

Reason # 357 We think you put the awesome, in awesome sauce. *

My vet says I am a senior dog. True, but it doesn't mean I'm boring. I'm old, but I'm still fun, though more sleepy than a year ago. BOL. Hey, there is a big upside to having a dog that likes to get their shut-eye. [...]