The dog rescue community recently suffered an inestimable loss of a leader. Patty Moulthrop of NorCal Poodle Rescue (NCPR), who passed away in February, 2022.Blue Skies Standard poodle breeder, Patty…

By Jill Hedgecock. Ruby is Concord’s international social media celebrity with more than 276K followers on Instagram.com/rubydooby_do, 870K Facebook followers and 1.8M Tik Tok followers. Ruby is also featured on…

Lawrence’s goldfinch. Photo courtesy ebird.org

by David King One of my favorite features of living at the base of Mount Diablo is the daily viewing of its wildlife playing, foraging, strolling by behind my house.…

By Jill Hedgecock If you ask most people what the fastest animal is, they’ll say the cheetah. And that would be true for land mammals, but the animal with the…

By Jill Hedgecock Photos by Mary Hooker, Yellow Neener Photography Clayton’s Mark Ruefenacht’s unique background as a self-described science nerd with expertise in criminal forensics, a diabetic, and a man…

By Jill Hedgecock Audubon’s annual CBC began on Christmas Day 1900 and is the world’s longest-running wildlife census with more than 120 years of data. But like most activities this…

by David King Feathered Follies™ has moved to 1460 Washington Blvd. off Clayton Rd. They are a small business Concord lost to the restrictive county Health orders. Revived, it is…

By Ruby, The Zipper Nose Doberman It’s tempting to get caught up in Thanksgiving holiday cheer and indulge your dog by fixing them their own special Thanksgiving feast from the…

Theo is a 4-month-old husky puppy who has had a really tough start. This poor guy was hit by a car and suffered multiple injuries. His right elbow was luxated…

Ruby Dooby Do to the Rescue Each month a hard to place dog in foster care will be featured to give them extra exposure to find their forever home. Vegas,…

by David King. In 1980, Concord had about 10 pet stores. There was no Pet Co. or PetSmart. No internet. Dan Hoffmann had opened his 800 square-foot store, an exotic…