Winter.

If Newark residents didn't have enough reasons to love Mayor Cory Booker, here is one more that will definitely make them fall in love. Puppy love, that is. According to WABC-TV, the kindhearted politician rushed to the side of a dog freezing on the streets of New Jersey. It all began when Eyewitness News reporter Toni Yates and her crew found a dog that had been left out in the cold in Newark on Thursday evening. Yates and her team kept returning to see if the dog had been taken inside, but alas, it was still shivering alone in the ...

By Dr. Marty Becker Winter and summer both present challenges to keeping pets safe and comfortable, but winter is actually easier to prepare for since it's more about preventing exposure and less about the summer problem of preventing accidents. With one major exception: In cold weather, you always need to be aware of the possibility that a chilly cat could be cuddled against the warm engine of a recently parked car or in the dryer on a pile of warm clothes. Always check your dryer before using it, and thump the hood of your car before starting it to send any sleeping cat on his way. ...