By Mickey Zeldes November 20, 2014 If you’re like most Americans, you’re probably starting to buy food and plan the menu for the big meal next week. The hard part is juggling everyone’s tastes and dietary restrictions. People are not shy anymore about stating what they can’t and won’t eat. There is certain to be at…
By Mickey Zeldes October 24, 2014 Which scares you more, Ebola or rabies? Ebola is certainly frightening, and an unknown. There’s no vaccine yet or cure. But, about 50 percent of people affected survive. Rabies has been around for a long, long time and so far there have been fewer than 10 documented cases of humans…
By Mickey Zeldes September 5, 2014 There are legitimate reasons to bring an animal to a shelter. If you find a stray animal, we serve as a central lost and found, giving the animal a safe place to wait until his or her owners can come to reclaim their errant pet. We actively try to…
By Mickey Zeldes August 29, 2014 I can’t imagine life without my pets. They are our family, which is important to us (my husband and I) because we have no other family in the area. And without children, they do fill that niche as well. My dogs go to work with me, so they are…
By Mickey Zeldes The Mutt Strut is coming. This is exciting news to dog lovers in Sonoma County. It’s a special day that celebrates everything canine. We’re busy lining up exciting demonstrations, soliciting pet related vendors, getting arts and crafts ready for the kids’ area and more, so reserve Saturday, Sept. 27, now on your…
By Mickey Zeldes July 18, 2014 We recently had a 6-year-old sheltie surrendered to the shelter by a very frustrated owner. She and her family had the dog for three years and were at their wit’s end by some of the behaviors he displayed.As a second-time sheltie parent, I could only nod in agreement as…
By Mickey Zeldes June 27, 2014 The Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair certainly has put Petaluma on the map. It has garnered international attention and brought in contestants from around the world. I’m not sure if that is something of which to be particularly proud, though. If we were doing a contest like…
Memorial Day is a time to reflect and remember those who have given their lives in military service. Since the beginning of time, animals have been used in military service in a wide variety of ways. Perhaps we could take a couple of minutes out of the 24 hours of Memorial Day to reflect on…
I recently heard the comment that most people would rather go to the dentist than go to a dog training class. Really? What a sad statement. Then I started thinking back to all the training classes I have been to and really…if I’m honest…although I liked them, they weren’t really all that fun. We would…