“These shows will help you to appreciate your bond with your furry friends, learn more about how their brains work and navigate the challenges of spending less time with them as the world reopens….”
Six Podcasts for Pet Owners
Meet Gibson the City Kitty, Toronto’s Most Adventurous Feline Explorer
“Feline Explorer Gibson the kitty and his cat mom, Sara Klassen, love adventuring around their hometown of Toronto, Ontario together. The two share their adorable journeys together on an Instagram account dedicated to Gibson—@TheGibsonChronicles—which highlights daily life for Gibson and his family….”
Happy Dog News: Sweet Labs Pulling Their Senior Dog Sibling in a Cart
“For anyone’s whose lost a beloved canine companion, this trending senior dog on TikTok will have you reaching for the tissues. Meet Remy: a 13-year-old Labrador retriever who crossed the rainbow bridge in 2018. But before she went, her owner captured a heartbreaking (yet oh-so-sweet) video of this senior girl going on a “walk” alongside her dedicated doggo siblings….”
11 Happy Animal News Stories That Will Make You Smile
“Yay for happy news! Because don’t we all need more uplifting stories in our lives?
From Cambodia to California, there is so much to celebrate if we look in the right places. Here are some of the most inspiring, cruelty-free stories we’ve seen this year (so far)….”
Chinese Monk Dedicates Life to Rescuing 8,000 Dogs
“A karmic war chest will be waiting for one Buddhist monk who’s spent decades rescuing stray dogs in Shanghai and bringing them to his monastery to live in peace and comfort, or to find a new home.
Since 1994, Zhi Xiang has rescued over 8,000 homeless pooches from the streets of the Chinese mega-city, caring for all of them….”
Dave the kitten brings ‘immense joy’ to care home
“A kitten called Dave brought in by a care home after a request by a resident has brought “immense joy and happiness”.
Staff at Edensor Care Centre in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, invited residents to add wishes to a wishing tree – and one responded saying they would like a cat to look after….”
Why do cats have belly ‘pouches’?
“Fat cats are cute, but not every cat that looks like it has a big belly is overweight. Although the part of a cat’s underside that swings when it walks may look like a paunch, it’s actually not a tummy at all. So what is it?”
Pup’s looking at you, kid: Puppies can understand human cues from very young age
“While dogs can eventually learn to listen to their owners, some pups seem to be born with an innate ability to understand humans, research published Thursday in the journal Current Biology suggests.
At just 8 weeks old, some of the puppies in the study showed a startling willingness to lock eyes with humans they didn’t know and to take command cues, such as directions pointed out with a finger….”
Cat that vanished 15 years ago is reunited with owner
“A cat that went astray about 15 years ago has been reunited, older and maybe wiser, with its owner.
Brandy, a brown tabby, was reunited Monday afternoon with Charles, who adopted her as a 2-month-old kitten in 2005.
“It’s amazing. I think it’s unbelievable,” he said Thursday….”
Rescue Dogs: Photographer Shows Her Dogs Nature’s Beauty After Rescuing Them From the Streets of Romania
Rescue Dogs: “Dogs make great travel companions. Curious and playful, they are often ready and willing to go on an adventure. Austrian photographer Anne Geier highlights this fact in her travel photography that stars her two beautiful pups named Yuri and Finn. Alongside Geier, they trek to mountains, beaches, and lakes, traversing the rocky terrain and taking in the expansive views of the crystal waters in Norway. The results are wanderlust-inducing images that showcase the breathtaking beauty of nature and the wonder it inspires from both humans and pups….“