Jen Reeder

With winter on the horizon, it can be fun to dream about six terrific winter destinations to visit with dogs, like the ones I covered for Tripadvisor: www.tripadvisor.com/Articles-lK4... #dogs #travel #winter

Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux Dead at 78 Donna Jean Godchaux, who spent the Seventies singing with the Grateful Dead and provided vocals on an Elvis Presley hit, has died at the age of 78.

RIP Donna Jean. First saw her with the Dead in 1978. Unforgettable.

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EXCLUSIVE: Jesse Eisenberg Reveals He Is Donating a Kidney to a Stranger: 'A No-Brainer' The "Now You See Me: Now You Don't" star shared the news of his upcoming altruistic kidney donation on TODAY.

A-list actor/director Jesse Eisenberg is donating a kidney to a stranger to start a donor chain next month! Here's hoping his generosity raises awareness of the need for living kidney donors - and how rewarding it is to share your spare! #KidneyDonor www.today.com/health/news/...

Dog Armour PRO: Our Spotlight on the Anti-Bite Protection Vest - Petful Dog Armour PRO offers bite-resistant vests to protect dogs from wildlife, aggressive pets, and outdoor threats.

Fun to try out an anti-bite protection vest with my little dog after a circling hawk scared me: www.petful.com/spotlight/pe... #dogs #pets

Halloween Is Dangerous For Pets. Here’s How To Keep Them Safe From eating toxic candy or glowsticks to dashing through doors opening for trick-or-treaters or party goers, Halloween poses problems for furry family members.

I'm grateful to Dr. Michael Bailey, president of the AMVA, for sharing Halloween pet safety tips for dogs and cats: #Halloween #dogs #cats #pets www.forbes.com/sites/jenree...

What a wonderful weekend in Indianapolis to meet up with fellow cat writers at the CWA Awards Banquet! Thank you to the @catwriters.bsky.social event organizers and to the judges who awarded me two Muse Medallions. Congratulations to all of the winners! #cats #Indianapolis #writers

Puppy’s Life Leaves Lasting Impact On Internet Fans And Shelter Dogs Beloved internet pup Dunkin died earlier this year, but content creator Keely Gaffney is determined to do good in his name.

I'm inspired by the work of Keely Gaffney, who is channeling her grief over the sudden death of her puppy Dunkin into projects to bring joy to shelter dogs and to help people in similar situations pay for their veterinary bills: www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #puppy #goldenretriever #Dunkin #dogs

Pets Are Increasingly Welcome At Domestic Violence Shelters The nonprofit Greater Good Charities offers free help renovating domestic violence shelters to accommodate pets to help the entire family escape to safety together.

I'm encouraged by the trend of domestic violence shelters allowing pets, which helps the entire family escape to safety:
www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #pets #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

These Inspiring Women Each Raised 21 Puppies To Become Guide Dogs In August, Debbie Scheblein and Bonnie Moore joined The Seeing Eye 21 Club for raising at least 21 puppies for the nonprofit guide dog school.

I loved interviewing two volunteer puppy raisers for the guide dog school The Seeing Eye about the perks of working with puppies (plus - cute pics!): www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #puppies #dogs #guidedog #volunteering

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

The American Society of Journalists and Authors' 2025 Membership Drive Kicks Off With Lower Dues, Free E-Book, and More!

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#Freelancewriters #contentwriters

What Will Happen To Your Pets If You Die? This Nonprofit Offers Help 2nd Chance 4 Pets urges people of all ages to make a contingency plan for pets and offers a free online will.

People of all ages should make a backup plan for their pets in case they die - and the nonprofit 2nd Chance 4 Pets offers free help: www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #dogs #cats #birds #pets

2025 Fat Bear Week Champion Pulls Off Remarkable Comeback New champ Chunk beat out a tough lineup of contenders, spoiling a potential three-peat by his longtime rival, Grazer.

And the 2025 Fat Bear Week Champion is...Chunk! It's been fun covering a different species and the festivities that surround fat bears - and the awareness they bring to the importance of protecting nature! www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #FatBearWeek #FatBearWeek2025 #Chunk

Happy Fall! If you like to travel (or dream of traveling) with your dog, here are six spots around the world that shine: www.tripadvisor.com/Articles-lRW... #dogs #TravelTuesday #autumn

Team Rock 1 Kidney had a blast at the Southern California Kidney Walk yesterday! Our captain, a high school student, helped our team raise over $4,500 for the National Kidney Foundation! Woohoo! #KidneyWalk #KidneyWalk2025 @nkf-professionals.bsky.social

A better way to reunite lost pets with their people Communities are stepping up to get pets back home quickly, easing stress for pets, families, and crowded shelters

For decades, if you found a missing pet, the first stop was the local animal shelter. But that advice is changing per the animal welfare community, such as checking for a microchip at an animal hospital & trying to reunite the pet with her family yourself: bestfriends.org/stories/best... #dogs #pets

Shelter’s ‘Pet Guardianship’ Program Provides For Pets If Owners Die Friends of Strays Animal Shelter in Florida offers peace of mind to people who worry about what would happen if their pet outlives them.

