Have you ever met a dog for the first time—even a dog that has no connection to your social circle—and had it look into your eyes, wag its tail, and make a happy whimpering sound as it wiggles toward you? A better question might be: Who hasn’t!?! Dogs seem to be friendly by nature, and …
Why Are Dogs So Friendly? The role of genes, and the epigenetics factor… Read More »
“What kind of dog is that?” If your furry friend is a mixed breed—aka a “mutt”—you likely have heard that question many times. Maybe your dog came to you via your local dog shelter—80-percent of dogs in shelters are mixed breeds. Sadly, mutts in need of a home tend to stay longer at shelters; purebred …
National Mutt Day—there are lots of ways to celebrate this annual day of recognition Read More »
Did you know that every year in the U.S. 10 million pets get inadvertently separated from their families and become “lost” or “missing?” That statistic comes from American Humane. Millions of these lost dogs end up in animal shelters; of the dogs without ID tags or microchips, only 15 percent of them are reunited with …
Every print, radio, and television medium covered it—the return of a long-standing tradition: beloved canine members of the First Family would be living in the White House. (President Donald Trump was the first President in 100 years who did not have a family dog to bring along to the White House, according to a story …
“Indoguration” for President Biden’s Rescue Dog, Major Read More »
According to a Sept. 28, 2020 article in The Daily Memphian, the coronavirus shutdown that started in March is going to be responsible for a bit of a “baby boom” in the United States. Robert Burns, administrator at Memphis Obstetrics & Gynecological Association, a large practice with four offices throughout metropolitan Memphis, says the data …
