Do you believe living at peace with creation is necessary and attainable? Dr. Andrew Linzey of the UK explains the need for a change as it relates to how we treat animals. He proposes an Animal Bill of Rights in this eloquent You Tube Video. Check it out!

Jack Byrnes would be proud. The uptight character played by Robert De Niro in Meet The Parents made us laugh at the very idea of toilet training his cat, Mr. Jinx. In one comedic turn, Byrnes popularized something all cat lovers universally wish they could do: rescue their furry friends from the evils of litter - the odor, the clean up, the cost. Now, a quirky new gift book arrives in stores to offer felines a nine-step program for leaving litter behind.

Combining ironic humor with an utterly practical guide, ‘KiCK LiTTER: Nine-Step Program for Recovering Litter Addicts’ (November 2008, CDA Press) follows the adventures of two cats, Moxie and Cooper (and the big guy who feeds them), taking their message of recovery from litter addiction to the masses.

It’s that time again!  Calendars.  In this day of Blackberrys and IPhones, give me a good old fashioned wall calendar, any day. I love them and I love choosing my new calendar every year.  Naturally, I go for some kind of dog themed calendar and there are always plenty to choose from.  It seems like a very important decision.  Clearly, you want a calendar that is interesting enough to look at every single day for the next year.  This year, I got two.
The first one is the Snapshots calendar.  All …

Beethoven’s Big Break DVD hits the stores on Dec. 26. It’s hilarious, fun and the perfect gift for dog lovers!

Treat you dog to our brand new “Camp & Play” Program at Lone Star Pet Lodge  for their boarding stay betweeen Dec. 19 and Jan. 5. Your dog will spend the day playing with their friends und ther full time supervisio of a camp coordinator. They will enjoy a mid-day nap and sleep the night away in their very own “Pup Tent”*
Includes all meals, personalized pampering by our wonderful camp coordinators and a special bedtime treat each night! Priced at $35 per day, spots will fill up fast. Not open to …

Rosie has been adopted! I could not be more thrilled to pass on the news that Rosie has a new daddy and a beautiful new name (Cleopatra or Cleo). Thank you so much to everyone who passed around the blog helping in the search for Cleo’s forever home. Her new home is perfect for her. Chuck, her new daddy, is active and committed. He absolutely understands the huge responsibility it is to own a dog (especially a pit bull rescue), and he plans on running with her and …

The pet-friendly Houston Pavilions will host a temporary “Home for the Holidays” animal adoption center each weekend during the holiday shopping season, Nov. 29 – Dec. 28. Organized by Friends of BARC, a non-profit corporation that supports the humane care and treatment of the animals in the City of Houston Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care (BARC), the center will have kittens, puppies, cats and dogs for adoption. All proceeds will benefit Friends of BARC as well as local-area non-profits Pup Squad Animal Rescue and Red Collar Rescue.
Home for the …

The clicker is widely regarded as the greatest breakthrough in modern animal training. Clicker training evolved from the training of marine animals. Since marine animals are usually at a distance (and in the water!), trainers found it difficult to instantly reward them for correct responses. While Marine animal trainers usually use a whistle to mark the behaviors (the sound travels better underwater), we use a simple piece of metal and plastic which clarifies (in the dog’s mind), what is expected of him at an exact point in time without …

Henrietta’s Deepest Thoughts
I’m not one to brag, boast or blow my own horn (but I have occasionally been known to understate my dress size, wine consumption and negative feelings for Hollywood hypocrites) but I must tell you that my fan mail bag is bursting at the seams. Well…perhaps not bursting but there are definitely Henrietta-istas in our midst!
Most folks want to know more about moi. I have apparently raised the curiosities of many and not wanting these lovers of all things dog to revel in uncertainty, I have opted to …

I’ve never considered myself a political “animal” but I couldn’t help getting into the dogfight this election turned out to be (actually, when I think about it, all elections are dogfights. Maybe McCain should have hired Michael Vick to be his campaign manager because that’s someone that really “digs” dogfighting and has a heart of stone…perfect for politics). Now that I have officially come of age to vote, which I took full advantage of (I took every poll, campaign sticker, button and sign offered), it’s interesting to look back at …