2012 September

Vote for the most unusual pet insurance claim in the 2012 VPI Hambone Awards

September 6, 2012 By Joanne Brokaw 2 Comments

Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. is getting ready to award the 2012 Annual Hambone Award, and you get to pick the winner! Named after a dog that ate an entire Thanksgiving ham while stuck in a refrigerator, the VPI Hambone Award has since been presented for three equally unusual claims. Past winners include Ellie, a Labrador [...]

Filed Under: Animal behavior, Animal health, Animals in the news, cats, Dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: cats, Dogs, pet insurance, pigs 2 Comments

5 reasons to obey the leash law (yes, I’m talking to you)

September 4, 2012 By Joanne Brokaw 192 Comments

I took my dog Bandit for a walk today in Corbett’s Glen, a nature park here in the suburbs of our hometown of Rochester, NY. In general, I avoid walking in the woods by myself. It’s kind of scary for me. I prefer the cemetery. For whatever reason, I feel less alone among the dead. [...]