Okay, maybe a few words on this Wordless Wednesday. Last week I blogged about the benefits of pet ownership for children, and I discussed my childhood cat, Melissa, who "rescued" me from my dysfunctional childhood home over and over again. Read the blog post here. Unfortunately, Melissa went into ki... [More]

Last week, I posted a blog about the health benefits pets have on children. You can read the post here. That very day, when I arrived home from work, the evening news was discussing new research in the journal Pediatrics which detailed the specific health benefits pet ownership brings for children. ... [More]

As summer brings vacations for people, so it also brings vacations for pets.

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Growing up, many of us asked our parents for a pet at one time or another. I was no exception to this, in fact, I was probably a bit over-the-top when it came to asking my parents for a pet I could call my own. Although we always had pets in our home, I wanted to have one that was mine, one I could ... [More]

Photo From Bobbi L. Belport. Fire updates at ColoradoSprings.com and gazette.com.Bobbi L. Belport's husband, Steve and his buddy, Chris, both volunteer firefighters, rescued this fawn from Waldo Canyon Tuesday, June 26.