Friday, January 29th, 2010 at
6:03 pm
Jogging with a friend can help keep you motivated and fit. So should your jogging buddy be short or tall, blonde or red-haired, two or four-legged?
“Dogs need exercise just like people and jogging is a good way to do this,” notes J. David Sessum, RVT, veterinary technician at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical ...
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at
9:24 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kara Dalton is attempting to control chaos. It's Monday at the teacher's pre-veterinary science class at Gateway Institute of Technology high school, and that means baths for the dogs, cats, bunnies, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs and one elusive ferret named Riley.
On one side of the room, three students are grooming ...
Monday, January 25th, 2010 at
9:23 am

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — After surgeons removed pieces of bone and realigned the horse’s leg by bolting it together, they turned their patient over for a custom shoe-fitting to a man most often seen working in a cowboy hat and leather chaps.
Generations ago, someone like Jason Wilson-Maki would have been at the center of ...
Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at
5:35 pm
“Mom can I keep it?” is a question typically heard in reference to some type of wild animal such as a turtle or a lizard, especially by a child who is on the lookout for a pet. There is often controversy between reptile pet owners, over whether people should buy wild caught, or captive bred ...
Thursday, January 21st, 2010 at
5:32 pm

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Bailey the beagle loves to sing for people, especially for treats. So on a recent Friday, there was nothing unusual that a group gathered around the musical beagle to hear canine warbling and offer a bit of applause.
The handful of teens sprawled on comfortable couches couldn't help but smile, or ...