CHICAGO, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Domestic diva Martha Stewart recently showed up at a hospital to get stitches after an unpleasant encounter with one of her dogs.
A recent trip to the vet confirmed what we had expected -- both of our dogs are getting fat.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Assuming most pets cheerfully survived the gut-busting Thanksgiving holiday, it's again time to warn of holiday dangers from table scraps to decorations.
In his memoirs, former President George W. Bush tells a story about going from the pampering of the White House to picking up his dog Barney's poop days later.
We had some work done on our old house this fall; nothing major just some caulking, plastering and weatherizing for the winter.
CHICAGO, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- My wife wants to dress our dogs up in costumes for Halloween.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- There's an old joke about pet owners looking like their pets; it sometimes appears amusingly true, but what about matching personalities?
It's been a good few months for animal rights advocates. Massachusetts banned surgeries to silence a dog or cat and a Spanish province approved a ban on bullfighting.
CHICAGO, July 25 (UPI) -- They're called the "dog days" for good reason.
Pet stores in at least 35 U.S. cities have taken an animal protection group's pledge not to sell puppies and to educate potential buyers about adoption.
A young man recently jailed after stealing two puppies from a suburban Chicago pet store probably couldn't have gotten the dogs from a shelter, even through shelters are bursting at the seams.
CHICAGO, June 20 (UPI) -- Our terrier pup is paper-trained, so paper-trained that we can go on a three-mile walk and she won't relieve herself until we get back home to the kitchen.
CHICAGO, May 23 (UPI) -- Your dog biting a child is a nightmare scenario for pet owners, especially if it is one of the so-called bully breeds: Pit Bulls, Rottweilers or bulldogs.
CHICAGO, April 25 (UPI) -- When professional football quarterback Michael Vick began campaigning to end dog fighting after his release from prison many animal lovers looked askance.
CHICAGO, March 19 (UPI) -- Whether by car, RV or plane, more people are traveling with pets.
