92 results for "Gina Spadafori"
Pet Connection: Shelters consider hands-off cat policy
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 12:00 AMHow do you help more cats with less money? Contrary to decades of conventional practice, some in the shelter community are arguing that for municipal shelters the answer is to leave free-roaming cats alone, and to ask communities' nonprofit...
Maddie's Fund pays for pet adoptions
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 12:00 AMIf someone else pays the adoption fee when you adopt a pet, does it change how much you "value" the animal as a member of your family? How you answer that question may reveal how you feel about many of the changes now underway in the s...
Pet Connection: Many dogs love swimming – take care
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 12:00 AMRivers have always been a part of my life. I grew up in Sacramento, a city that began at the spot where two mighty rivers meet. Such placement has always been a risky business, and the levees that hold the waters in place don't seem strong e...
Pet Connection:Quiet a barking dog with training
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 12:00 AMAt this time of year, our windows open up to sweet scents of spring – and the headache-inducing annoyance of the neighborhood nuisance barker.
Pet Connection: Preparation key in taking cats to vet
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 12:00 AMIn the past, I've been less nervous about air travel than I have been about my cats' veterinary appointments.
Pet Connection: Crate helps a pup learn 'alone time'
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 12:00 AMThere's nothing harder for a young puppy to learn than being alone.
Pet connection: An adult dog may be the one for you
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 12:00 AMIn recent years we've seen a shift in attitude when it comes to adopting an adult dog.
Pet Connection: Litter box can be a pit of cat issues
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 12:00 AMWhen I adopted a second adult cat a few months ago, I knew I was at risk for having one cat or the other – or both – avoiding the litter box.
Pet Connection: There's not much a dog can't sniff out
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 12:00 AMIs there anything for which a dog can't use its nose to figure out?
Pet Connection: Great dog starts as well-trained puppy
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 12:00 AMWhile I've fostered homeless pets transitioning to new families for more than 30 years, only in the last decade have I been raising puppies for other people. I'm good at it, my house is set up for it (no carpets, easy-clean surfaces), an...
