Pet People

There’s a point in the movie Caddyshack when Ty Webb, played by Chevy Chase, provides some zen-like advice to an aspiring young caddy attempting to improve his golf game. Ty tells him to “See the ball, be the ball,” and follows it with some strange “na na na na” sounds. This is meant to be funny. […]

Since Pets in Omaha went live in 2013, I’ve interviewed dozens of pet lovers for our Pet People series. Many of our featured pet folks are from the television news industry because their faces are recognizable, we love telling their stories, and readers have indicated these stories are among their favorites. And like previous Pet […]

Soon after being featured in the Omaha-World-Herald in late 2015, Jeannie North and Leah Thrasher, founders of Omaha.dog, says they “knew there was huge potential to create a solution” to a problem they saw not only in their hometown, but other cities across the country. Today, the duo features over 150 dog-friendly Omaha businesses on […]

As our conversation bounced from life in Chicagoland to Jack Kerouac to Genghis Khan, I learned quickly that Jenna Jaynes, Daybreak reporter for WOWT 6 News in Omaha, is an authentic, talented, motivated (insert positive adjective) newswoman. What was also apparent, but not as easily identified or named, was a special something else. Of the […]

As our conversation bounced from life in Chicagoland to Jack Kerouac to Genghis Khan, I learned quickly that Jenna Jaynes, Daybreak reporter for WOWT 6 News in Omaha, is an authentic, talented, motivated (insert positive adjective) newswoman. What was also apparent, but not as easily identified or named, was a special something else. Of the […]