TOPEKA, KAN. — Hill’s Pet Nutrition launched its annual “End Pet Obesity” campaign, listing Vernard Hodges, DVM, and Terrence Ferguson, DVM, stars of TV series “Critter Fixers: Country Vets.”
According to Hill’s, more than 50% of pets are overweight and 90% of pet parents with an overweight pet do not know their pet is overweight.
“As veterinarians, we want every pet to live a long and healthy life,” Hodges said. “That’s why pet parents should actively monitor their pet’s weight and address it in real time with the guidance of their veterinarian. We are proud to be a part of…
The best gifts are the ones that are unique and that you would never think of getting for yourself. Ashley, was blessed with a pet photo session for her birthday from her big brother, and we had a blast photographing her two pups, Louie the pug, and Arthur the Boxer mix.
Louie was rescued at 2 years from a shelter in Georgia, and despite his innocent looking face, has gotten into more mischief than you can think of! With one example being where his food obsession led him to open up all the Christmas presents one year (the family wasn’t…
Leon Levine, the founder of Family Dollar, a chain retailer that shaped the daily lives of the nation’s poor, died on April 5 at his home in Charlotte, NC He was 85.
His son, Howard, confirmed the death but did not specify a cause.
In 1959, with $3,000 of his own money and $3,000 from a partner, Mr. Levine opened the first Family Dollar on Central Avenue in Charlotte.
In 2015, a competitor, Dollar Tree, acquired Family Dollar for nearly $9 billion in cash and stocks. That year, Mr. Levine’s family fortune amounted to $1.4 billion, according to Forbes. Howard…
I was talking with a friend the other day about how on earth did we survive before the world of internet. I remember going on road trips with my family as a child, and how my parents would get in arguments due to incorrectly reading a map and missing the proper turn or exit. Thanks to Google Maps today, the only thing we have to worry about now is having the app take us down the wrong road.
And also thanks to the internet today, I’m able to connect with pet lovers all over the world. Emily and I “met”…