Pets
Opinion
Mental health
Yes, they make us feel better. But your pet is not your therapist
When did we get to the point that people come second to animals and a human needs to explain why they don’t wish to share space with your pet?
- by Bianca Denny
Latest
Ugly stoush over dogs on multimillion-dollar stretch of beach
A local council is struggling to keep the peace amid a furious dispute over off-leash dogs on an idyllic NSW beach.
- by Catherine Naylor
Dolce & Gabbana has a $165 perfume for dogs, and vets aren’t happy
The perfume contains “warm notes of ylang, the clean and enveloping touch of musk, and the woody, creamy undertones of sandalwood”. Vets say there will be unintended consequences.
- by Sarah Hurtes
Naughty Sandro! Walking his dog just cost artist Vincent Fantauzzo $7000
A dog-eat-dog melee on the streets of St Kilda has cost Fantauzzo a pretty penny – and a peek behind the curtain of his private life with wife Asher Keddie.
- by Stephen Brook
Shortly after my divorce, I made an impulse purchase. It saved me
Every family needs something different to rebuild them after a marriage breakdown. We were rescued by a cat.
- by Kerri Sackville
Single, lonely, eccentric: reclaiming the ‘sexist’ cat lady stereotype
Music megastar Taylor Swift is the “the poster girl for cat ladies”. So why does the trope persist as shorthand for a single, lonely, eccentric, sexless woman?
- by Cara Waters
Modern Guru
Good Weekend
My son loves our neighbours’ dachshund. Can he offer free doggie daycare?
The short answer: it’s a win-win situation, writes our Modern Guru.
- by Danny Katz
Government’s ‘please explain’ to Gold Coast magpie couple over animated series
Molly was returned to the couple on the condition they had “no ongoing commercial gain from the bird or its image” but the couple’s manager insists a planned cartoon is above board.
- by Cameron Atfield
Opinion
Opinion
Shame, humility and tennis balls: Going to the dog park is like church, but better
God is God. At the park, God is a ball. Priests are dog groomers or walkers. Holy bread is chicken (unless you’re an oodle with an allergy).
- by Charlotte Mortlock
Opinion
Opinion
Ten things that man’s best friend could do better
Do dogs really need to follow you from room to room, all day, every day, in the expectation that you’ll do something interesting?
- by Richard Glover
