Leash Your Dog, I Don’t Care If It's “Friendly”
I live in a very pet-friendly apartment complex. There are poop stations all around the perimeter, and even a little private dog park for the residents to use. It’s dinky, I’ll admit, but it’s big...
View ArticleHog Baying Is Popular in Texas. But Should It Be Legal?
At the East Texas Hog Baying Championship — just north of the middle of nowhere — a lean golden-haired dog, with a wagging tail and machine-gun bark, is trying to corner a feral hog probably three...
View ArticleHow to Survive the Texas Bite Law When Fido Goes to Jail
I'm not the worst mom ever; it just feels that way because my ignorance caused our beloved pet to be imprisoned for ten days. Now I know how my own mother felt when, as kids, we'd tear in to each other...
View ArticleAnything Can Happen When Amazing Acro-cats Perform Live in Houston
Getting a dog to fetch, sit or roll over is so last week. But compelling a cat to do tricks? To paraphrase Hollywood's legendary anchorman Ron Burgundy, "That's kind of a big deal." But overachiever...
View ArticleOstriches, Camels and Arabians: SHRP Hosts the Amethyst Jewel in Houston
Talk about wild mood swings. One of the most sensitive and intelligent of horse breeds, the Arabians, are set to race on the same track as ostriches and camels over at Sam Houston Race Park in early...
View ArticleDiscover "Werewolf" Cats, Sphynxes and the Cat-Next-Door at This Houston Show
If you've got a family member (like I do) who's always texting pictures and videos of their cat, then you might want to point them to the Evangeline Country Cat Fanciers Cat Show. This international...
View ArticleI Am Not The Worst Celebrity Goat Milker in Houston, And That's a Win For Me
Were I the type of person who kept a vision board, dead center in it would be the phrase “Dream just the right amount.” See, at 35, I’m still optimistic that the good things in life can still happen...
View ArticleBARC Has a Nasty Cough, Suspends Intake For 7 Days
The City of Houston's Animal Shelter won't be taking in any more strays or formerly beloved but now unwanted pets starting today and continuing through April 16 while it works to treat a higher than...
View ArticleStrut Your Pup at the Houston Humane Society's K-9 Fun Run and Walk
"Bark! Bark-bark! Bark!" What is it, Lassie? What are you trying to say? No, Timmy hasn't fallen into the well. Lassie, Fido, Rover and Spot are all trying to tell their humans that it's time to get...
View ArticleMission K9 Rescue Helps Military Working Dogs Get Their Ride Home
When people and countries go to war, there are all sorts of reasons: resources, territory, religion or to settle a dispute. But for dogs that serve on the front lines — whether they're hunting bombs,...
View ArticleSNAP Needs Our Help, But We Need Them More to Battle Pet Homelessness
The S.O.S. distress flag went up earlier this month for Spay-Neuter Assistance Program, Inc. You don't kick a dog while it's down and the network of mobile and stationary veterinary clinics can't take...
View ArticleHouston Offices Are Going to the Dogs on June 22, and That's a Good Thing
There's nothing worse than looking into the soulful eyes of your dog as you're headed out to work in the morning. Your pup certainly knows how to push those buttons and make you feel guilty for so...
View ArticleA Pup's Tale: What Happens After "Take Your Dog To Work Day"?
With the 20th anniversary of "Take Your Dog To Work Day," we've compiled a list of things to consider before bringing a new furry friend into the house.
View ArticleHouston's Dog Show Has Dancing Dogs, Frisbees and an Agility Course to Try Out
We're pinning a blue ribbon on the Houston World Series of Dog Shows. There's so much for humans to see and explore: a creative grooming contest where a dog can be transformed into a lion, the canine...
View ArticleHouston, Home of the Drive Through Animal Shelter and Low Cost Vets
Pet homelessness isn't new, but what is new is that now residents of Houston can go through the drive through line to drop off unwanted dogs and cats. It sounds crass but it's actually designed to save...
View ArticleHouston Rescue Group Teaches Dogs to "Just Say No" to Snakes
Whether you mark the seasons as a hunter — doves in September, quail in October and ducks in November — or you've got a big enough patch of grass that snakes can be a slithery problem, everybody can...
View ArticleHarvey One Year Later: Lessons Learned From Pets Loved and Lost
After Hurricane Harvey the Harris County Animal Shelter* gave respite to nearly 1,000 displaced animals and even lengthened the stray hold window to 30 days so that owners would have a better chance of...
View ArticleHunting Feral Hogs From Hot Air Balloons in Texas — What Could Go Wrong?...
An odd piece of Texas legislation due to go into effect September 1 allowing hunters to shoot feral hogs and coyotes from hot air balloons appears to have neglected input from one key constituency: the...
View ArticleMail Carriers in Houston, Second to L.A. in Dog Bites, Are Always on Their Toes
Addie Harris sees aggressive dogs almost every day, but the first time one actually attacked her was in January. The 54-year-old postwoman was delivering mail to a house in north Houston when a border...
View ArticleThree Sam Houston Race Park Trainers Suspended, Accused of Drugging Horses
After eight horses tested positive for doping, three experienced Sam Houston Race Park trainers, including Judd Kearl, the top trainer in the country in 2016, have been suspended and are set to face...
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