The veterinarian called to say he would be 10-15 minutes late and I thanked him for the professional courtesy. I was especially grateful for the additional time with Brady, my four-legged companion. The last few hours together were passing too quickly and the extra few minutes were a gift. I hung up the phone and…
Pets provide LGBTQ San Diegans love, companionship and so much more. To set out on a discovery of what dogs and their owners can do in and around the neighborhood, my Jack Russell Terrier-Chihuahua mix pup, Ollie and I decided to make a doggie day of it and run around town to see what we…
Bail was set at $2 million June 25 for Tiffany LaToya Nowden who is charged with stabbing her wife to death while in bed in their San Carlos home. Nowden, 39, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Russina Vale, 38, whose body was found June 5 in their Mission Gorge Road apartment. San Diego…
Size is relative, as we know. Without a point of comparison, we cannot say that anything is either “big” or “little.” But we’ve seen the city and county of San Diego alternately described as a “big city with a small town feel,” a “small town vibe in a big package” and a “big small town.”…
SAN DIEGO – What is there not to love about hundreds of pug dogs dressed up in costume and their loving owners dog-talking over some of San Diego’s finest craft beer? Not a thing, according to one of San Diego’s happiest traditions: Pugtoberfest. Pug Rescue San Diego, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the rescue and…
Lance Bass has teamed up with two special costars – his rescued dogs Dingo and Foster – for the “Adopt, Don’t Buy” People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) campaign in which the pop icon encourages everyone who’s looking for a new canine or feline friend to adopt from an animal shelter. The PSA…
My prowess in sports is of legend. Not! Since my high school days I have tried to be “one of the boys,” but fate has been against me. My size, height and, above all, fear of the ball doomed me. Of particular memory is an afternoon with my friend Gloria and her constant buddy and…
“The human-animal relationship is one of the cornerstones of a just and compassionate society.” Etched in the lobby wall of the San Diego Humane Society Central Campus, 5500 Gaines Street in Linda Vista, those words help explain why Americans are among the most avid pet owners on the planet. Disney and Gary Larson’s Far Side…
