Meet Pepper, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Rockwall, TX (February 12, 2024) – Meet Pepper! This 2-month old cattle dog mix is super sweet & spunky. Pepper is doing well with potty-training, but she is still a young puppy, so she will need more time to perfect her skills. Pepper is great with all the dogs in her foster home. (She hasn’t […]

Meet Arnold, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Meet Arnold, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

ROCKWALL, TX (March 6, 2023) Hi, I am Arnold! I am a very high energy, strong, and active three-month-old puppy. I like the outdoors, active play, toys, and treats. If you would like a solid, active, outdoors type of guy, I am your pup! I can be affectionate and hug on occasion. I am current […]

Raising Cane’s donates more than $144,000 to Rockwall’s Patriot PAWS Service Dogs

Raising Cane’s donates more than $144,000 to Rockwall’s Patriot PAWS Service Dogs

Plush puppy sales support disabled American veterans (ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 31, 2019) Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, named after its founder’s beloved yellow lab, “Raising Cane,” launched a nationwide campaign earlier this year to support Patriot PAWS Service Dogs – a Rockwall, Texas-based non-profit that trains and provides the highest quality service dogs at no cost […]

Meet Phoebe, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 2, 2016) The first thing you notice about Phoebe is the cute patch around her eye. Equally adorable are her speckles, especially those on her tummy. She spends her time playing, giving puppy kisses and sleeping. Phoebe is being fostered in a multi-pet household. She loves everyone and everything. Phoebe has […]

It’s Puppy Mania at Patriot PAWS in Rockwall

(ROCKWALL, TX – June 24, 2015) June is puppy month at Patriot PAWS Service Dogs. Patriot PAWS is a 501c3 non-profit organization based in Rockwall, TX that trains service dogs for disabled American Veterans at no cost to the veteran. Patriot PAWS has just received 12 future service dogs. The puppies range in age from […]

ADOPTED! Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(December 10, 2012) Breaking news: The investigative staff here at Blue Ribbon News has intercepted a top secret dispatch from the North Pole. “Dear Santa, since I’ve been extra good this year, I’d like a puppy for Christmas. Can you bring one that’s not too small? I’d really like one that everyone in my family […]

Sassy says, chew on this

Dear Sassy, Got any advice for dogs that chew TV remote controls, telephones and kids’ toys? Signed, Chewy Dear Chewy, If your dog is a puppy, chewing is a normal part of teething. Just like human babies, chewing is an instinct that helps soothe the soreness and helps the new teeth push through the gums. […]

‘Voices for Justice’ educates elementary kids on animal care

(Dallas) October 21, 2012 – DFW Rescue Me has announced the launch of Voices for Justice, a program that educates elementary school-aged children about the proper care and treatment of animals. The program is named in memory of Justice, the four-month-old puppy that was abused and later died in April 2012. On Friday, October 26, […]

Puppy promises and prayers

It poured rain on the spring Saturday that I drove across town on a mission of motherhood. But I was less than half-hearted to fulfill it. My more enthusiastic, 13-year-old son sat in the middle seat of our minivan as we plowed down a waterlogged road, looking for street signs. The small plastic bin next […]

Meet Tiger, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Meet Tiger, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

You don’t have to visit your local toy store to pick up the latest action figure. Tiger is the real thing. You won’t find a cheap plastic figurine here. Tiger still has a lot of puppy in him, so he’s very playful. But he’s about as friendly a dog as you’d ever hope to meet. […]