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Make Halloween Safe for your Pups!

Make Halloween Safe for your Pups!

Story by Meganne Carpenter Regional Scout for Camp Bow Wow Tucson and Tucson East Halloween is a howling good time for most of us humans, but it can be a scary and potentially dangerous time for many of our beloved pups. It’s important to be prepared so you and your...

Old Souls Animal Rescue & Retirement Home

Old Souls Animal Rescue & Retirement Home

Story and Photos contributed by Executive Director, Paula Rivadeneira Old Souls is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that takes in geriatric, special needs, and hospice animals of all kinds, including dogs, cats, tortoises, and farm animals. The animals come primarily...

Should You Bring Your Dog with You on Vacation?

Should You Bring Your Dog with You on Vacation?

Story by Meganne Carpenter, Regional Scout, Camp Bow Wow Tucson East With summer upon us, many people have vacation on their minds. Though a lot of pet parents would love to bring their furry friend along for the ride, it’s not always the easiest option. Whether you...

Woofstock Cover Dog Contest Winner Koko The Cover Girl!

Woofstock Cover Dog Contest Winner Koko The Cover Girl!

Story by Bonnie Craig   Happy spring, Tucson dogs and your humans! The birds are singing and our allergies are kicking into high gear, but never fear, because It’s time to celebrate our latest local celebrity. Everyone put your paws together for the stunning Miss...

Meet the First Ever Parvo Treatment

Meet the First Ever Parvo Treatment

Story by Melissa Barrow Photos provided by The Fix Project of Long Beach, CA   On May 2nd, 2023, Elanco Animal Health announced the release of their new Canine Parvovirus Monoclonal Antibody (CPMA) treatment — exciting and hopeful news for dogs and dog lovers...

Desert Labrador Retriever Rescue is 25 this year!

Desert Labrador Retriever Rescue is 25 this year!

Story by Melissa Barrow, Photos provided by DLRR   It’s a celebration year for this Phoenix-based organization; they started in October of 1999, so they will celebrate their 25th year in October of 2024! The whole mission of this group revolves around their love for...

Women of Rescue: Getting Things Done Final Part III

Women of Rescue: Getting Things Done Final Part III

Story by Rebecca West If you’re just joining us, this is the third and final installment of our 2023 Women of Rescue series, where we have been highlighting as many of the inspiring females here in Arizona — particularly in Pima County — who have dedicated much of...

Introducing Cover Dog, Daisy Sonora and Friends!!

Introducing Cover Dog, Daisy Sonora and Friends!!

Story by Bonnie Craig Congratulations Tucsonans, Autumn is here! After surviving the hottest summer on record, we can finally dig out our down jackets and wool sweaters for those chilly 80 degree days. More congratulations are in order though, as it is time to...

The Story of Nic and Bennett — Who rescued who?

The Story of Nic and Bennett — Who rescued who?

Story by Melissa Barrow “Not all disabilities are visible” declares a patch sewn to the vest of Bennett, the service dog of Nic Everhart. Nic and Bennett — a familiar sight around greater Tucson — are a striking, unusual pair: Nic is an Army veteran with noncombat...

Spay, Neuter, and the Cover Dog!

Spay, Neuter, and the Cover Dog!

Story by Bonnie Craig, Photos Courtesy of Candice Eaton and Chawntel Hunt As Tucson’s heat rages on, so does the stream of animals pouring into local shelters, so many this time of year being puppies and kittens. Some come in with their terrified and desperate...

Outdoor Adventures with Your Dog

Outdoor Adventures with Your Dog

Story and Photos Provided by Patricia Cook One of the best things in life is sharing an adventure with your dog. Tucson, with its wonderful weather, tempts people and their pooches outside. With a little planning, and an eye on the temperature, you and your dog can...

Women of Rescue: Getting Things Done, Part I

Women of Rescue: Getting Things Done, Part I

Story by Rebecca West If you had to take a wild guess, who would you imagine is behind the vast majority of rescue and shelter operations? We’re talking about from the founding of all the way down to the volunteers. The answer, of course, is women, and that’s because...

Sol Dog Lodge — Training Dogs and People for Life

Sol Dog Lodge — Training Dogs and People for Life

Story by Melissa Barrow, photos courtesy of Sol Dog Lodge The Tucson Dog gives lots of space to the rescue community, appealing in every issue for fosters and adopters. The rescue slogan is ‘find them a forever home’ but the story doesn’t end when an animal walks in...

Easter Egg Hunt For Your Pup

Easter Egg Hunt For Your Pup

Story by Meganne Carpenter Scout Camp Bow Wow, Tucson East This year Easter will be on April 9th, and we wanted to share a fun way to celebrate Easter with your pup by offering them an at-home enrichment Easter Egg Hunt! This is a version of a scavenger hunt and can...

Is Your Pet Packing On The Pounds?

Is Your Pet Packing On The Pounds?

Story by Alison Martin, Animal Soul Connection Did you know that 52% of dogs and 58% of cats are overweight or obese? Did you know that pet obesity is totally preventable? Did you also know that most pet parents don’t even know their cat or dog is overweight? Take a...

The New Cross-Culture 501c3 Rescuing Wheelchair Dogs

The New Cross-Culture 501c3 Rescuing Wheelchair Dogs

Story By Melissa Barrow Kim Kelly has always been into helping animals. She found Tucson’s rescue community after returning from post-doctorate work. It was their social media alerts that acquainted her with the plight of abandoned special needs dogs in Mexico. Deeply...

And The Cover Dog Winner Is… Scruffy!

And The Cover Dog Winner Is… Scruffy!

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...

Longest Stays: The Dogs of DeGrazia

Longest Stays: The Dogs of DeGrazia

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...