1.  At dinner, eat very slowly — very. And do not lick your plate like you usually do. This should give them the first hint that something is not as it should be. 2.  At breakfast, eat a couple of bites … very slowly, then […]

I realize a study of horse personality types is not “ever fascinating” to everyone. But, being a horse nut, it is to me. And if you share my passion, then read on. I have two mares, both coming 10: Bella, a Mustang from a wild […]

I have recently concluded that the Chihuahua breed of dog saves millions of lives of unborn, unwanted puppies every year! Pretty gutsy claim, huh?! HOW in the world could that be? I just volunteered to help out at an all-day spay/neuter clinic sponsored by our […]

The fact that we overuse drugs in our society is widely recognized. In a similar vein, vaccinations and their frequency are becoming more and more controversial, partially due to the carriers used in formulation (mercury, for one) but also due to their inherent properties. Many […]

It’s after lunch and I’m trudging out to the barn where my car is parked, Bear and Charlie at my side, the cold wind blowing through our hair, the pocket of my parka stuffed with a package of out-of-date, slimy weiners. My intent is to […]

Isn’t there a saying: “God is in the little things.”? I don’t know where this came from, but I believe it’s true. I have rethought, rewritten, and edited this post many times because I don’t want to offend anyone. I have friends  who run the […]

Shortly after Punkin, a beautiful Shar Pei, passed she told us she definitely wanted to return, as another female  Shar Pei, same color, with, of course, the same people. She had a job to do that she had not been able to finish in her […]

Is that even possible? Hamilton says it’s not only possible, it simply IS. Over the years I have had many human clients who, upon the loss of their beloved animal, felt they could not go on. They could not function. They weren’t eating or sleeping […]

I’m talking about mi Corazon (registered name “Ruby Rose Bud”). I call her Corazon (Spanish for “heart”) instead of Ruby now because she has a heart as big as Texas.  And I should know because I’m from Texas. Really.  Corazon tries her hardest to do […]

When the plea went out from our local shelter recently for help with the dozens of tiny, motherless kittens who needed fostering, I finally ponied up and jumped in full force. When I went to pick up a few of the babies and saw how […]