Author – The Durango Herald

Americans spent $58 billion to pamper, protect pets in ’14

LOS ANGELES – We feed them, groom them, clothe them and otherwise shell out the big bucks to protect and pamper our pets. The American Pet Products Association’s annual report on...

DATE: Mar 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dogs’ dogs feel the freeze, too

Like feet, paws vulnerable in winter weather

DATE: Mar 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Is your pet hounding you for a holiday gift?

Retailers have a host of ideas on what to get Fido this Christmas

DATE: Nov 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

How much will that doggie cost me?

U.S. renters are facing steeper pet deposits

DATE: Nov 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Knee surgery helps keep dogs active

Pets suffer ligament tears like athletes

DATE: Oct 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Getting animals to dazzle on screen is a wild job

LOS ANGELES – For animal trainers on film sets, the job can be wild. Getting snakes on a plane takes a bit of heat or light, but cajoling a bear to perform for the camera can require buckets...

DATE: Sep 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Dogs get blues when kids go back to school

LOS ANGELES – Young people aren’t the only ones who get back-to-school blues. Pooches used to months of constant playtime can get upset when their best buddies disappear with the dog days of...

DATE: Aug 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Family

Pet owners may want to try picturing this

Facial recognition app helps find lost dogs

DATE: Aug 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Abandoned horses flooding shelters

Donations to nonprofits are down

DATE: Jul 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pet amenities trending for homebuilders

LOS ANGELES – These homes are set apart by their amenities – for dogs. Standard Pacific Homes is building and selling these homes in 27 of its 190 developments from Florida to Ca...

DATE: Jul 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Fat camps offer pudgy pets ‘pawlates’, ‘doga’

After cardio comes doggie facials, massages

DATE: Jul 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pet burials range from bottom of the sea to the sky above

LOS ANGELES – More pets are buried in U.S. backyards than any other place, but that is becoming illegal in more and more places. For those who want something unique, though, the sky’s the li...

DATE: Jun 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World