Summer is almost here and the warm weather means we’ll be having our fun outside for a few months. After a winter spent indoors, we finally get to swim, play, exercise, relax, and socialize... Read more >>

For humans, Independence Day generally means fun—or at least a barbeque and time off from work. But thanks to fireworks, the Fourth of July can be the scariest night of the year for dogs. The... Read more >>

What do you do when one of the biggest summer holidays falls on a Wednesday? Not everyone can take a five-day weekend (although it’s great if you can). But even a mid-week vacation day can be a... Join this chit chat >>

I was about eight years old. Back in those days, fireworks in the city were still legal (before fire departments got all worked up about house fires and charred bodies). We had a farm... Read more >>

Bonfire night. Well, I had one too many vinos for starters, and a punishing pain to my left temple on Sunday morning told me I’m too old for all this malarkey. The children had abandoned their... Read more >>