Pets

Good 'mental and physical exercise' for both

Evening of fun in the water for four-legged guests

One big advantage of therapeutic riding is that students don¿t see it as a chore, as they often do with ordinary physical or occupational therapy.

Officials at an animal rescue center in Harwood said Friday they are housing the feral cat that last week prompted closure of Richard Henry Lee Elmentary School in Glen Burnie.

A 140-pound Great Dane in Portland, Ore., is making headlines after a veterinarian found 43 1/2 socks in the dog’s stomach during surgery.

Anyone who has spent a few hours glued to the televised broadcast of the Westminster Dog Show can imagine just how much training and practice are required to get to the national stage.

Rescued from a hot U-Haul truck with more than a dozen others in July 2013, 9-year-old pit bull mix Layla was so depressed in her pen that Howard County Animal Shelter workers brought her up front for some human companionship.

Q: Howard County now has two dog parks — one in Ellicott City and one in Columbia. What do we need to know before taking our dog?

Renee Rosenblum-Lowden likes to go to the new Columbia DogPark -- to people-watch.

My 3-year-old cat keeps jumping on my kitchen counters and I really don't want him there. A friend suggested a shock mat, but I'd rather not do that. Is there a kindler, gentler way to train him to stay off the kitchen counters?