Animal Fair | Wendy Diamond | Pet lifestyle Expert | Animal Rescue Advocate

  You see it everywhere — on street corners, in the pantry, among cornstalks in cornfields, in the snow, ruffling through the garbage, even in thin air.  In all these places and so many more, we find dogs and their companion noses, searching, seeking, something.  Dogs are always following their buzzing noses, and there is [...]

    Since the day Lucky was diagnosed with spleen cancer, my mind has been overrun with thoughts—about her health, her happiness, and what I might do to ensure that the remainder of her time here is peaceful and well-spent. Of course, not all of the thoughts that cross my mind are good ones, and [...]

Approximately 30 percent of our pet population has some allergy. Most of the time, it is just an occasional discomfort, but for some it will require a trip to your veterinarian. Allergies are triggered by many different things, and can be grouped into three general categories: parasites, inhalants, and certain “contact allergens.” The easiest to [...]

Meow, the 39-pound cat who tried to take the pounds off and has been debuted on such shows as “Today” and “Anderson Cooper” died this weekend, the Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society announced Monday. “Meow meowed his last after suffering respiratory distress and then pulmonary failure Saturday,” the shelter said. He had won [...]

    These days, lawn and garden care products are increasingly popular, helping to preserve our lawns’ health and green sheen appearance. Many products do offer a variety of benefits to your lawn and your garden, but the chemicals responsible for these benefits are also responsible for a number of extreme health detriments, for both [...]

  Few dogs can express their intellectual capacity in a manner that will produce a piece of written work. Bugsy, a Goldendoodle who served as a constant companion to his family and as the brand mascot for Lucky Dog Cuisine (LDC), was one of those special dogs. Although Bugsy passed away in 2011, his message [...]

  Pets have become members of our families and we want to insure that they live the longest and best lives they possibly can. As we have taken better care or ours dogs and cats they are indeed living longer; yet despite this, or perhaps because of this, cancer is one of the leading causes [...]

  February was National Heart Disease Awareness Month. Though it has passed, it’s good for dog and cat caretakers to promote the best health for their pets’ hearts throughout the year by making a concerted daily effort to improve overall health. This includes focusing on healthy weight management and periodontal disease reduction. The mouth is [...]

    This tick season unfortunately promises to be a very busy and active one. Pets and their humans have to take cover and be aware to protect from disease carried by ticks and other parasites. Veterinarian Dick Rogen of Horizon Pet Care comments, ”It started early.  They started coming in the first part of March because [...]

  Upon hearing a family or individual discuss a plan to give the gift of canine life as a holiday present, I experience an unusual psychic shift: I am transported out of my body into a dreamscape reminiscent of a scene from Inception; I get stuck running in place while trying to get to a [...]