Stories from the world of pets and their owners by Margo Sullivan.
Point of View
And then came Dime: Pet shortages in the time of COVID-19
What’s going on? Is there really a shortage of pets in need of forever homes? READ MORE
The Gabby Dog
Point of View
Tale of two pets: A happy ending for Dale the cat, and hope for a home for Carol the French bulldog pup
Dale the tuxedo cat made it home for Christmas. Carol the bulldog, if she recovers from surgery, needs a family to love her. READ MORE
Point of View
How Asia saved Thanksgiving and the last tomato
Cats in cahoots as they analyze the tomato harvest this Thanksgiving. READ MORE
News
Dogs on the catwalk: Designer costumes put the ‘howl” in Halloween for pets
Carla started at age six by making clothes for her stuffed animals. When her older sisters sewed and made dresses from Silhouette patterns. she collected the scraps and repurposed the fabric. In college at the University of Rhode Island she gravitated toward the Fashion, Merchandising, Textile and Design program. In between, she joined a girl band and made stage wear. Her business, Panaggio Designs, in Middletown, R.I., does all kinds of fashion, but currently, she’s mostly filling orders for competition bikinis and sportswear. READ MORE
The Gabby Dog
Animal adventures: Birds, bees, cats and a stowaway excursion to the farmers market
“I have a project,” Gabby announced. She padded over to Asia, the immortal tabby, and dropped a package of wildflower seeds on his desk. Asia blinked at her, not wanting to admit he’d been startled READ MORE
The Gabby Dog
Coyotes and your pets: Wildlife encounters of the dangerous kind
Coyotes like dumpster diving, of course, but they also like pig farms, compost piles, pet food (left outside) and fruit orchards and will nosh on bread thrown out for the birds. “Pets in neighborhoods with food attractants like these are at greater risk” for running into coyotes, Dr. Numi Mitchell says. READ MORE
News
Zoe’s story proves puppy mills still a problem
“Many of the dogs were housed in tiny cages covered with feces and lacking clean water and food. We also witnessed the heartbreaking consequences of this cruelty — carcasses and piles of bones strewn across the property.” READ MORE
News
Frank the ‘pirate cat’ is ready to ship out, just needs a safe harbor
“It was immediately apparent to the adoption center clinic team that ‘Frank,’ as he has since come to be called, had suffered traumatic injury to his face, head and hips — most likely from a run-in with a fast-moving car,” Halpin said. “His right eye was so damaged it had to be surgically removed, along with a broken upper canine tooth. Frank had also suffered a broken jaw.” READ MORE
The Gabby Dog
Adventures in pet sitting: When the dog’s away, this cat’s definitely in charge
Every January, Gabby scoots off to Palm Beach for a little vacation, leaving me — Asia, the tabby — in charge of the household and her column. I’m not invited to Florida. Here’s what happened next.
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The Gabby Dog
And the ‘Gabby Award’ goes to brave Willow, the homeless potbellied pig
Many pigs, like Willow, are surrendered because their owners believed their new piglet would be as easy to care for as a dog, only to be overwhelmed as the animal grew larger and engaged in natural behaviors such as rooting in the ground with their snouts. READ MORE
