Many babies will suck their thumbs. According to WebMD, babies have a natural instinct to suck. The urge should decrease after they reach 6 months of age. But thumb sucking can become a habit that is used to help comfort the child when they are hungry, afraid, bored, sleepy, or restless. We don’t often associate thumb …
Do you tell your pets that you love them? I do. You can’t help it. Most of the time I get a blank stare back from my cat. My dog wags her tail and may even jump for joy. I am not sure she knows what I said – she just loves the attention and …
Some of our worst critics are our own pets. In my house, my pets are constantly reminding me to do things. Like feed them, love them, give them treats or they have to tell me to take them out. I suppose I make their life a little harder by just being a silly human. In …
Rescuing animals has got to be one of the hardest – and most rewarding jobs. Hope for Paws has made quite a name for themselves saving the most desperate animals. In this video, we see the incredible rescue of Clarabelle. Clarabelle, a Golden Retriever, had been living on the streets for a few weeks and …
Dogs are pack animals. They love to feel like they belong to a family. Family members are loved and respected in a pack. Avalanche is an Alaskan Malamute that absolutely loves his grandma! Who doesn’t love their grandma? She probably gives him a lot of treats and love! In this video, Avalanche’s parents are asking …
Back in October 2013, two National Guard members had lunch at Ruby Tuesday in Concord, New Hampshire. They had been discussed limiting their order due to the government shutdown. Their waitress, Sarah Hoidahl, 22, covered their bill that day. The soldiers were not given a bill that day – they were given a handwritten note …
A severely wounded dog was picked up off the streets in Summerville, South Carolina. The poor dog had extensive burns over most of his body. The executive director of the Francis R. Willis SPCA, Kim Almstead, said the mixed-breed terrier smelled of kerosene and gas. Someone intentionally burned the dog and left it to die …
It was July, and the temperatures reached 97-degrees in Florida. Jessica Barnes had gone to Pensacola Beach to soak up some sun. She just happened to turn her head and saw a police officer drenched in sweat approaching. The officer was carrying a five-year-old boy on his shoulders. The boy had gotten separated from his …
A homeless woman was behaving suspiciously at the Promenade Mall in Temecula, California. Deputy Bruce Pierson arrived on the scene and approached her – he asked her what she was doing barefoot. The woman told him that she had been moving from car to car so she could stay in the shade. The woman had …
Domesticated dogs all came from wolves at some point in their past. Today, people have what are called wolfdogs – part wolf and part dog. They are a challenging breed to have in the household with their wolf genes. Read on to find out what living with a wolfdog is really like. Ben Hull wanted …