Our canine friends are sympathetic animals and sometimes they can become depressed. You may say, “How ridiculous! Imagine a dog being depressed!” You may say that and, if you did, you would be wrong, for dogs can indeed become depressed and they tell us they’re depressed in different ways. Just as depression in their human […]

Cats unfairly have a bad reputation for their seemingly haughty demeanors and icy personalities. Human beings tend to anthropomorphize and they ascribe traits associated with aloofness to cats. While many of these feline traits may indeed be indicative of a cat’s desire to be alone, we miss so many signs of their enduring love for […]

Snakes are everyone’s best friend! This statement may not be altogether true, however some snakes do make great pets, but only if you know how and when to handle these temperamental creatures. The Reptiles of My Youth When I was but a child, I loved collecting all types of animals as pets but reptiles were […]