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How to Find Pet-Friendly Vacation Lodging

Peter Greenberg suggests strategies for finding an an inexpensive vacation condo that allows pets. More

Article | May 10, 2012

Dognapping Up in a 'Ruff' Economy

Here's how to keep your pet safe. More

Article | October 25, 2011

The Immortal Betty White

Golden Girl Betty White on Career Longevity and Protecting Pets, Insid... - AARP AARP Home » Entertainment » Television » The Immortal Betty White Inside E Street The Immortal... More

Article | August 10, 2011

Are Dogs Smarter Than Cats?

Researchers analyzed available data on the brain and body sizes of more than 500 species of living and extinct mammals. While they found huge variations in how the brains of different species develope ... More

Article | March 7, 2011

Obese Dogs and Cats Suffer From Diabetes, Arthritis

...exercise. Think we’re talking about people? Nope, we’re talking about pets. The obesity epidemic among the two-legged couch potatoes in this country... More

Article | July 15, 2010

Finding a Hotel to Welcome Fido

Finding a Dog-Friendly Hotel, Motel Accommodations for Pets -- AARP AARP Home » Travel » Trips » Finding a Hotel to Wel... Peter Greenberg Finding a Hotel to... More

Article | April 16, 2010

In Search of a Forever Home

...families they have lived with most of their lives change and a pet no longer fits in the picture. "Through no fault of their own... More

Article | March 22, 2010

Cesar Millan: In Quiet Command

The dogs of America—the pampered and the pruned, the defiant and the dispossessed—led Cesar Millan, Mexican farm-boy dreamer, into stardom. Of course, that’s not the way Millan himself, star of the Na ... More

Article | September 10, 2010

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May 2, 2013

Caregiving Stress Busters

...woman told me she volunteers weekly at an animal shelter because the pets are so responsive." Plus, volunteers live longer than nonvolunteers, a University of... More

Article | November 30, 2012