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Keep Pets Cool & Safe During Texas Heat Wave
Unlike us, cats and dogs only sweat through their paws, so it’s easy for them to overheat. Don’t forget to create a disaster preparedness...
Saving Turtle Island
At a Fort Worth pond, I seek turtles. Red-eared sliders and flat gray pancakes of spiny softshells plop into the water when I’m too...
On the Prowl
How close will you ever get to the proverbial king of the jungle? Inches away might be the answer during a visit to the...
JJ
Some of you may remember the story we published about a year ago that featured JJ, the striking male mandrill at the Fort Worth...
Animaltastic Gifts for You & Yours or Me, Myself, and I
Whether you’re celebrating Christmas in July, a summer birthday for an animal lover named Jennifer (hint, hint), or a Puppy Shower like the one...
Majestic
Please don’t try to pet, or feed, the bison.
That was one of the messages I heard during a recent trip to the Fort Worth...
N&D 7.26 // Dog Days of Summer
The term “dog days of summer” refers to the sweltering and humid weather during July and August in the Northern Hemisphere, or so says...
ATE DAY8 a Week // Animal Appetites
It’s a wild, wild world we live in. Your well-mannered pup is welcome to accompany you to bars, breweries, coffeeshops, distilleries, and restaurants almost...
Trafficking Exotics
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” - Mahatma Gandhi
A sleek and...
Wild About Texas
As far as music appreciation opinions go, few topics generate as much conversational heat as cover songs. What I’ve found in more than 20...



















