A study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition investigated the relationship between body weight in pet owners and body weight in their pets. Its finding: Overweight owners tend to have overweight dogs, as other studies have reported before. But no such relationship was seen between owners and pet cats. ...more

January 30, 2010

Imagine how you would look and feel if you never bathed, brushed your hair or trimmed your nails. To be healthy and happy, your companion animal needs basic grooming, too. ...more

January 11, 2009

Our entire lives we've rescued pets from shelters. I really believe that at some level these dogs and cats bonded so tightly with our family because they realized we'd rescued them. Am I only fantasizing, or do you think such pets know their lives have been saved? - S.P., Minneapolis, MN ...more

July 6, 2008