A major study has found that consciousness continues after a person is clinically dead. Many of us want to know the answer to the question about whether or not we continue on in some way, whether it’s a matter of faith or a matter of curiosity. While this might not seem related to the topics of pets, there is a tie in with my book “Living With Them” and the examination of the biblical references to animals having a spirit and what God tells us. There are a significant number of us who also believe that our pets not only have a spirit but are also conscious of their lives and when it ends.…

If you’ve ever “owned” a cat you know that they get embarrassed when they miss a jump or otherwise screw up during one of their world class stunts. Rant pets has a post all about the subject.

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My old Lab, Maddigan Lucy was a world champion eater. She once got an entire loaf of bread down in less than 2 minutes. Pizza? Gone. Once, she ate two weeks worth of protein powder in a flash. Not to mention the occasional wallet (oddly, $1 and $5 go through the digestive tract of labs intact. $20 and $50 not so much.)

Well, the science guys have figured out that labs have an eating gene.

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“Hail! King Louis! You were dearly loved. R.I.P. 2006-2016,” Gifford, 62, posted along with a photo of the Bichon Frise donning a gold crown.

Louis is survived by his two canine buddies Bambino and Lola. Gifford has always spoken highly of her canine clan, counting the pups among her friends.

Gifford’s Twitter feed

People Magazine article…

When a family member needed thousands of dollars worth of dental work, she turned to a company that specializes in credit for dental work with little or no interest and great payment options. But what about our pets? Many times when a pet gets older, just like us humans they need extra health care because of age related illnesses.

I would imagine that there are a good number of people that just put the pet down because they can’t afford the medical care. That is a very sad situation for many people. I can’t imagine having to make that choice and I am grateful that I don’t have to.…

I have had pets all my life from dogs and cats to rabbits, birds, fish and lizards. And a bug. A water beetle I named “Beetle Baily” who lived in a 2 gallon jar that I had to change the water in every couple of days which had some water plants in it. Luckily we had a river on our property so it wasn’t hard work for a 8 year old.

There was a study done in 2006 that was called: People and Their Pets: A Relational Perspective on Interpersonal Complementarity and Attachment in Companion Animal Owners.

According to an old joke, dogs and cats can be understood by the basic mani- festation of their world views: Regarding guardians (owners) a dog thinks:

“This person’s great.

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Writing a book using WordPress is turning out to be an experience as good as I had hoped it would be. Being able to write on any device either in the browser or via the WordPress app is a great experience for a writer.

Quick…what’s the worst thing you can do during an emergency involving your cat? Panicking.

In an interview with Denise Fleck, Pet Safety Crusader™, Victoria Geager asked her what are the three most important cat emergency tips that she can come up with. And here they are:

What are three tips you can give us to help prevent or prepare for a cat emergency?

1. A calm YOU along with a towel and muzzle. Cats pick up on our energy, so take a deep breath but ahead of time…learn basic cat first aid!

2. Of course I’m going to say your Cat’s First Aid Kit, but…Pumpkin puree or dehydrated pumpkin/apple fiber.

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As we wind our way through mother's day wherein all moms are celebrated as part of the Hallmark marketing machine, despite it's dark origins according to National Geographic which was for mothers of dead soldiers and a peace movement.

After three long days, a 5-week-old kitten was saved from a manhole on a busy street in Phoenix. The Arizona Humane Society first got a call about meows coming from the street on Friday, but when they arrived on the scene, they couldn’t hear or see anything.

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