By: Dr. Jack Stephens Recently, I was listening to a conversation in the office about pets with bad habits. This wouldn’t be me, of course, but I do happen to know several pups here with some pretty poor manners. Let’s talk about Bear for a minute. Now don’t get me wrong, everyone says that Bear [...]

By: Dr. Jack Stephens Dear Diary, You’d think that a girl my size would have more trouble getting what she wants. Fortunately, this is not the case. And while I think that I would probably still get pretty much whatever I want if my Dad wasn’t the boss, I must say that I do enjoy [...]

By: Dr. Jack Stephens Hi, my name is Torrey. You may know me as the Customer Service Advocate here at Pets Best – a job I take seriously. I may be small, but I’ve been told I have the heart of a lion and, truth be told, I rule the roost, whether it’s here at [...]

By: Dr. Jack Stephens Our ShelterBest “Racing to Save Pets” campaign took a huge leap forward at the recent Western Veterinary Conference (WVC) in Las Vegas last month as the visual of the racecars, the passion of our Pets Best team, and the ShelterBest WVC Challenge Cup Race at the Las Vegas Speedway brought attention [...]

By: Dr. Jack Stephens What a great age! Sixteen, second only to twenty one as a magical day. How I looked forward to reaching sixteen and being able to drive – a milestone year for most, a year that brings much to look forward to. Sixteen is also a milestone year for our pets, but [...]

By: Arden Moore The benefit of sharing my home with two dogs and two cats is that I get to enjoy the antics of this “furry fab four,” and they get to have a member of their own species as a pal. The downside is when I need to travel. Hiring a professional pet sitter [...]

By: Arden Moore In my role as editor of Catnip, the author of 17 books on cats and dogs and an animal behavior consultant, I travel coast to coast to make presentations about pets. Usually, I fly solo and hire a professional pet sitter to take care of my two cats and my two dogs. [...]

By: Arden Moore For nine years, I lived in South Florida and looked forward to the occasional getaway to Key West. From my home in Palm Beach County, it took about five hours to reach the final key – Key West. Ah, but it was well worth the drive. Instead of a rainbow at the [...]

By: Arden Moore “Hey, Chipper and Cleo, do you want to go…” When my dogs, Chipper and Cleo hear that magical word, “go,” their ears perk up, their faces start to grin and their tails begin whirling like oscillating fans. Go. That two-letter word generates nearly as much excitement in our dogs as “treat.” Little [...]

By: Dr. Jack Stephens Previously I have reported how I have personally witnessed people eliminate antidepressants by the simple act of obtaining a dog, especially a “lap” or household dog or cat. I have also shared how it is being scientifically documented and measured that pets can reduce and even eliminate mild depression. Now, the [...]