It's so important to make a plan for our pets in case we die, and Friends of Strays Animal Shelter in Florida offers peace of mind for people who worry their pets will outlive them through the "Pet Guardianship" program: #dogs #cats #pets #animalshelter www.forbes.com/sites/jenree...

5 Questions: Jen Reeder, Award-Winning Freelance Dog Journalist - Bucket List Community Cafe We spoke with Jen Reeder, a freelance journalist who was inducted into the Dog Writers Association of America's 2025 Hall of Fame.

What fun to be interviewed by Bucket List Community Cafe, a terrific Denver site that supports college journalists! bucketlistcommunitycafe.com/5-questions-... #dogs #writing

Fat Bear Week Reveals 2025 Furry Finalists As Voting Kicks Off Today Voting for Fat Bear Week contestants takes place Sept. 23-30, 2025. The public can vote for favorites like reigning champ 128 Grazer, who could pull off a three-peat.

Fat Bear Week is finally here! Voting kicked off today at 12 p.m. ET and runs through Sept. 30: www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #FatBearWeek #Grazer #Chunk

Fat Bear Week Roars Into View So Fans Can Vote For Favorite Fatties Brown bears are fattening up on salmon to survive winter hibernation at Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska. Voting runs September 23-30, 2025.

Is anyone else obsessed with Fat Bear Week? It's so fun to have the chance to cover it this year! #bears #FatBearWeek #Alaska #FatBearJunior #Katmai www.forbes.com/sites/jenree...

Meet Leader, The Therapy Dog Named USO’s Canine Volunteer Of The Year Dogs helped Army veteran Renice Zimmerman cope with the death of her husband. Now she’s paying it forward to other military families with the breed he loved.

It was touching to cover Leader, a Rottweiler whose therapy dog work earned her the title of USO's Canine Volunteer of the Year. Her handler is an Army veteran who became an active therapy dog handler after the death of her husband: #dogs #Rottweiler #therapydog www.forbes.com/sites/jenree...

Poster featuring a drawn dog in a lounge chair, little light brown artistic bubbles, and blue dog paws. The poster says “dogyard debut, October 1, 2025. Your creative genius has paid off! dogyard starts posting creative work in less than a month! Submit today!”

Woah! Time flies when you're having fun. Only 26 days?? We can't wait to share these dogs with you, submit to find yourself in our little yard! We're open and #reading all work now!

Submit #poetry, #fiction, #essay, #art, #nonfiction, and more today!

#dogyard #litmag #openforsubmissions #writer

‘Bark At The Park’ Proves A Home Run With Dog-Loving Rockies Fans When the Colorado Rockies host Bark at the Park, it draws over 1,000 canine fans and their humans to Coors Field each night while raising money for animal rescue.

My dog had a blast at his first MLB game, and I had fun writing about Bark at the Park in my latest for Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #dogs #Rockies #Denver #Colorado #CoorsField #baseball

PET FOOD ALERT - The FDA has found that certain lots of RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats sliders tested positive for H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. bit.ly/4gdHMHc

In Their Debt: Lil’ Leo - Just Labs Magazine Lab charms as a therapy dog and inspires a children’s book series. by Jen Reeder Lead photo: Leo enjoys a therapy session (Photo courtesy of Parnita Senjit) An elderly woman in the dementia ward of a ...

What a joy to profile Leo, a therapy dog who visits assisted living facilities, libraries & the adolescent wing at a psychiatric hospital in England! He's also the star of a children's book series, Lil' Leo, & won a BBC Make A Difference Award: justlabsmagazine.com/in-their-deb... #dogs #therapydog

This Is Why Dogs Spin Around Before They Poop Ever wonder about your dog's weird bathroom quirk? We asked a veterinarian and a dog behaviorist for answers. Prepare to be surprised!

For dog lovers in search of lighter reading... www.rd.com/article/why-... #dogs #dogbehavior #doglife

a child looking down at a golden retriever named Samaria resting in their lap. the child pets the dog's face.

a person holding a child on their hip crouches down on the sidewalk to pet a golden retriever on the head.

a child wearing all gray sits on a yellow curb. a golden retriever lays on the sidewalk next to them, and rests their head in the child's lap.

A group of 6 LCC K9 comfort dogs arrived in Minneapolis yesterday in the wake of the latest mass shooting. The organization deploys comfort dogs following tragic events. The dogs wore their "please pet me vests," offering love and comfort to those processing this heartbreaking tragedy. 15/10 for all

We are so proud of kidney donor Patty Graham, founder of One Kidney Club, for winning The Hero Award from the Chris Klug Foundation for all she does for the kidney donor community! Congratulations, Patty! We love you! onekidneyclubs.com #KidneyDonor

This is Watson. She doesn’t support testing cosmetics on animals unless it’s like this. 12/10 (TT: x.larajane)