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June 24, 2022: Virtual Take Your Dog To Work Day 🐶 💻

Pet Sitters International (PSI) started Take Your Dog to Work Day in 1999. Now in 2022, Take Your Dog to Work Day (TYDTWD) is celebrating 24 years. The goal is to raise funds and awareness to support animal rescue and shelter dog adoptions.

TYDTWD celebrates the “joys of pets in the workplace for one day to support their local pet communities.”

Seven Years Later: My Passion For Animals and My PhD 👩🏾‍🎓

UPDATE: Spring time is a time for cleaning up and clearing out. This fun project reminded me that I had a plethora of documents (research papers, case studies, handouts) related to my dissertation. Yep, seven years last month, I finished my PhD. Time to throw out old documents and dated research papers.

And I’m also reminded that my rescue kitty, Oscar was there to help me through the dissertation process. As another “Thank You” to him and all my furry friends, I’m reposting my blog about my passion for animals and my PhD. Enjoy!

June Pet Awareness Days 🗓️

June is here and summer is in the air! 2022 remains a troubling year for the entire planet – even more reason to celebrate the gift of love from our pets! Embrace their unbridled love to warm your heart!

Memorial Day: Remember Our Military Service Dogs 🎖️

Memorial Day is a day to remember and honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Dr. Pet Mom asks that we also remember our military service dogs.

Long Overdue: Emergency Care For K-9 Officers (Police Dogs) 🚔

Did you know that in many states, it’s against the law to give oxygen to a dog rescued in a house fire? Many fire fighters save them anyway. These kinds of outdated laws are changing and police dogs or K-9 officers are getting the emergency care they deserve.

What’s New? Dr. Pet Mom’s Delightful Pet Menagerie Newsletter 🗞️

Hello! Welcome to the first edition of my latest project, Dr. Pet Mom’s Delightful Pet Menagerie (DPM) Newsletter. Springtime is a transition time as we leave the doldrums of winter, and spring forward into daylight savings time. Springtime is also a great time to create new projects.

Silly, Catnaps and Wonder: What We Learn From Our Pets 🃏

Pet parents and animal lovers already know how much pets help our well being. As we continue to spend time indoors with our furry friends, we are reminded of other ways that our pets make us better people.

We could all use more help from our furry friends!

May Pet Awareness Days 🗓️

May is a wonderful month to celebrate our loving pets! And the month of May is National Pet Month. Take time to meet new animals and their pet people and post your best pet photos on social media. Best of all, keep spoiling your pets all month! Happy National Pet Month and enjoy a summary of pet awareness days in May.

Cat and Dog Peeves About Humans 🐈 🐕

We know that our pets love us – they show us all the time with a wagging tail, a loving purr, or a paw on the knee when we’re feeling sad. But sometimes our pets reach their limit: They just get tired of us humans.

Cats and dogs have their own personal boundaries. When we step across the line, they let us know.

Celebrate “Tree Lady of Africa” on National Arbor Day 🥳

April 30 is National Arbor Day, a celebration of trees and promoting tree planting and care. I’m re-posting my 2019 blog about Dr. Wangari Maathai, the “tree lady of Africa” and Founder of the Green Belt Movement.