Around the Water Bowl
Around most offices, it's the water cooler. Around here, it's the water bowl.
Pet news, useful discoveries, and stories from our house to yours. Each Sunday roundup brings together things worth knowing, with links to the sources behind the stories.
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Simba hangs laundry, cats slow-blink, and Pearl sleeps on her assignment.
Read the roundup →Laughs for a good cause, granddog perks, and Captain Max raiding Pearl’s food bowl.
Read the roundup →Gojira’s rescue, remembering the search dogs of 9/11, and two apps getting ready together.
Read the roundup →Sadie's reunion, Rex's LEGO wheelchair, and a new word from Theo and Pearl.
Read the roundup →Feline milk replacer recall, pet-support services, and Sue's construction crew.
Read the roundup →Fromm recall, cat-training research, and rescue-dog finalists.
Read the roundup →Adequan recall, Clear The Shelters, and the Hambone Award.
Read the roundup →How we make Around the Water Bowl
Around the Water Bowl brings together pet stories, source links, and a little Hound House humor. Karen directs and approves each edition, with AI helping with research, writing, and illustrations.