Last weekend my wife, Raina and I walked our 2 year-old, long-haired Chihuahua, Theo, in New York City’s Madison Square Park. It was a beautiful day. The flawless, deep blue sky hovered over us like a suspended Caribbean ocean. Birds sliced through the open air at different heights and angles, while people of all races […]
Must-Reads of 2001 Rescue Edition
Always Faithful: A Memoir of the Marine Dogs of World War II Captain William W. Putney, D.V.M., USMC (RET.) / The Free Press Just when the valiant war dog risked fading into the forgotten fold of American history, along comes a book that reminds us of the horrors of World War II and, more […]
Ohhhhhmmm-meow! Yoga for Cats
With its warm weather and revealing fashions, summertime always prompts the health-conscious side of us to get in shape and cats are no exception. So if you see Fluffy stretching all four paws with the intensity of a drill sergeant, or twisting her body into a pretzel-like pose, then she must be reading Yoga […]
Petography: Jim Dratfield
Photographer Jim Dratfield is interested in relationships; relationships between pets and people that is. “I’ll tell you about the most amazing moment I had,” Jim says. “Laura Dern knew about my work and she had a dog that was very ill. The dog was not going to survive for more than a few days, and […]
“Angel Pawprints”
Reflections on Loving and Losing a Canine Companion—An Anthology of Pet Memorials edited by Laurel E. Hunt (Hyperion) Animal memorials are nothing new. The Egyptians mummified their dogs, while the Victorians held funeral services for them. Today, there are even virtual pet cemeteries for those who chose to celebrate their loss online. When Laurel Hunt, […]
“Inside the Animal Mind”
To paraphrase the famous Watergate question, what do animals know and when do they know it? In his first book, George Page, the creator and host of the award- winning PBS series “Nature,” presents a lively, accessible survey of the field of animal intelligence. Drawing on everything from Descartes to his childhood pet, Lassie […]