by tucsondog | Jan 3, 2022 | Special Feature 5
Story by Colleen Keefe, Photos Courtesy of Desirae Trubee You’ve heard of the butterfly effect – well this story is the dog version of that concept, and it begins with a simple act of kindness. But this is The Tucson Dog Magazine, there are acts of kindness all...
by tucsondog | Jan 1, 2022 | Special Feature 4
Story by Rebecca West, Photos courtesy of Michael Thomas You’ve likely seen them around Tucson. Whizzing by in traffic, saddling up in a parking lot, or maybe right next to you at a stoplight. To some extent, the dynamic duo with the distinctive bullet-shaped...
by tucsondog | Jan 1, 2022 | Special Feature 3
Story by Rebecca West, Photos provided by SBPRN It can be easy to forget that Pinal County’s 5,000-home SaddleBrooke community is officially part of Tucson’s metropolitan statistical area, but it is. Nestled in the foothills of the beautiful 9,000-foot Santa...
by tucsondog | Jan 1, 2022 | Special Feature 2
Story by Rebecca West Ask any number of people their views on the homeless population with pets, and you’re likely to get a mix of responses. A lot feel bad for the animal and feel it’s unfair of the owner or irresponsible to keep them under the circumstances. But...
by tucsondog | Jan 1, 2022 | Special Feature 1
HOPE Animal Shelter launches an initiative to provide a bridge for at-risk dogs to their forever homes. Story by Emily Dieckman, Photos courtesy of HOPE Animal Shelter Stacy Van Dyke is a board member at HOPE Animal Shelter who has also been volunteering with the...
by tucsondog | Jan 1, 2022 | Cover Story
Story by Rebecca West, Photos by Candice Eaton When you sit back and think about it, animals have played a significant role in military campaigns for thousands of years. Horses and dogs, in particular, have marched across continents with their masters and handlers as...
by tucsondog | Nov 1, 2021 | Special Feature 4, Training
Story by Jeremy Brown, The Complete Canine Living with uncertainty can be difficult on anyone, but have we examined the effects of the pandemic on our canine friends? When our lives are disrupted, our dogs’ lives are upended as a result. Socializing your dog, already...
by tucsondog | Nov 1, 2021 | Special Feature 3
Story by Rebecca West, Photos by PACC How do you relieve a shelter dog’s stress levels? The answer is actually quite simple: through canine foster programs and things like weekend or holiday sleepovers. As it turns out, removing animals from noisy shelters and...
by tucsondog | Nov 1, 2021 | Cover Story
Story by Emily Dieckman Big ones, small ones, some the size of your head. Some in sunglasses, hats, Halloween costumes, or halfway through eating a cup of whipped cream. Competition was fierce for the 2021 Tucson Dog Holiday Cover Dog Contest, in which readers...
by tucsondog | Nov 1, 2021 | Horsin Around, Special Feature 2
Story by Rebecca West, Photos by Duane Whitmer Many people don’t realize the extent to which horses and other animals end up needing refuge, just like house pets. These four-legged creatures suffer similar fates as the countless dogs and cats that find themselves...
