Recently in Pets Category

Here's an old-ish story I meant to link and forgot. It's about the genetic makeup of dogs and where they originally came from.

Interesting stuff. We all like to know how we got here, even our puppies.

Since I'm jaded, my main thought upon reading this article is "why didn't *I* come up with this?"

That said, the guy seems legit in caring for animals, if not in believing Talibangelical paranoia.

Because, honestly, the world can get WAAAAAAAAAAAY worse than it is right now, even without conservative teenage anal sex, bombing brown people, and planting new nuclear plants in former Confederate states (yes, rednecks, Obama is actually prepping you twits for the next Three Mile Island, HA! HA! HA! HA!).

Sorry, just had to add a new conspiracy theory out there.

It's nice to know I'm doing something right with my kid. According to this article, you should be talking to your infant. Well, I've been chatting like a parrot with Gabriel since he was born so apparently I'm on the right track.

This interview covers a recent book that challenges some conventional child rearing philosophies. I'm going to at least pick up the book and give it some thought. So far, I've heard a few things I'd like to use.

And this article discusses the benefits of having pets on both child development and general family health.

Thanks to Stan for pointing us to this really interesting article on how dog's brains work and how much of it has to do with socialization with humans.

The Best Friends network emailed me today about asking Senator Obama to seriously consider using a rescue agency instead of a puppy mill if the future First Family is looking for a dog.

Granted, I find it silly that anyone running for president HAS to have a dog, but hopefully they can find a pet that the entire family will love.

We got our dog Mono-kun through Best Friends and he has, of course, been nothing but great. Solid folks and as good a cause as any if the future First Family is looking for a pet.

So, if you would, spread the word and sign the petition and hopefully this all works out for some lucky dog and the Obama family.