Dogs

An emotional scene unfolded in the early morning hours on Monday as Brick Township police officers, both human and canine, gathered at a local animal hospital to say goodbye to one of their four legged partners.

Poor Flash the dog! The little fella has a leg in a cast and can only watch while his four legged friends run, jump, and play in a beautiful green park. Flash can only watch longingly as he hobbles along sadly. But, thankfully, he makes a new friend who's more than happy to help out. Watch this adorable ad for Amazon's Prime service to see the heartwarming ending:

Who let the dogs out? And why are they going at each other?

As we make our way through this mid-Summer heatwave in Ocean County, it's important to remember that people aren't the only ones who can become victims of the excessive heat. A dog owner in New Jersey got a rather pointed message from local police about that very subject this week.

A proposed measure that would regulate the tethering of dogs and define proper outdoor shelter would supplement an existing statewide bill, according to an animal right's group, working with Ocean County's 10th Legislative lawmakers to get the bill approved.

When you have decided that it's time to bring a pet into your family, there are many options to get one. You can buy a puppy or kitten (sometimes spending hundreds of dollars), you can adopt a puppy or kitten, or you can adopt an adult animal. I am an enthusiastic advocate of the latter.

This Week's "Pet of the Week" is Hercules!

If you've been meaning to buy a license for your dog or cat through the Toms River Animal Facility, but you just can't be there during business hours - well, now you can.

Using the spirit of compromise and a touch of the wisdom of Solomon, Monmouth County's Board of Recreation Commissioners devise a way for dog owners and petless visitors to use the Fisherman Cove beach simultaneously - separate sections

This past weekend, I got to do something really cool - I took a short drive out to Jackson and met a whole pack of wolves.