There’s a New Cat Rescue in Town
By Jill Hedgecock, photos by Diane Walsh At first glance, the Cat Lounge, which is changing its name to The Cat Chillin’ Zone (CCZ), in Martinez is in the business…
Concord’s Early Alert Canines
Trained to Detect COVID-19
By Jill Hedgecock Photos by Diane Walsh, endlesspaws28.comEAC One-eighth of a dog’s brain is dedicated to detecting odor. The superior sniffing ability of dogs, who have 300 million smell receptors…
Turkeys Can Attack
By Ron Glas Watch out for those turkeys, they can attack and it can be quite the ordeal. Let me explain.A few years ago, I was walking with my wife…
The World Bids Farewell to Ruby
By David King, Publisher It is only fitting that I dedicate this article to our beloved Ruby (Ruby Dooby Do), the Doberman from Concord known the world over. She passed…
Remembering: Rubydooby_Do, The Making of a Concord Celebrity
By David King Meet Ruby, a Doberman, smart and mellow, just like her Grand Champion parents. In 2015, Concord’s Alaina Lindsey, then 13, started posting pictures of her new 8-week…
Contra Costa Kennel Club’s Groovy Woofstock Among Country’s Favorite Dog Show
By Jill Hedgecock, Photos by Diane Walsh, endlesspaws28.com Woofstock, ranked as one of the top American Kennel Club (AKC) dog shows in the United States, is a favorite of confirmation…
NorCal Poodle Rescue Founder Patty Moulthrop Passes
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…
JEFFREY
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…
Annual Christmas Bird Count: East Bay bird populations remains stable
Lawrence’s goldfinch. Photo courtesy ebird.org
Become a Wildlife Caregiver
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.…
Mount Diablo peregrines stooping their way back from the cliff of extinction
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…
The Making of the First Diabetic Alert Dog Program
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…