Connect with Your Pet–Read!

The Humane Society of Missouri has come up with a great idea–reading to dogs!  The Shelter Buddies Reading Program has been under way for over a year, with children making monthly visits to read to the dogs there.  Not only does the reading seem to calm the dogs, but...

How our Animals Help Us

I returned yesterday from hours of dental work (after another three hours of dental work two weeks ago, all for a broken tooth) and curled up on the sofa feeling dizzy and weak.  Trystan trotted over and looked closely at my expression, his little brown eyebrows...

Does your dog want a new friend?

There is a new puppy in the neighborhood, and Trystan has been watching him grow from a ball of gold fur his size, to a leggy almost six month old youngster.  Trystan was making the rounds re-marking his neighborhood on our walk yesterday, when we met Gus, and it...

Siamese cat ungrateful?

Having just returned from a trip and reuniting with my Trystan corgi, I am reminded of a story from my past.  Jack, my ex-husband and beloved friend, grew up in a New York City apartment where his parents kept two Siamese cats.  They also had friends with Siamese...