by Sally Morgan | Jul 14, 2016 | Blog
July 14, 2016 has been deemed National Hot Dog day, and for those in dog circles, that means dachshund time! Hot Dog Day is celebrated in cities and towns nationwide with hot dog eating contests, weenie roasts, and parades with visits from the Oscar Meyer mobile. In...
by Sally Morgan | Jun 6, 2016 | Blog
In a 2015 study done by Louise Nicholls, MSc student, results showed that horses are stressed by mane and tail pulling. She looked at heart rates and behavior of horses having their manes pulled, compared to horses having their manes touched. The mean heart rate was...
by Sally Morgan | May 10, 2016 | Blog
New research by Dr. Stanley Coren of the University of British Columbia, retired psychology professor, shows that hugging a dog actually increases canine stress levels. Over two thousand photos were submitted by pet owners for a contest to identify the cutest dog. ...
by Sally Morgan | Apr 30, 2016 | Blog
April 30, 2016 is National Therapy Animal Day. Pet Partners, one of the largest organizations to test and promote therapy animals, declared this a day to celebrate the contributions of therapy animals to the lives of so many people. Therapy animals and their human...
by Sally Morgan | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog
April 29, 2016 is Arbor Day. Celebrate trees with your dog today! Across the country, people will be planting trees to commemorate Arbor Day. The Arbor Day Foundation will even mail ten free trees for you to plant in your yard. They sent me an envelope of sticks...
by Sally Morgan | Apr 23, 2016 | Blog
April 23, 2016 is the 400th birthday of William Shakespeare. I have read nearly everything written by Shakespeare, and I have had the pleasure, yes I’m serious, of teaching Hamlet four times a day for a solid month for ten years during my tenure teaching English at a...