Tag: dogs
Dog Adoptions Increase During Lockdown
SANTA MONICA — Animal shelters are seeing an increase demand for dogs during the pandemic with many people wanting to adopt pets for companionship.
Animal...
Adventures With DeVille
UNITED STATES—Dogs can be our best friend because they can't talk. Nevertheless, I entertain the notion that dogs really do think and feel like...
Siberian Husky Wins Beverly Hills Dog Shows
BEVERLY HILLS—The Siberian Husky, Nick, defeated approximately 2,000 dogs representing over 165 breeds, to win Best in Show at the Fourth Beverly Hills Dog...
A Doggy Romance (4)
UNITED STATES—The next day, after Tina and Lee have witnessed the dog love knot, he feels inexplicably good and so does Tina, Joe's sister....
A Doggy Romance (3)
UNITED STATES—The mention of Joanne hit hard. When she left it was both a blessing and a curse for Lee. Both he and Joanne...
A Doggy Romance (2)
UNITED STATES—The doggies are circling around each other in the cold living room. They have stopped repelling and are merely sniffing each other. If...
A Doggy Romance (1)
UNITED STATES—So Lee goes to this house in Silver Lake by Micheltorena before going bowling with his friend Joe. Lee's friend has invited him...
8 Year-Old Lab Dies From Malibu Hike
MALIBU—An eight year old dog collapsed in 100 degree weather half a mile into a hike on Stunt Road trail on June 10. The...
The Dog Lady Of Mexico
UNITED STATES—It was a scuffle and a soft whimper that led Alison Sawyer Current to the pile of logs in an unkempt abandoned lot....
How Nature Improves Your Dog’s Health
UNITED STATES—Many dog owners know the issues that come with having mostly indoor pets: boredom, destruction, and separation anxiety. But fewer are familiar with...
Artist’s Return Part 3
UNITED STATES—Off Archer drove after being frisked and subjected to an elaborate sobriety test. The young sheriff told him that they had trouble here...
Artist’s Return Part 2
UNITED STATES—"Why do you have plastic bags?" the young sheriff asked. "Poop bags for the dog."
The young buzz-cut sheriff bid Archer to sit on...
The Artist’s Return
UNITED STATES—He was starting to nod off on the freeway. A taillight and ghost tree whose branches twisted half a mile down the road,...
Race Card
UNITED STATES—Even with the rain, the streets are seething, something is on edge in people and a little precipitation isn't making a dent. On...
New Dog Parks Open In West Hollywood
WEST HOLLYWOOD—Two new dog parks have opened in the city of West Hollywood. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on January 13 to celebrate the...
Your Pet is YOUR Responsibility!
UNITED STATES—Pets they are great companions, but I have to ask a question why do some people have pets? You might be asking me...
Santa Monica Firefighters Rescue Dogs From Fire
SANTA MONICA—Officials from the Santa Monica Fire Department rescued two small dogs from a fire that broke at an apartment complex on Monday, January...
The Gold Chain
UNITED STATES—I’m taking DeVille out for a walk or he’s taking me. I cannot tell which. We go up Cahuenga to the dog friendly...
Man Uses Facebook To Broadcast Abused Animals
SACRAMENTO—Since February 2017, Kevin Paz, of San Francisco has uploaded photos to Facebook of animals he has kept in custody and abused, primarily dogs.
Paz,...
John Steinbeck Schlepped Here
UNITED STATES—Anybody who can take a cross-country trip with a dog and write a book has my respects. Mine is barely learning to let...