We love writing about rescue and adoption. We write about the topic every week here on Pet360 as well as on our own websites. We share adoptables daily on our social media sites. And with two rescue dogs and four rescue cats, we like to feel that we don’t just talk the talk but we walk the (dog) walk.
Recently we were at a pet event in Texas with our friend Rachel Phelps from PrestonSpeaks.com when her phone rang. It was her husband Brad, back in Kentucky, calling about a rescue dog that needed help—a lot of help.
On some occasions, our new family members came to us, not as shelter adoptions, but as strays. Like unplanned pregnancies, our family grew, not with a purposeful visit to a shelter, but with the arrival of a homeless animal that found itself drawn to our home.
As pet parents to two former shelter dogs, both mixes of mixes, we feel that the word “mutt” carries with it a derogatory undercurrent. Well, there’s a reason for that: the word is actually a shortened form of the word “muttonhead.”
We love all kinds of pets and applaud pet lovers for extending the joy in their families with the addition of a new fluffy friend. But, for all the good reasons to add a new pet to your household, giving a pet as an Easter present is not one of those good reasons.
Bolongo Bay Beach Resort on the island of St. Thomas offers the unique Paws for Vacation program, the opportunity to not only have a great island vacation but also to assist the Humane Society of St. Thomas.
One pet we’ve never had the joy of living with, though, is the guinea pig. Originating from the Andes (no, they’re not from Guinea), these cuddly rodents (not pigs!) traveled with traders in the 16th century and have since worked their way into the hearts and homes of many families.
She came to the television screen first in “Saved by the Bell” then in “Beverly Hills, 90210” but the star of today’s “White Collar” series is happy to shine the spotlight on a far less glamorous topic: the homeless animal problem across the nation.
Paris Permenter and John Bigley are a husband-wife team of professional writers. Along with over 2,500 published magazine articles and 28 books, Paris and John are the publishers of DogTipper.com and CatTipper.com. Paris and John live with their dogs and cats in the Texas Hill Country near Austin.
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