According to a recent study reported in the journal Current Biology, dogs can pick up emotional cues from another dog by watching the direction of its wagging tail. In a series of lab experiments, dogs became anxious when they saw an image of a dog wagging its tail to...
Are you having trouble sticking to your new year’s resolution of exercising more? Maybe you need a good physical trainer to help you meet your fitness goals: your best friend! Research shows that dogs are actually nature’s perfect personal trainers. Dogs...
On average, Prescott enjoys a diverse, mild four-season climate that we can sometimes take for granted. However, we are also home to active weather patterns that bring a variety of weather conditions from spectacular monsoon thunderstorms to the occasional heavy...
Veterinarian Bruce Fogle, author of The Cat’s Mind, opines that the original purpose of purring was to communicate a sense of wellbeing. This helps explain why kittens are able to purr the second day of life. The purring assures the mama cat that her offspring...
February is National Spay/Neuter Awareness month. Awareness can sometimes be uncomfortable. For instance, are you aware that 2.7 million dogs and cats are killed in American animal shelters every year? Are you aware that many of these deaths are unnecessary? Are you...
Every year hundreds of pets die from heat exhaustion because they are left in parked vehicles. On a 78°F day, temperatures in a parked car can hit anywhere from 110-160° in a matter of minutes. Leaving the windows cracked has little effect. The temperature in your...