The Dog Who Healed a Family (and other short stories) compiled by Jo Coudert This book is a collection of 19 stories of animals who brought hope and love to humans. Animals enrich our lives in so many ways, teaching us loyalty, compassion, trust, triumphs in life as well as death. An animal lover’s treasure […]
Dogs don’t sweat as we do. They cool their bodies by panting. Oxygen enters the body through the open mouth, cooling their bodies. The evaporation of moisture on the tongue helps to reduce body temperature. Dogs can also reduce body temperature by dilating their facial and ear blood vessels. This allows the blood vessels to […]
In April, 1866, over one hundred forty years ago, passersby spotted a gentleman named Henry Bergh explaining to the driver of a coal cart who was whipping his horse, that it is against the law to beat one’s animal. Henry Bergh thus earned the name of The Great Meddler. He was born in New York […]
