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Clean, Simple, and All Natural Foods for your Dogs

April 8, 2016 Alli Fischenich 0

There is so much controversy and conflicting opinions on what to eat, what not to eat, what to feed your dog, what not to, how to prepare your food, how to prepare your dog’s food, what’s healthy, what is not. Not only do you have to worry about your food but you have to worry […]

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Little Humans Reading To Shelter Dogs!

March 30, 2016 Alli Fischenich 0

We found this story on The Dodo and just had to share- it’s probably the cutest and best story we have ever shared- in my opinion. Kids are literally reading to shelter dogs and I am dying with happiness. This is happening at the Humane Society of Missouri. The benefit for the dogs and the […]

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Weekend events featuring Pets in Omaha’s Eric Forrest

February 26, 2016 Alli Fischenich 0

If you haven’t met Eric, our “guy at the forefront,”  yet… You have two chances this weekend! Eric will be at Barnes and Noble (Oakview) this Saturday at 11:30 a.m. for story time and to sign books. Sunday, Feb 28, he’ll be at the Omaha Public Library’s Author Fair, promoting Their Little Keeter once again. The Author Book Fair […]

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BSL: What is it?

February 17, 2016 Alli Fischenich 0

Breed-Specific Legislation: BSL. An incredibly touchy and confusing issue. What is BSL? It’s actually hard to get a consistent definition. So here are two that come up most often. BSL is the blanket term for laws that either regulate or ban certain dog breeds in an effort to decrease dog attacks on humans and other […]

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Our Guy At The Forefront: Eric Forrest

February 15, 2016 Alli Fischenich 0

Eric Forrest. You’ve seen the name. The guy who works the hardest putting article after article out on Pets In Omaha (almost 500 by the way), the guy at all the events, generally wearing the hat, talking with you, reaching out to the rescues, reporting, doing his very best to help our animals and community. […]

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First-Ever Off the Leash Dog Park in Council Bluffs Opens

February 5, 2016 Alli Fischenich 0

We are so excited for the pups (and their human friends) that Midlands Humane Society (MHS) is opening up the Kevin Bills Memorial Dog Park, which is Council Bluffs’ first ever off-leash dog park! The fully enclosed park will be placed on the north and west side of the Midlands Humane Society Facility and will […]

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Explore the Nebraska Humane Society’s Training Programs

January 18, 2016 Alli Fischenich 0

We’ve all gone to that one friend’s house and have been greeted by their big, beautiful, majestic, loving, excited dog…..who is barking and jumping…and jumping…and jumping. The beautiful dog that busts your eardrums and knocks you over.  It happens all the time. We don’t get mad, it’s just how (untrained) dogs behave. If you are […]

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Meet House With a Heart, Pet Sanctuary

August 19, 2015 Alli Fischenich 0

We have done several posts advocating for senior pets, explaining the benefits of older animals and featuring older animals in our pet spotlights. We love them. I mean, why wouldn’t we? Well, it turns out we aren’t the only ones. House With A Heart (HWAH) is a senior pet sanctuary started by two kind souls […]

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Sponsor Sanctuary Sweethearts at HUA

August 12, 2015 Alli Fischenich 0

We detailed Hearts United for Animals (HUA) for our readers back in November, however if you need a little refresher check out who they are and what they do. They do some amazing work and we love having them as a partner of ours. They are innovative and always trying to better the lives of […]