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District Attorney Kim Ogg Fights For the Animals

By Robert Fisher & Alejandra Peimbert For all you animal and law lovers we have a wonderful treat for you, as Best4Pets.org had the opportunity to interview Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg on animal cruelty and animal law.  When…

What if Pets Could Talk for 5min?

By Alejandra Peimbert One Saturday evening, I was leaving my apartment complex and I ran into my neighbor Bob, who is an avid dog lover and current owner of two adorable Yorkies, Romeo and Juliet. Bob was waiting by the…

 5 Mistakes You’re Making When Training Your Dog

By Buddy Bloudin You did it! You’ve just adopted your new best friend, congratulations! Training is going…okay…it’s not great but he’s learning yet consistency eludes him. So, how do you ensure your dog is not only getting the most out…

Poem Written By A Dog Abandoned At An Animal Shelter

  This week on June 25th, a video posted on Facebook of a man dragging three dogs into the Harris County Animal Shelter in Houston, Texas went viral with over 10,000 shares, over 3,408 Angry Face reactions and 2,125 Sad…

5 Spots to Dine with your Dog in Houston

By Buddy Bloudin Puppy Chow: Dining With Your Pet You can’t think about Houston, TX without thinking of one word: business. A major player in the world energy economy, a constant construction project, and an industry-leading medical field are just…

End of Life Care for Your Pet

By Katie Fine For most pet owners, our four legged friends are more than just pets, they are family members. Unfortunately, the deep love we feel for our beloved fur-babies makes for an immense loss when they reach the end…

The Game of Rescue

An avid Game of Thrones fan, I was glued to my TV Sunday night with my mom watching the finale. I won’t give any spoilers but for some reason the many events of the final episode made me think of…

What Fostering Bottle Babies Taught Me About Motherhood

It is Mother’s Day, and as I grow older I’ve come to appreciate the sacrifices my mom has made for me and my dad. She gave up her career to make sure we stayed a family unit, even if she…

The Power of Paw

In the pursuit of becoming a better person and learning how to be more present in my everyday life, I attended Tolle Eckhart’s talk last night at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston. For those of you…

Picking the Right Shelter Dog for You!

So you are ready to adopt your new best friend, but when you think of going to a shelter your heart breaks because you wish you could take all of them home and thus you do not know what to…