When it comes to interior decorating Lola Osbourne makes her mark with a few choice accessories of her own. From reupholstering a few armchairs and couches with teeth marks and scratches, to adding unpleasant yellow spots on carpets and a new ghastly odor to her humble abode, the infamous “terrible 2-year-old” bulldog had to be […]
Mountain of Rebuilding: Tiger Mountain, A New Exhibit at the Bronx Zoo
Mountain of Rebuilding Tiger Mountain, a new exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, hopes to educate while regenerating. Beneath the pressing foot of Natural Selection, the number Siberian tigers, ‘one of eight subspecies’ of tigers, all of which are endangered, has dwindled to a worldwide estimate of between 200 and 400. Though they remain the most recognizable […]
Exploring the Wacky World of Pet Loss with Psychic Rae Ramsey
The signs showed up everywhere. More pills from the vet than from all your own doctors in the last six years? You pondered where she peed last? Did she even pee? Eat? What did the vet say the signs were again? What the heck do you do with an old cat who isn’t facing […]
Tips on Scoring a Pet-Friendly Apartment
Finding a dog-friendly apartment in Manhattan is frustrating – but it’s funny. When broker David Calderazzo found an apartment that accepted one dog for a client with two dogs, the dogs made such a doggone good first impression that the landlord allowed both. But, as client and landlord were inspecting the apartment kitchen the […]
The Cat Fight Chronicles: When marriage is on the line, the fiancee’s cats have got to go
As one who suffered from childhood asthma and is still severely allergic to both fur and feathers, I have had to love animals from afar. So it took my breath away (quite literally) when I met and fell in love with a man who had cats. There were two of them — an exceedingly […]
The Ritz Canine: Luxurious Pet Lodging
Your tickets are bought, your hotel room is reserved and your suitcases are packed. Yet somehow all is not right with the world. As you pause to assure yourself that another pair of Prada shoes in the Bahamas is excessive, the animal in your life starts giving you the look. You know. The Look. Those […]