Posted in Explore and Discover on May 24, 2022 at 6:00 am
When I heard about the upcoming program Pandemic Dogs and Separation Anxiety, I was reminded that pets can have stress and anxiety, just like humans can. To complicate these situations, pets can’t tell us in words when something is wrong. So, I often think first of the physical health of my pets whenever there is a change in behavior, appetite, a […]
Tags: adults, animals, anxiety, community, dogs, pet owners, pet parents, pets, SCRAPS, separation anxiety, volunteering
Posted in News on May 17, 2022 at 6:00 am
June brings programs for adults about separation anxiety in pets, Medicare, active walks for senior citizens, some engaging new picture books to read with young children, and the bi-monthly Master Gardeners Plant Clinic. Businesses and startups can sign up to learn the fundamentals of building a brand for a business. Family Storytimes are back in p […]
Tags: adults, Beanstack, business, Eric Herman, kids, Medicare, parents, pets, picture book chat, senior walks, separation anxiety, stories, storytime, summer, Summer reading, teens, The Zaniac, tweens
Posted in News on July 12, 2021 at 6:00 am
This week on Page Turner Animal Adventures we are having fun with Pet Pals. We hope you have a pet-tacular time with Page Turner, Kenny, and their friends and special guests! […]
Tags: animals, Beanstack, books, kids, online summer reading, online summer reading challenge, Page Turner Adventures, parents, pets, reading, summer, Summer reading
Posted in Explore and Discover on June 26, 2019 at 6:00 am
By Susan Goertz Have you been thinking of adopting a furry friend now that summer has arrived? Someone to hike by your side in the sunshine or cuddle up by the fire pit on those long summer nights? House training and puppy fangs didn’t exactly meet my family’s needs as we already had a senior […]
Tags: adoption, bird, book list, books, cat, cuddles, dog, family, fostering, pets, reading, reptile, SCRAPS, training, walks
Posted in kids, Parents and Teachers on June 19, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Sheri Boggs The hot, sticky afternoons of late July through August are typically called “the dog days of summer.” It’s that time when the only thing that sounds good for dinner is gazpacho, and even grownups without kids consider a visit to the neighborhood swimming pool. To the ancient Greeks and Egyptians, the dog […]
Tags: booklists, books, companion, dog, dogs, early readers, family, fiction, kids, nonfiction, parents, pets, picture books, puppies, puppy, reading, teachers, young learners
Posted in For You, kids, Parents and Teachers on September 9, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Edmondson Recently, my girls have become obsessed with dogs. Any dog they see, they want to pet. We’ve been driving down the road and had them beg us to pull over because they want to pet a dog (we don’t pull over.) If we are at the park and a dog shows up, […]
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, Prime Time on August 14, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Jane Baker It was a snowy day just before Christmas; on the slick drive home from the Spokane Humane Society, I passed an overturned Ford Bronco and my knuckles whitened as I gripped the steering wheel. It was so appropriate that I wanted to name the little pale pup in the cardboard box next […]
Tags: Brian Hare, Cesar Millan, dog training, dogs, pets, Spokane Humane Society, Vanessa Woods
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You, Prime Time on July 29, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Jane Baker Other than the trail being uphill and I being a bit out-of-shape, I had stepped into a screen saver, surrounded by a lush green forest and the spring run-off rushing down the stream providing the perfect soundtrack for the splendid setting. My legs were beginning to ache as it seemed like I […]
Tags: Alan Bauer, Craig Romano, dogs, exercise, hiking, pets, Rich Landers, work/life balance