3 Things Not To Do When Buying Your Kid A Dog

Expert: Victoria Stilwell, celebrity dog trainer and host of Animal Planet’s hit TV series, It’s Me Or The Dog.

1. Buying a dog when your child wants it…but you don’t.

“I always tell parents never ever get a dog for your child because your child wants it but you don’t. After the excitement phase passes, you’re left with a child who probably won’t look after it which means you’re going to be left doing the dirty work day-to-day. You’ll get angry and you’ll resent it. Let me stress: Only buy a dog if you’re really into it as well.”

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Meet the Winners of Puppies & Kitties!

Baby + baby animal = the cutest dang thing you’ve seen all day. Check out the winners of our July Photo Contest: Puppies & Kitties! Continue reading »

Cross-Nursing in the Animal Kingdom

I just finished a book about the evolution of “cooperative reproduction” among humans.  It seems that humans are among a minority of species in which biological mothers allow their offspring to be cared for by others–and in which those others are willing and able to step up to the plate.  The book argues that Continue reading »