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Cleo's First Puppy Show. Top Story - January 2026.
"How would you feel about doing the Corsicana show in November?" Kathleen asked me last September. Dog exhibitors speak in shorthand that way. It's easier to say "the Corsicana show" than it is to say the "North East Texas American Eskimo Dog Association Show." And yes, "North East." I guess "Northeast" shortened the name too much for some people's taste . . . But I digress. In response, I asked two of the three important questions that every exhibitor thinks, first thing.
By Kimberly J Egan6 days ago in Petlife
14 Animals That Are Often Confused for One Another
Have you ever confidently pointed at an animal in the wild only to realize you were completely wrong about what you were looking at? The natural world presents us with countless creatures that seem almost identical at first glance, yet belong to entirely different families, habitats, and evolutionary paths. With over eight million species sharing our planet, nature has developed some remarkable similarities that can fool even experienced observers.
By The Big Bad 15 days ago in Petlife
The Blessings of the Season
I was sick when I started this story last year and never had the strength to finish it when it was relevant. Pip had also died during that time, so writing was very difficult for me. I'm finishing it now--because it's time. Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to everyone who celebrates them--and may the blessings of the Season be upon you all, no matter who or where you are.
By Kimberly J Egan17 days ago in Petlife
For No Reason
I wrote this as a teenager and forgot it existed until I found it again in old files. I’m putting it here because the core point is still true, and still denied. It’s told in the voice of a dog, but it’s not a breed or pet-specific statement. It’s a sequence statement. Same logic applies to any animal living under chronic neglect or abuse.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin | Ink Profiler23 days ago in Petlife
Stray Dogs in Tbilisi
No one can keep an accurate track because the registration and chipping is not systematic, but there are estimated 120,000 stray dogs in the country of Georgia, with up to 45-50,000 roaming in Tbilisi. It is a lot for a population of 1.4 million people.
By Lana V Lynx25 days ago in Petlife
Review Firework Rules to Protect Animals from Injury and Distress.
Every year, when fireworks light up the night sky, millions of animals endure more than just bright colours and loud bangs. For many pets, livestock and wildlife the experience is pure terror. This gripping moment of noise and chaos can translate into ongoing fear, injury and stress in vulnerable animals. This petition aims to change that by urging the Office for Product Safety and Standards to review firework regulations to safeguard the wellbeing of animals across the United Kingdom.
By Cathy (Christine Acheini) Ben-Ameh.26 days ago in Petlife
Your Dog Is Not Truck Cargo
In much of the country, dogs standing loose in the back of a pickup have been treated as part of the scenery for decades. People point at it, smile, say the dog “loves it” and keep driving. The scene looks normal because the community has rehearsed it for years. From a forensic and trauma standpoint, it is anything but normal. It is a low-speed, high-frequency mechanism of serious injury and death that we keep pretending is harmless.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin | Ink Profiler26 days ago in Petlife
The passing of pets
We've all heard that expression, "you don't need to be blood to be family," but does that also apply to pets in September? I lost the dog that I had had for about 15 years. I'm not much of a dog person. I'm more of a cat person. My dog Rosie was a corgi mix, and to be 100% honest, in the beginning, I really did welcome the dog. Sadly, I thought my dog was kind of ugly, and I rejected her, but the dog did something I couldn't believe she did. She saved my life. I won't get into detail, but let's say I was actually gonna hurt myself, and my dog saved me. She even got the cat to help. Stop me from hurting myself. That is why I love my animal so much, so when they passed away, it was a heartbreaking day that still is to this day. Nothing can fill that void. Yes, I currently have two other cats. They're amazing animals, but not as amazing as the two that recently passed. Amber was born a stray. She was a runt, but she was a fighter, even as we all know runts usually don't survive because the mother refuses to feed them. The original owner that, at a young age, Amber began eating dry food to survive. She was a fighter.
By stephanie borges30 days ago in Petlife
Why Dogs Target Certain Cars
Dogs have a way of noticing things humans have conditioned themselves to overlook. People hear an engine and register transportation. A dog hears the same engine and registers information. Not a brand, not a make or model, but a sensory fingerprint that gets filed in the oldest part of the nervous system. The part that never stops scanning, never clocks out, and never cares that humans prefer to interpret the world through language instead of instinct. When a dog barks at one specific car or truck yet ignores the rest of the traffic, the dog isn’t malfunctioning. The dog is retrieving a stored pattern and responding to it with the same precision it uses when assessing footsteps, body weight shifts, or the emotional temperature of a room.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin | Ink Profilerabout a month ago in Petlife
When Shelter Dogs Choose You
If you watch this video, you will noticed that it's likely AI. The lighting is too perfect, the timing too cinematic. It does not feel like a normal shelter afternoon. The scenario, however, is real. It has happened in kennels and adoption rooms for years. It just does not trend very often.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin | Ink Profilerabout a month ago in Petlife
My Senior Dog Who Came Back
Zeus will be 12 years old in two weeks, a large American Pitbull Staffordshire Terrier ("pit mix") with the kind of gentle loyalty that caused me to underestimate his pain for far too long. For 9 months, he was quietly falling apart. The changes crept in so slowly that each one looked like simple aging, and the pattern only started to make sense when viewed in hindsight.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin | Ink Profilerabout a month ago in Petlife
5 Animals with Seriously Strange Superpowers
Nature is full of surprises, and some of the animal kingdom's inhabitants possess abilities so bizarre they sound like they were ripped straight from a superhero movie or a villain's backstory. They’re walking proof that you don't need fancy tech or magic to be totally impressive; sometimes, you just need a horrifying bone-claw defense or an unstoppable desire to roll dung. Get ready, because we're diving into the real-life oddballs who make fictional powers look tame.
By Areeba Umairabout a month ago in Petlife
