Traveled to each oceans end Saw all seven wonders, trying to make some sense Memorized the mantra Confucius said But it only let me down Tried absolution of the mind and soul It only led me where I should not go Oh and the answer well how could I miss Something as simple as this […]
I was thrilled to hear that the Nine Lives Foundation, which I featured on the Pet Page recently (“Nine Lives Foundation loses lease,” May 2016), will be able to stay in their home on Rolison Road in Redwood City after the landlords had a change of heart (originally, they wanted to boot the no-kill cat […]
Last month I told you about a disturbing incident involving DogVacay, a “sharing economy” app that allows you to find a pet sitter through its network of “vetted” contractors. Oakland couple Emily and Christian Pelipada lost their 6-year-old dog, Pippen, when he died after being left with another dog in a hot car outside a […]
Baby Girl Killed by Family Dog A 6-week-old girl died Saturday night after she was mauled by the family’s dog, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department … As you read the first paragraph of this Los Angeles Times (Oct. 9, 2000) article, you likely might be thinking, “a pit bull did it,” but […]
Muttville senior dog rescue, one of our very favorite rescue groups, has made the top 10 finalists for CNN Hero of the Year. While volunteering at the San Francisco SPCA, Sherri Franklin noticed that older dogs didn’t get adopted. Watching the dogs lose hope broke her heart, so in 2007 Franklin started Muttville. Since then, […]
How the birds sang in the morning, how the dog barked in the yard, I guess that’s nothing much, but everything to us, and that’s what seems so hard How will we smile ever again? I’m asking you sincerely, my dear old friend The moon on the hill says we probably will My dear old […]
je ne sais quoi noun, French. An indefinable, elusive quality, especially a pleasing one: She has a certain je ne sais quoi that charms everybody. Just weeks before kickie passed away, I made an appointment for Skylar to see Dr. Andrew Sams, one of the best canine orthopedic surgeons in the country, at his eponymous clinic in Mill Valley. I was certain she needed surgery — TPLO to be […]