by tucsondog | Jan 1, 2023 | Special Feature 4
Story By Melissa Barrow, images courtesy of Ironwood I recently chatted with Mary Schanz, Ironwood’s co-founder, and president, to get the latest news from their Marana pig community. She patiently gave this pig welfare newbie a crash course on why we need Ironwood,...
by tucsondog | Jan 1, 2023 | Cover Story
Story by Rebecca West There’s archaeological evidence dogs were the first animals domesticated by humans between 20,000 and 30,000 years ago. This is far earlier than the domestication of donkeys, horses, and ruminant animals. We initially started bringing animals...
by tucsondog | Jan 1, 2023 | Special Feature 5
Story and Photo by Alison Martin, Animal Soul Connection The Wellness Assessment is a systematic and deliberate method for evaluating and determining the current state of your pet’s overall health. This can also be a bonding experience for you and your pet as you can...
by tucsondog | Nov 1, 2022 | Special Feature 2
Story by Scottie McGowan, Powered by Rescue A Golden of Arizona CVID-19 wreaked havoc on human lives throughout the world. Life, as we knew it, found a new norm by changing and improvising everyday life, some to our dismay. The impact on the already struggling...
by tucsondog | Nov 1, 2022 | Cover Story
Story by Bonnie Craig Here we are again. We’ve made it through another blistering summer into the relatively less blistering respite of Autumn. Dogs can trot happily down the streets without cooking their paws. They can enjoy a nice sunbath without immediately...
by tucsondog | Nov 1, 2022 | Special Feature 4
Story and photos by Debra Hankish Hardman of Southern Arizona Greyhound Adoption Southern Arizona Greyhound Adoption (SA Greys) has placed more than 800 greyhounds since forming as a 501(c)(3) organization more than 10 years ago. With the United States, to soon have...
by tucsondog | Nov 1, 2022 | Special Feature 1
Story by Rebecca West, Photos by Gabriel’s Angels Sometimes all it takes is a pair of soft brown eyes and the gentle nudge of a warm muzzle nuzzling you to drain you of stress and ease your apprehension. If you’re a dog lover, you get it. It’s that power to instantly...
by tucsondog | Nov 1, 2022 | Special Feature 3
Story and Photos by Kayleigh Murdock, Public Information Officer, PACC Many of you have heard of Oak “The Wash Dog.” Oak lived on her own in a local wash for at least four years. In those years, Oak – so named because she would chew oak sticks for fun – lived...
by tucsondog | Nov 1, 2022 | Special Feature 5
By Rebecca West The pet industry has ballooned over the years to become a multi-billion-dollar industry giving pet lovers more options to take advantage of than ever before. For your convenience, we’ve put together a list of locally-owned businesses in the Old Pueblo...
by tucsondog | Sep 1, 2022 | Special Feature 2
Story and Photos by Colleen Keefe Nestled at the base of the Catalina foothills, sits the DeGrazia Gallery of the Sun Museum. The ten-acre site is adorned with a rotation of more than 20,000 of Ettore “Ted” DeGrazia’s work, a gift shop, chapel, home of the late artist...