Tag: Mar/Apr 2025
by Heide Brandes
In 2005, a rescue of a single wolf dog at Wild Heart Ranch Wildlife Rehabilitation near Claremore sparked a mission that would span nearly two decades. For Karen Kelly, founder of Freedom Song Wolf Rescue and Sanctuary in Broken Arrow, knowledge of that incident crystallized a growing...
by Julie Wenger Watson
Social media can influence so many aspects of our lives, from the food we cook to the clothes we wear and even the pets we choose.
Although most people realize TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms aren’t the most reliable sources for accurate, useful advice, the consequences of...
by Mary Green
“My dog won’t listen.” “My dog is just stubborn.”
Have you said that sort of thing about your dog? Perhaps the issue is that you are telling your dog what to do, but you have not captured his attention. Honestly, the dog might not know that you are...
by Carol Mowdy Bond | Photos courtesy of the Sivard family
In late 2024, May, a Meishan pig, birthed 13 piglets. May and a Meishan boar named Grogu had arrived at Kayla and Kenny Sivard’s farm in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, earlier that year.
Kenny Sivard says, “Meishan pigs have wonderful personalities!...
by Rowena Mills
Photos courtesy of Warren Pagel, M.D.
Warren Pagel, M.D., had a rather late start as a dog owner. Although he grew up on a grain farm 35 miles from Fargo, North Dakota, his family did not have farm dogs. He was in his junior year of high school...
by Rowena Mills
Susan Ford and Amy Carter have a good deal in common. Each is the youngest child and only daughter of a president of the United States who took office in the 1970s. Each has three older brothers. Each has been married twice and has two children. And...
by Anne Rener
As any pet parent knows, animals provide companionship and reduce anxiety. For people in crisis — such as drug addiction or domestic violence — the dependence is magnified. Too often, they will stay in an unhealthy or dangerous situation to keep their pets with them.
That was the...
by Inger Giuffrida, executive director, and Elise Gundlach, operations director, WildCare Oklahoma
Photos courtesy of WildCare Oklahoma
Spring means baby season for wildlife in Oklahoma. It is one of the most ecologically diverse states, so that means many varied species are laying and hatching eggs or birthing young. Every year, WildCare...
by Julie Wenger Watson
The physical and mental benefits of regular exercise for humans are well established. They include everything from improved cardiovascular health and weight management to reduced stress and anxiety. Physical activity significantly impacts your pet’s health too, with many of the same benefits. Exercising with your pet...
Story and photos by Nancy Gallimore
The greetings of hundreds of hopeful dogs created a deafening din as we made our way through rows of identical concrete-block dog runs. In the middle of the large kennel, we found the object of our mission, curled up on a cot in a...
