[WEBINAR] Homeopathy for Nonhuman Animals
If you have experience using homeopathy for yourself or for human friends and family, discover how you can apply your knowledge to the treatment of animals. If you’re just discovering the amazing benefits of homeopathy, you’ll learn how you can use it to care for the animals you love in [...]
[VIDEO] Can Dogs and Cats Go Vegan, Too?
In this four-part video series, Jan explains the benefits and potential pitfalls of feeding a vegan diet to canine family members.
Eight Belles’ Noble Gift
At the 2008 running of the Kentucky Derby, a three-year-old filly named Eight Belles taught millions of onlookers about the other side of horseracing. Just after she crossed the finish line—second in a field of colts—she fell to the ground with both front ankles shattered.Minutes later, as the race’s winner [...]
Making Choices
Choices. We make them every day. Some have become habit, like the way we make our sandwiches with Tofurkey slices instead of something made from the flesh of a feathered friend. Some choices are a little tougher, like the first time we say no to a pair of leather shoes. [...]
Living Among Saints
My sweet Savannah’s been gone almost four months now. She’s still a treasured part of my life. There are times when I feel I’m walking in her light, filled with the sweetness of her spirit, my heart beating with the love she brought to the world. I can see her [...]
Hot and Hearty Winter Meals for Your Animal Friends – and You
This past week, the first winter storms are causing headaches in the Southeast and on up the Atlantic coast. My sister tells me her bones are feeling the chill of yet another gloomy, drizzly day in Ohio. Here in California the sun is brilliant, but we’re still mending pipes after [...]
Everyone’s Talking
I met Savannah at the pound, and from very beginning we began to talk to each other without talking. I sat against a tree in the yard behind the concrete-block shelter building, and watched her sniff her way along the cyclone fence. I wanted to get a sense of who [...]
A Season of Joy for Everyone in the Family
The holiday season brings fun and festivity, gatherings and gift-giving with family and friends. It’s a special time, and like everything else it’s more special when our animal friends participate. Holidays can be stressful, too, but with good attention and a bit of creativity, we can maximize the fun and [...]
Adoption, Rescue, and the Terrier Who Stole the Show
Last week was my first Thanksgiving since Savannah left, and I was hungry for any way to bring canine energy into my home. When I learned there was a dog show on TV, I gave in, and curled up in the easy chair with a hot cup of tea. I [...]
Chase Away Wintertime Aches and Stiffness
Winter’s rain, snow, and chills have arrived, and many of us feel the change of weather in our bones. Whether your friend has an old injury that occasionally acts up, or is simply feeling the effects of age in her joints, you might find her a little more stiff or [...]