When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy. When it’s in your best interest, practice obedience. Let others know when they’ve invaded your territory. Take naps and [...]

Yurt used to live with a homeless Cedar Rapids man, 57-year-old Kevin McClain, in his car. But a month ago he became ill with lung cancer. Paramedics rushed him to Mercy Medical Center and later to Hospice House. Yurt went to the animal shelter. “In the transition of moving him over from our ambulance cot [...]

Here’s a pretty damn awesome video that might convert some of you devout cat people into considering getting a dog. His name is Jesse and through the use of positive reinforcement and clicker training, he is able to accomplish many task and entertain many tricks. If I found out that he could cook, clean and [...]

Here’s a pretty cute video of a kitten falling asleep in a teacup. If there were ever anything called ‘cute porn’, this would take the cake, your cake and my cake. I threw in an awesome dog video as well to balance out the universe. Enjoy.

I’m not religous in any sense of the word and in fact, I’m pretty sure I would disturb the holy grounds of a church just by walking withing 50ft of it, but I’m still respectful of everybody’s freedom to practice religion and even if that means teaching it to your dog. Here’s a pretty damn [...]

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