Tag Archives: Dogs
Soldiers With Dogs
The good news for veterans and for shelter dogs is that there are organizations whose mission is to unite a companion dog with a veteran seeking help.
Before a Disaster: Plan for Your Pets
Other parts of the world are prone to floods, hurricanes, fires – our specialty is earthquakes. No one who lived here in 1989 has forgotten what he felt, what we experienced then. We have been told we could expect another…
Allergies in Pets
Cookie is a dainty Pocket Beagle with huge dark eyes and a sweet nature, but she licked her paws—constantly. Her feet were always damp as she rotated from one paw to another. An allergy to pollen caused her paws to…
What Love Looks Like—A Dog Named Toby
[Update] Sadly Toby has left us. Here is a video made by his human, Jim Martin, in loving memory of Toby. Toby is a majestic black Labrador who comes from Washington state. Jim Martin, his human, promised they would be…
Dog-O-Ween 2013
A crisp, sunny autumn day — what a perfect afternoon to host our inaugural Dog-O-Ween! Last Saturday, October 26th, FoPAAS held the very first of our annual Dog-O-Ween fundraising events. The sunny day was much improved by the cheery, festive…
The Gift of Volunteering
Why do I volunteer? Let me think. I’m just an ordinary guy. Nothing special about me. I just like dogs and have some extra time now since retirement. We had dogs growing up in rural Michigan. Mostly hunting dogs. A…
Sandy—A Texas Miracle
We met up in Marathon, Texas. I had cycled there from Corpus Christi, and my brother from San Diego, California. It was March, 2012, and the dreadful heat of the summer was still weeks away. That did not make our…
All Hail the Noble Pumpkin
Pumpkin season is almost here and with it a scrumptious addition to your dog or cat’s diet: pureed pumpkin. Not pumpkin pie filling with all those yummy spices—just plain old pumpkin. There is something in pumpkin that cures what ails…