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Companionship: 10 Reasons Older People Need Pets (US News & World Report)
Loneliness can become an unwelcome companion as we get older and can lead to depression as well as physical problems. Dogs mold their schedule and personality to you. They are never unavailable or off duty. Smaller dogs, in particular, can easily travel with you wherever you go.
Having a dog is a responsibility but needn’t be [...]
Opinion/Michael Kinsley (Washington Post): Rationing Health Care Is Our Choice
BOTTOM LINE: Less care isn’t necessarily worse care, but the ‘threat’ of rationing could kill Obamacare.
Even though more and more Americans have no health insurance at all, Americans consider health care to be a right. Not just that: We consider the best possible health care to be a right. Few would find it acceptable for [...]
DEATH OF A POLITICAL HEAVYWEIGHT: Socks Clinton dies; ex-First Cat Known For Sleeping Was 20
Word tonight that Socks Clinton, the one-time Arkansas stray adopted by the Clintons who rose to international prominence and literary fame as sole feline inhabitant of the White House, died today.
Throat cancer and a euthanasia shot were given as the cause. The cat who lived a Horatio Alger life was believed to be about 20.
Upon [...]
The Wonderful Benefits of Animal Companionship
The cat, er, the dog is out of the bag. The “top secret” arrival of the First Dog is finally here! His name is Bo and he is a 6-month old Portuguese water dog.
I have been on Obama Garden Watch for the past few weeks, as those who have followed my recent blogs may know. [...]
Life Lessons From the Family Dog
Our family dog started failing a couple of months ago. Her serious health problems began at about the same time I was coping with my own — finishing my radiation and hormone therapy for prostate cancer.
Since last summer, I’ve learned that my cancer is shockingly aggressive, and the surgery, radiation and hormone treatments have left [...]
Airlines Battle It Out With Cheap Tickets, But Discounts Won’t Last
WORRIED about filling seats, airlines have hit the panic button. Amazing air fare sales are breaking out all over. Actually, the sales are breaking out mostly on routes where the competition is heavy or business travel has really plummeted.
Not only is the extent of the discounts extraordinary — $158 for a round-trip ticket between Denver [...]
Petland Store Chain Accused of Selling Sick Puppies
An animal protection group has accused the Petland Inc. pet store chain of scheming to sell sick puppies bred in filthy conditions to thousands of unsuspecting people.
Petland intentionally misled thousands of customers into believing the puppies came from the finest breeders and were healthy, the Humane Society of the United States said in a lawsuit [...]
Stump the Spaniel Makes Comeback At Westminster Kennel Club Show
Now for something completely different: at 10 years old, Stump the Sussex spaniel should be well into his dotage. Instead, the dog who technically retired four years ago took home Best in Show on Tuesday at the 133rd Annual Westminster Kennel Club show at Madison Square Garden, becoming the oldest to win the award. By [...]
Dogs And Driving | Online Pet Magazine
Not all dogs are excited about a trip in the car.
Dogs And Driving | Online Pet Magazine.
