Mother Nature has been unbelievably kind to us this winter, and we humans aren't the only ones getting to take advantage of the above-average temperatures —companion animals get in on the action, too! Knowing that there are many fun-loving pets that live in and around our area, we're anxious to ...
Spike is a beautiful, short-haired gray and white, rather plumpish, 8-year-old male cat. He has no physical ailment or any obvious feature to indicate he would be extra hard to adopt, but yet he’s been sitting at the Humane Society of Huron Valley since August of 2011. Spike's former family ...
Could you imagine a football team without a coach? What about baseball? The coach of any sport is as important as the players. For the pinnacle of the non-pros, take the Olympians — even they have coaches. I have written a few blogs on the "trainer's trainer" — the coaches who ...
Let's face it: the Super Bowl is huge, and for a lot of reasons. For some, it fuels their love of professional football; for others, it's just a great reason to get their loved ones and friends together. In recent years, though, commercials have been a big part of why ...
Most of us will agree, there is nothing quite like having someone scratch your back, or in the case of dogs — if they could talk, they'd likely say that it's the area around their ears that's most favorable! Typically, when you rub or scratch a pet's ears, you'll see ...
Mosie, waiting for rescue crews to pull her from the icy water. The topic on the lips of most everyone in the Ann Arbor area is the mild winter that we've had. The lack of snow has some begrudging Mother Nature, but for those of us who are out and ...
One thing that invariably comes up in conversation whether I'm talking with those who share life with animals (or if they are clinicians), is an epidemic that is costing pets and their humans big: obesity. A study by the Association of Pet Obesity Prevention estimates that 55 percent of dogs ...
This past week saw a little more snow arrive, and then it warmed up considerably! The spate of warm wether was an ideal opportunity and find things to do outdoors — and that goes for companion animals, too! Knowing that there are many fun-loving pets that live in and around ...
Two organizations recently released their separate rankings for each state when it comes to their animal protection laws and the good news is, in several states, things are improving. Even better, Michigan is one of those states because of their implementation of better cruelty laws. One of the organizations, the ...
Owning ferretsas pets is not legal in all states, but they are very nice pets. They are easy to handle and fun to play with. Their scientific name is Mustela putorius furo and they are in the weasel family (similar to minks). They were first domesticated by people many hundreds ...
Jeri, one of our shelter supervisors at the Humane Society of Huron Valley stopped me yesterday and told me another story that once again has me asking, "What are people thinking?" A woman came into our animal intake department yesterday with a small pet carrier, and she was obviously upset. ...
Ann Arbor's trash and recycling collection programs will provide services without interruption on Presidents' Day, Monday, February 20, 2012, and ......
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