Author: Anna Strout

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Are you in search of the perfect…

Name recognition and getting your new dog to respond to you go hand in hand and are the very first lessons you’ll have to impart to your pet. Whether your new pet is a little puppy or an adult shelter dog teaching it its name will require consistent sessions as this process requires continuous reinforcement…

Debbie Brownson lets her dog Roxy meet Chip from Pflugerville Pets Alive held by Cameron Brownson at Pet Pfest. Photo by Nicole Barrios From the City of Austin: Austin Animal Center, 7201 Levander Loop wants you to play Pokémon Go to help get dogs adopted. The city shelter will host the first ever, Pokémon Go…

Catelyn Silapachai and friend Melissa Massello DuBeau started 1 Dog 1 HourChelsea Laine Francis Catelyn Silapachai, co-founder of Vintage jewelry and home decor site The Distillery, has started a new venture with friend Melissa Massello DuBeau. 1 Dog 1 Hour wants to help get more pets adopted from the Austin Animal Center. Here’s how it…

It’s an (early) Christmas miracle! Yesterday, Austin Pets Alive! issued a desperate plea for help for a 7-month-old puppy named Tiny Tim who, much like the fictitious boy of the same name, couldn’t walk and needed surgery. Austinites joined together to donate the money Tiny Tim needed for his surgery. Courtesy of Austin Pets Alive! According to Austin…

Meet Frito. Image via Corie Gemmiti and Texas Humane Heroes / Facebook As you can see from the photo, he’s just a cute little dog looking for his long-lost siblings, who were born in August 2015 and adopted from Texas Humane Heroes in Leander. This is what they looked like as puppies. Let’s all say…

The 14th annual Puppy Bowl is gearing up to be one of the biggest pet…

What’s the first word that comes to mind when you hear the term dog training? Chances are it’s not the word easy. Dog training can be a challenge, and it’s something all of us have struggled with at one time or another. But there are ways to make it easier. Here’s some of my favorite…

Image Source: Pixabay.com Dogs are some of the most adorable creatures ever. They are so loyal that they should do anything for you, even jump into the fire if it meant saving you. They’d do it without question or complains. … Continue reading → The post How To Tell If Your Dog Has Rabies appeared…

“We can’t begin to say enough good things about Trupanion. Our Cairn Terrier, Ted, at the age of 10 months got into something outside – we believe it was mushrooms. His illness came on quickly and we rushed him to the first of three clinics. He made it through the night at our local emergency…

So close! Austin dog Whiskeytown Dalwhinnie Brie finished second (!) in the Sporting Group on Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Brie, a 4-year-old Wiredhaired Pointing Griffin who won best in breed for the second year in a row, was bested by an Irish Setter named Adrian. Another Texas dog, Golden Retriever Elphaba out of…

Where will you be Sunday, February the fourth at 3pm? If you’re a dog…

Looking for some fun ways to entertain your dog, boost their confidence and stimulate their mind? If so start playing some brain games with your dog. Brain games are activities that challenge your dog’s mind, and they’re a great way to keep your dog entertained. Dogs thrive when they’re given plenty of mental and physical…

Lying at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, on the edge of the arid Great Basin, Mono Lake is one of the most unforgettable places we’ve ever visited with Ty and Buster. It’s easy… GoPetFriendly.com is a website for people who love to travel with their pets. Whether you're going around the block or…

A lot of popular theories exist to explain the seemingly strange tendency of some dogs to chow down on grass, but not all theories have any basis in fact. If you’re wondering why your pup treats himself to a buffet of grassy roughage and how to prevent it from happening, you may be surprised to…

Dogs adopted from a shelter have had either good or bad experiences with their previous owners. When we bring home a rescue dog, there’s always curiosity to understand if the pooch remembers its previous owner in any way. The new owner is focused on providing a better lifestyle to the pet and to stay away…

Image Source: Pixabay.com Our dogs mean everything to us. We want nothing but the best for them and we love them to bits. But does that mean that we should let them lick us. Are those doggy kisses as harmless … Continue reading → The post Should You Allow Your Dog To Lick Your Face?…

Dodson is a puppy-in-training with Guide Dogs for the Blind. Contributed by Chloe Gonzales Do you know how to act around a service dog? Austin360 team member Chloe Gonzales is a volunteer with Guide Dogs for the Blind, and she brought Dodson, her current service-dog-in-training, to our HQ Wednesday. She discussed the do’s and don’t’s for interacting…