KAREN SCHWARTZ For The Associated Press Whether you take your dog on the road or leave it behind when you travel, some iPhone apps will paw-sitively make your life easier. For dogs that get hot under the collar if they can't go with you, PawTrotter is a $2.99 app that includes more than 130,000 pet-friendly sites in the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Her 14-year-old dog Mico had lung cancer and Coleen A. Ellis knew she was taking her to the vet for the last time. She watched as the vet started to put the terrier schnauzer’s body in a garbage bag. “I couldn’t just walk out of there with a leash and a collar,” ...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Lynn Kovacich, a teacher at Barker High School, has recruited a unique helper to work with her students. Adams is a 3-year-old golden retriever who works as a therapy dog in the Central Valley District school's comprehensive medical intervention class. There are seven students, all high school age with developmental disabilities. When ...

According to Dr. Debra L. Zoran, a clinical assistant professor of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, cats are metabolically adapted for higher protein, low-carbohydrate diets. "More than 35 percent of cats in the United States are overweight or obese," said Zoran. Age, sex, and activity level ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — They're not able to talk, of course, yet animals in Las Vegas shelters are finding their voices online. The animals, via their human caregivers, are tweeting on the social media site Twitter and posting on Facebook, and it is helping them find new homes more quickly. "I will be sure to let you ...