by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 19, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Features, Pets, South Jersey
By Heidi Clayton There is zero evidence that there was a dog at the Nativity scene. However, if a dog had been there, it probably would have been one of the oldest known canine breeds, the Canaan dog. The Canaan is now the national dog of Israel. The dogs can be dated...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 12, 2024 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Pets, South Jersey
By Heidi Clayton Every year at about this time, social media gets flooded with the warning: “A dog isn’t a Christmas gift…IT’S A LIFELONG COMMITMENT!” I believe they can be both a gift and, of course, a lifelong commitment. It is perfectly acceptable to get that puppy...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 5, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Pets, South Jersey
By Heidi Clayton While at the National Dog Show a few weeks ago, I spent some time with a breed I have had little experience with. I will admit to becoming a bit smitten with the breed known as the Irish Water Spaniel. Keeping in mind that there is no such thing as a...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 27, 2024 | Features, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Pets, South Jersey
By Heidi Clayton It is that time of the year for large feasts filled with yummy fattening foods, which are incredibly tempting to humans and dogs alike. If you find yourself tempted to overindulge around the holidays, imagine your dog’s temptation. Every year, I...
by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 21, 2024 | Features
By Heidi Clayton In 2013, The National Library of Medicine published a study that of the over two million reported dog bites where a child was the victim, roughly 90 percent of those victims knew the dog that bit them. Most of those bites occurred when an adult was...
