Pets
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Utah’s Homeless Pet Crisis: Ways You Can Help Homeless Pets
“Everyone wants to support an animal shelter with a no-kill status, so by adopting or fostering, you’re helping shelters like Salt Lake County Animal Services continue to be a no-kill…
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A Crazy Cat Lady Helping Feral Cats in Salt Lake, Utah
Julie Davis helps feral cats in Salt Lake by getting them spayed or neutered. nursing sick cats at her home and paying for necessary surgeries.
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Can Your Dog Smell a Rat? Utah Rat Catching Competition Open to all Dogs
Barn Hunt is a competition in which dogs of any breed (as long as they can fit through an 18-inch-wide by straw bale-height tunnel) can earn titles by finding a…
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Dog Friendly Restaurant Patios in Salt Lake and Park City
Here is the list of restaurant patios in Salt Lake and Park City dog owners can take their pups to sit down for a beer or a full meal.
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Designer Dogs of Utah: Where Do They Come from?
Prices charged for designer dogs such as Goldendoodles have increased along with their popularity. That led to a lot of unethical breeding.
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Gas Chamber Pet Euthanasia Orem, Utah
Animal rights activists are making their voices heard in the second-largest city in Utah County, hoping to get elected officials to halt the use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter…
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Why Should You Adopt an Older Dog?
Somewhere out there is an old dog, probably at an animal shelter; a wise, scruffy old dog that would love to snuggle up to you and tell you it’s okay…
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5 Amazing Places For Hiking And Running With Dogs in Utah
Hiking, running, exploring, hunting, backcountry skiing. It’s difficult to think of any outdoor sports that are not more enjoyable with dogs. After about fourteen years of mostly hiking and running…
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The Secret Lives of Dogs
Dogs have trained us to love them like a family member. To wait on them, watch them, take photos of them, adore them. We think we have trained them. No.…
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Utah Mountains Receive Record Snow Fall
Moab’s La Sal Mountains are the major part of South Easter Utah snowpack which currently stands at 199% of normal. This will make for a big watter year for Moab’s…
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Running In The Utah Mountains With Dogs In Deep Snow
We climb off-trail through deep fresh powder. Tree limbs are dumping their loads and crystallizing our air. We reach the top then jump down a steep 50’ chute. We harvest…
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Dog Obedience for Everyone
I boil dog obedience down to the basic commands of: “no, come, sit, heel, lay down, and stay.” Anyone can train their dogs to these commands if they are consistent,…
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Salt Lake’s Dog Friendly Restaurant Patios
If you like your four legged best friend to accompany you while dining out, Salt Lake City is then the right place to live in. Here is the list of …