pets

Dogs are so cool for tolerating our holidays.  The 4th of July is noisy and hurts their ears, and when Halloween rolls around they have to wear uncomfortable outfits and take humiliating pictures for our social media pages.
Halloween is the worst day of the year for my dogs.

Sometimes cats become residents in Mom and Pop stores, vet clinics, and apparently libraries. But one Texas town has evicted the resident cat from the library, and now it's got some people petitioning and calling voters to weigh in. It's not Kilgore, Palestine, or Longview, although w…

The new dog park on Baggett Road (CR 166) a little northwest of the intersection of Loop 49 and Old Jacksonville Highway is coming along and should be finished soon.
It will make Tyler more dog friendly than it used to be, but does it make Tyler one of the best dog cities in the U…

My girls have been begging for a companion dog for our beloved Harry for months, and I finally caved after reading an article about why dogs make great Christmas gifts for kids. But is this really a good idea?

A woman who posted a photo of her dog with duct tape wrapped around its snout has been charged with animal cruelty.

There's something happening online now that's going to make all of us cave in and adopt more rescues. Have you noticed it?

Some of the top cat-naming trends include names that could double as kid names, and other popular cat names reference alcohol.

So the beloved Beta fish, Maddox, passed away suddenly at the Austin house, and Mama decided to run out and get a new fish before the girls got home from school.

Not the miniature schnauzer. That's what breed my slightly nervous, begrudgingly-tolerant, and attention-hogging boy Harry is. Do you own the most popular breed in America?

A couple in Cleburne, Texas are accusing an officer of luring their pit bull with "kissing noises" before shooting it 3 times and killing it. Warning: the video contains sensitive content which may not be suited for everyone.

We've seen it in sports a million times.  Somebody gets a pie in the face during an interview.
But can it catch on as the next Ice Bucket Challenge?

Kids always want a pet it seems. My three daughters seem to rotate the duty of asking for a new pet, even though we have a miniature schnauzer named Harry and he's a good boy and not in danger of losing his role in the family. When I point out that we could just settle in and be content with Ha…