News from Tom McMahon of AllVoices.com – PETTING A DOG is soothing for both giver and receiver. It can lower your heart rate, calm you down, improve your mood and reduce stress. Researchers call it the “pet effect.” It’s no wonder that dogs...

Billy has trouble staying awake during a story. So relaxing for little ones …..

“He had let out the dogs and they were jumping around him frantic with joy, as if they were afraid, every night, there would never be another letting out or another morning.” - Mary O’Hara

“Who wouldn’t want to read to a dog?” said Peggy Blevins, winner of the Frenemies photo contest in The Witchita Eagle this week. I love that! Peggy was talking about all the people who want to read to her 4-year old therapy dog, Finley. Not only does...

Ah, so comfy. A quiet rest while at camp. Now, I know gun dogs are extremely adaptable, and flexible too. But how did this guy manage to get himself into a folding camp chair without knocking the whole thing over? I find getting into these things...