The marketing mavens win as I ignorantly feed my child into the gaping jaws of a cute little Jack Russell terrier.

By John Perry

6:35 minutes (1.51 MB)
Many studies have been done touting the benefits of owning a pet. A recent study found that pet owners are actually healthier than people without pets. Dr. Weil explores the human-animal connection and answers email questions regarding natural pet health.

11:24 minutes (2.61 MB)
Karen's guest JJ Ramberg, creator of Goodsearch.com, explains that by using the website's search engine many of their advertisers will donate money to a variety of charitable organizations--including the TV celebrity Cesar's famed Millan Foundation -- a.k.a. The Dog Whisperer Foundation. Stacey Candella, the head of this Foundation talks about how Goodsearch.com helps animals in need-

Fixing up some eggs or chicken strips for the dog might have seemed crazy a while ago. But not in the wake of a pet food recall.

Danny Seo visits a holistic pet store in New York City and discusses proper pet nutrition.

Eco-living can be economical, fun, and functional in the LIME Original Series, Simply Green with Danny Seo. It’s a hip and modern take on the classic reuse, reduce, recycle rules, with simple but stylish ideas for going green!

Aromatherapy massages. Filet mignon dinners. Spa pedicures.

Lately, it seems that some pampered pooches live better than I do.

It's no secret that dogs contribute positively to people's health and well being. Studies show that dog owners have lower stress levels, blood pressure and cholesterol. They also have lower incidents of depression, less trips to the hospital and pharmacy, better psychological health and a higher rate of survival after heart attacks. So should you get a dog?

We here at LIME's "Planet" section are big dog lovers (meaning we have big love for all dogs, not that we love big dogs - I mean, we do love big dogs but also small ones), so we couldn't resist calling attention to a great story on the BBC's web site. It's about the history and evolution of dogs, as told through an exhibition called "Dogs: Man-Made Friends," on view at a branch of the UK's Natural HIstory Museum.

Until recently I was nothing more than a callous cat lover, indifferent to the ways of the pooch.

Then I moved next to Max. A ten-year old blonde golden retriever, Max is effectively my neighbor's dog, but when I take him on walks around the neighborhood I often pretend he's mine. As passersby stop to "ooh" and "ahh" over him, I smile that smug smile of ownership and make sly comments like "You're such a flirt, Max." I'm attributing my arrested appreciation for dogs to my inability to accept the untraditional treatments currently available for canines. I know there are dogs currently battling depression with Prozac and other dogs on a regimen of alternative therapies, but I've had a tough time accepting it as reality.