At one time a few years ago, our family had six cats between us! Our adult son and his fiancee at the time had two kitties and we had four felines. Since college kids and young adults move a lot during those years, we always lent a hand to help when it was time to […]
Cleaning Your Dog’s Paws After Walks
March 30, 2023 By
Since I have a lot of dog parents who read this blog, I decided to accept this guest post about the proper way to clean your pooch’s paws post walk. Let the walking and paw polishing begin! Cheers to man’s best friend and to their precious paws. Today guest writer, Charmaine Miller says: How Do You […]
See My Part 2 AZTV Stocking Stuffer Ideas & Where To Buy Items
December 21, 2021 By
Watch Part 2 of my AZTV stocking stuffer ideas on the Arizona Daily Mix morning show with the delightful and super funny Brad Perry! I included great gift ideas from two local online gift boutiques, Teresa Hamilton with Teresa’s Creative Gifts and Clothes Minded AZ. I love to support local and they have unique and […]
Guest Post: Choosing Your Pet’s Food Based On Their Tastes
June 16, 2021 By
As many of my readers know, we are a multicat family. With the loss of our beloved Tucker last week, we are down to three cats and our kitty, Stan who was adopted with Tucker 15 years ago is definitely mourning his lost brother. Our Stan has also had food allergy problems in the past […]
What Our Tucker Taught Us: Mourning Our Furry Family Member
June 10, 2021 By
We said goodbye to our beloved Tucker boy kitty yesterday. 15 years ago a volunteer at the shelter suggested we hold the little black and white kitten that had arrived that week. She told us that there was something special about him. She was right. We knew it those first moments we held him and […]
West & Willow Pet Portraits Make Perfect Present
March 18, 2021 By
When West & Willow Custom Pet Portraits emailed me about their unique service, I decided to order one to give to my daughter. She left her beloved beautiful cat, Lucy last summer when she moved out of state to go to college. I logged on to West & Willow, uploaded a cute picture of our […]
4th of July Pet Safety Tips
July 2, 2020 By
Staying home this 4th of July to help curb the Covid19 spread will also make your furry family members happy. The noise from the fireworks that come with this holiday send many pets running for cover. Your presence will soothe them and lessen the stress that your precious pooch or kitty cat may experience every […]
Daily Smile Share: Always Box Over Bed
March 25, 2020 By
During this trying time remember to get your rest. Do what your pet does…take naps. Our Lucy cat reminded me to get a little rest the other day when I snapped this picture of her preparing to nap. Of course, the cat bed remained empty as usual because boxes beat beds in a feline’s world. […]
Pet Store Gift Card Winner & Some Reader Pet Pics!
July 14, 2019 By
Thanks to all who entered in this week’s drawing! The prize is purrfect for pet parents of pups and more because it is a $25 gift card to PetSmart! Before we announce today’s winner (drawn through random.org), a few of our readers sent us their fun pet pics! Kelly from Phoenix shared that their Holly […]
Funny Pet Pics & PetSmart Gift Card Giveaway Drawing!
July 12, 2019 By
To finish our pet week posts, today we bring you some of our family’s funny pet pics that include photos from our family of felines and pets that we have fostered. Enjoy these pics and be sure to enter in the drawing for your chance to win a $25 gift card to PetSmart! To enter, […]
Guest Post – 10 Reasons Why Adopting Pets Is Good For All
July 11, 2019 By
As I wrote about yesterday, we have four feline rescues, so when Mary from felineliving.net asked if she could share the infographic below and a few thoughts on kids and pet adoption, we agreed. Mary says: If your kids have been asking for a new pet, here are a few things to consider… Where to […]
Pet Stuff: How We Ended Up With Four Cats, Plus Some!
July 10, 2019 By
Pet lovers, check today’s story out and follow along the next few days as we do a pet theme week with a Petsmart gift card giveaway drawing this weekend. First my story. People are amazed when I tell them that we have four cats and that our adult son and his girlfriend have two cats. […]
Cat Owners: My Favorite Flower Can Be Deadly To Cats
August 11, 2016 By
Thankfully I haven’t lost any of our cats to ingesting a lily, but we almost did several years ago. So today when I saw a warning on Facebook about the dangers of the lily flower being ingested by felines, I decided to share in my blog. In the heartbreaking Facebook post, her sweet kitty did […]
Our Harris Home Cats Featured In Magazine Article!
November 27, 2015 By
Our household has four fab felines who recently became celebrities with a magazine article all about them! Yes, Tucker, Stanley, Lucy and Sadie are the star of the show this month.Foothills Living Magazine writer Stephanie Hayden asked to interview our four very spoiled furry family members and the cats gave me their blessing to speak […]
9/11 Tribute Piece That I Had To Share Starring A Special Dog
September 11, 2015 By
I didn’t do a Freebie Friday this week. I chose to instead observe a day of silence in honor of the 14th anniversary of 9/11. I almost called it a day without posting anything, but when I found this touching tribute to the last living search and recovery rescue dog from 9/11, I decided that […]
