Pets
I Took My Chihuahua to a Playgroup
I have never abused my dog. I’ve never beaten her with a stick, but she’s afraid of sticks. Nor have I hit her with the […]
SPCA Searches Kensington Home After Finding Dead Dogs
The total number of dead dogs has not yet been reported, but SPCA officials are searching a home in Kensington after finding several dead pit […]
Funemployment Tales: Of Beagles, Meaningless Degrees and Midlife Changes
Okay, ladies and gents, we’re back with more stories from the unemployment lines. First an update on my own situation: I have another mystery-employer phone […]
Scenes From the National Dog Show
Until a few days ago, I was a dog-show virgin. Given my unfathomable love for canines—and my exhaustion from the news coming out of Penn […]
Snow Leopard Cubs Debut at Zoo Tomorrow
The first pair of snow leopard cubs born at the Philadelphia zoo will make their first public appearance tomorrow morning. The cubs—Kimti and Dian—haven’t been […]
Pet Owners: Clean Up After Your Dog
Former zoning board chairman David Auspitz once told me that one of his favorite things to do in Philadelphia was to stroll the city streets […]
HughE Dillon One-Shot: PAWS Mutt Strut
Due to severe weather, the 5th Annual PAWS Mutt Strut (Halloween parade) was postponed until yesterday. The event, at FDR Park in South Philly, was […]
More Animal Hoarding in Port Richmond
SPCA officials say that 32 Pomeranians and Chihuahuas were removed from a house in Port Richmond earlier today after Philadelphia Police were on the same […]
My Dog Is Bored in Philadelphia
I was on Cape Cod last week. Despite the beautiful blue ocean, the bobbing seals that looked right at me, the Wellfleet Oyster Fest and […]
Blue Cross Plan Adds Pet Insurance From Philly Firm
Capital Blue Cross now has a plan that includes pet insurance offered by Philly-based PetPlan. The company—founded by two Wharton grads from across the pond—electronically […]
Dying Wishes for My Dog
I was on a plane yesterday from San Francisco to Philadelphia, and because the planet hates humans now, the plane was bouncing around like Jack […]
Flea-Ridden, Pizza-Stealing Cat Wreaks Havoc on Hatch Battening
While everyone else in the Greater Philadelphia area was standing in line at Target, I was crouched down on all fours, wearing a hoodie, long […]
The Trauma of Cat Naming
In college I went through all sorts of pretentious intellectual phases, which happens when you’re 18, think you’re deep and are stuck at an isolated […]
Border (Collie) in the Court!
Legal minds are at odds over a courtroom innovation that’s spreading across the country: the use of therapy dogs as “testimony enablers” for witnesses who […]
Dog Days of Summer
I need a vacation from my vacation. I am sitting in the Cape May free public library, it being one of only two wi-fi locations […]