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Welcome to Creature Comforts 2025
With Shark Week wrapping up, the fam and I, avid Shark Week enthusiasts, have been engaging in some pretty deep conversations about animals, wild...
N&D 7.30.25 // The Great Indoors
While often associated with images of dogs panting in the heat, the term “dog days of summer” actually originates from ancient astronomy, specifically the...
Presidential Pets
Not every state has a presidential library. Luckily, we have one right here in North Texas. If you visit the George W. Bush Presidential Center...
Saving Turtle Island
At a Fort Worth pond, I seek turtles. Red-eared sliders and flat gray pancakes of spiny softshells plop into the water when I’m too...
Majestic
Please don’t try to pet, or feed, the bison.
That was one of the messages I heard during a recent trip to the Fort Worth...
The Herd
Like every other kid raised in Fort Worth, I’ve seen The Herd a handful of times over the years. And like many other Fort...
Breeding Success
If you've lived in North Texas for any serious amount of time, you've probably heard of Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. Sitting on 1,800 acres...
Creatures of the Night & Day
In honor of the so-called “dog days of summer” and National Dog Month in August, this week’s paper is dedicated to animals of all kinds....
Look for the Helpers
The state of animal rescue in North Texas is generally chaos, but somehow things seem worse right now. I am peripherally involved with animal...
ATE DAY8 a Week // Animal Appetites
It’s a wild, wild world we live in. Your well-mannered pup is welcome to accompany you to bars, breweries, coffeeshops, distilleries, and restaurants almost...
