Car dealerships are deservedly among the most distrusted businesses in America. So when I was told this past weekend that my six-year-old, out-of-warranty vehicle needed a major engine repair, I braced for the worst.
The bill never materialized. I don’t know why Subaru absorbed the cost, and I didn’t press my luck by asking. Given how rare that outcome has become in the car business, the experience was worth noting.
My PSA post about the dangers of the surging number of doggie daycare facilities—and the gold standard by which they should all be judged.
It’s National Pet Week—a time to celebrate the pets who enrich our lives and to promote responsible pet care. But rising costs, driven by private equity ownership, are making pet ownership increasingly unaffordable for many Americans. This has contributed to a disturbing trend known as “economic euthanasia”—where pets are put down not for health reasons, but because their owners can’t afford treatment.
Our furry companions, whom many of us consider family, deserve far better.
To think I once found South Dakota governor Kristi Noem an attractive woman.
A cautionary tale about pet adoption, particularly English cream golden retrievers.
I enjoy reading the New York Post, but too often I forget it’s a sensationalist tabloid thriving on clickbait.
If you love dogs and appreciate the bonds they form with those who care for them, you’ll be touched by the heroism of Detroit-area hotshot attorney E. Powell Miller. Yet another example of Pure Michigan Niceness.
Ben Jr. turned five yesterday. I would have preferred to mark the occasion with a hike and our version of fetch when I throw the ball and then run to retrieve it, but I knew he’d prefer hanging with his doggie day care friends than spending time with his old…
Ben, a loving Labrador pit bull mix who taught me the specialness of dogs and inspired me to adopt my own, was put down this morning after the pain from his cancer ridden body became too much to bear. I’m forever grateful for the gift he left me.
I dreamed of owning a dog from the moment I watched my first episode of Lassie. For those born after the series ended in 1973, it was a TV show about the heroic adventures of a Collie named Lassie who was always rescuing people and saving them from misfortune. Lassie…