Tag: Mar/Apr 2024
by Nancy Gallimore | Photos courtesy of Nancy Gallimore
Dear parents, this is a tale of fair warning. Do you have a child who is obsessed with stuffed animals?
Was your baby’s first word “Puppy”? Does your child pull you past all the rides and games at the state fair to...
by Kim Doner
The following article would probably be better suited for a Tulsa or OKC
DON’T Pets magazine, but because such a publication doesn’t exist as far as I know, I’m happy the story will run here. After all, I’ve written a ton about wildlife not making good pets, and...
Oklahomans Work To Boost Horned Lizard Population
by Heide Brandes
“Iremember playing with those all the time as a kid. They seemed to be everywhere, but now you don’t see them that much anymore,” my brother said when I asked him if he remembered Texas horned lizards, aka “horny toads.” Growing...
by Anne Rener
With the weather warming, local animal shelters can count on an
influx of newborn puppies and kittens that desperately need foster care. In the past four years, the Oklahoma Humane Society’s neonate program has helped more than 4,000 animals through its foster network and donations. Support also comes...
by Heide Brandes
Before European colonization of North America, about 30 million to 60 million bison roamed the vast lands. Native American tribes relied on the animals for everything from meat to fur to ceremonial supplies and more. But by 1889, only 512 plains bison remained because of overhunting, a...
David Gallant, a freelance writer and American Kennel Club judge based in Oklahoma City, has won a national award from the Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA). The DWAA announced on February 18, 2024, that Gallant won first place in the category for magazine articles (on art or any...
by Kelsey Warren-Bryant | Photos courtesy of 405 Animal Rescue
Looking ahead: It is 2 p.m. May 19, 2024. You are at the Red Coyote 405 Puppy Love Run at Lake Hefner.
Imagine running along a pristine trail along the lakeshore. The spring sun warms your skin as you stare at...
Story and photos by Anne Cosgrove Wimberly
Wendigo Martinez describes herself as a retail person at Dig
It, a unique vintage store in the Plaza District in Oklahoma City. Martinez assists customers, models clothing for social-media posts, and fosters friendships. Not every person who enters the store is a customer; some...
by Jennifer Sharpe
Iwas babysitting at my brother’s house for
a weekend, which meant caring for two
young nieces and Louie, their French bulldog. Louie has been a part of the family for eight years. He has moved from an apartment to a house and has watched the family grow with the...
by Carol Mowdy Bond
Bonding with Zane
In May 2023, Rob Lovett adopted one-year-old Zane through Mutt Misfits. A pit-terrier mix, Zane was rescued from an Oklahoma abuse situation that was publicized on television. “Zane fits right in with my family since we were both adopted,” Lovett says. “So we have...
