Found After a Month and a Half

Author: Lauren Piandes

Rosie disappeared shortly before Christmas 2023. She is an indoor/outdoor cat that comes and goes as she pleases. We are newer to the neighborhood and found her at the animal shelter in earlier in December after a neighbor brought her there the first time she disappeared. She then disappeared mid December and was gone until […]

Get Up and Go! Why Walking Your Dog is so Beneficial for You (and Them!)

Author: Lauren Piandes

January is Walk the Dog Month! You might be thinking, “hang on, why would we have walk your dog month during one of the coldest months of the year?” While it might seem strange, it’s the perfect time to find extra inspiration to get out of the house and take your dog for an adventure […]

Keeping Halloween Spook-Free for Pets

Author: Lauren Piandes
Category: Holidays, Pet Safety

Keeping Halloween Spook-Free for Pets By Lauren Piandes While Halloween is full of treats, spooks, and good times for humans, it’s often filled with potential dangers for pets! We’ve put together a short list of ways that you can make the holiday season fun for you and your furry family.   Don’t Share Candy with […]

Copper was Stolen and Brought Back!

Author: Lauren Piandes

On 8/31, Copper was stolen from my vehicle. For 6 days I flooded social media with Copper’s pictures and story. I got in touch with every shelter, animal control, vet, humane society, etc, from Paducah to St. Louis. For 5 days all I did was call and email pet related places. Having recently lost my […]

Including Your Pet in Your Emergency Plans for Disaster Preparedness Month

Author: Lauren Piandes

September is Disaster Preparedness Month! Our pets depend on us to keep them safe, so we must remember to consider them when creating emergency plans. We’ve compiled some tips to help you to build your own emergency kit and plan at home:   Prepare an Emergency Kit that Includes Pet Supplies When you’re planning a […]

What Makes a Good Photo of Your Pet for PetLink?

Author: Lauren Piandes

Let’s be honest: we LOVE taking photos of our pets. We don’t hesitate to take out our phones when they’re playing, sitting and staring at something, or doing probably the cutest thing they dare to do: going to sleep. But not all the photos we take of our pets are the best to be shared […]

Thank you to the angel who picked up Chico

Author: Lauren Piandes

Chico recently underwent extensive eye surgery.  He was on 5 different eye drops, wearing a cone and he has not been wearing his collar since it interferes with the cone! Our back gate blew down during the terrible storms we had on Monday night. Somehow, with his tiny furry feet and 1/2 his vision, he […]

National Lost Pet Prevention Month Series #3: Fear and Loud, Noisy Holidays

Author: Lauren Piandes
Category: Pet Safety

This may be a no-brainer for us seasoned pet owners, but animals become frightened much more easily than us humans do. Sometimes, we have no idea what is scaring them, but they are already halfway down the street before we can process what has happened. To help our pets, especially during loud events or holidays […]