Lifestyle Archives

Pet Pics: Just hangin’ out as summer arrives

June 19, 2024 9:14 pm KTVZ News Partners

We have a lot of laid-back cats and dogs shared this week, some even wearing special attire. Whatever your favorite pets are up to, you can submit a…

38 dogs rescued from crowded Oklahoma shelter touch down in Bend, thanks to Dog Is My Copilot, Street Dog Hero

June 16, 2024 2:21 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Nearly 40 tail-wagging dogs rescued from a crowded Oklahoma shelter touched down Saturday at Bend Airport to begin the next,…

Pet Pals: Cute, soft and definitely different: Meet Piper, the chinchilla

June 14, 2024 8:53 pm KTVZ

Lynne Ouchida of the Humane Society of Central Oregon brought by an unusual visitor: Piper is a 3-year-old chinchilla, one of two currently at the…

Furry Friends: Bo’s a lovable bundle of joy and energy

June 14, 2024 11:38 am Jillian Fortner

Bo is a 3-year-old mixed breed doggy who loves to roll around in the grass and is just what BrightSide Animal Center’s Savanah Wellman calls “a big,…

Pet Pics: So many perfect pet photos for people to peruse

June 12, 2024 10:40 pm KTVZ - News Team

It’s not the “dog days” of summer yet, but our viewers’ great pet photos are the cat’s meow! Join the Pet Pics fun from the Contests tab at…

NE Bend pet wash and grooming business to close after 25 years

June 12, 2024 9:57 pm KTVZ - News Team

U-Wash Pets and Grooming off Third Street in Bend is closing at month’s end after 25 years in business. We talked to the owner on Wednesday about the…

‘It’s just such an important rescue to us’:Bend’s Street Dog Hero rescues seven dogs from Kabul, Afghanistan

June 12, 2024 10:58 am KTVZ

Seven dogs from Afghanistan are now in Central Oregon, in need of forever homes. Several staff members from Bend nonprofit Street Dog Hero traveled…

Pet Pals: Spud’s a sweet, casual girl

June 7, 2024 10:22 pm Lee Anderson

Spud is an adorable 5-month-old female shepherd mix waiting for just the right new home at the Humane Society of Central…

Furry Friends: Zorro is a gentle, sweet girl

June 7, 2024 10:41 am Jillian Fortner

Zorro is a sweet and gentle 12-year-old lap kitty who loves belly scratches and is waiting at the Redmond BrightSide Animal…

Humane Society of Central Oregon takes in rare male tortoiseshell cat, discovers it’s also an even rarer hermaphrodite

June 6, 2024 4:21 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Cinder, a tiny one-pound kitten that was brought to the Humane Society of Central Oregon, was discovered to be a rare type of…

Pet Pics: Those looks – not always adorable but often memorable

June 5, 2024 9:09 pm KTVZ - News Team

When your pup or kitty gives you “that look” – whatever that look is – you just have to capture it for posterity, right? Then share it with us, here,…

La Pine man spots and uses brick to smash open a locked window, rescue dog from burning home

June 2, 2024 8:50 pm Barney Lerten

La Pine resident Blake Barrett and his wife, Keddah, were headed home from a stop at his parents’ house Sunday afternoon “to pick up a couple of…

Pet Pals: Dixie is a sweet 8-year-old ready and waiting for her new home

May 31, 2024 7:00 pm Lee Anderson

Dixie is a sweet 8-year-old who’s waiting at the Humane Society of Central Oregon for a new…

Furry Friends: Millie is a sweet girl, ready for a hug and a kiss

May 31, 2024 10:00 am Jillian Fortner

Millie is a sweet 2-year-old girl who loves to give hugs and kisses, and is waiting for a new home at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal…

Escaped horse reported missing in Sisters area found in ‘relatively good health,’ DCSO reports

May 29, 2024 2:27 pm KTVZ News Partners

One day after the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office sought help from the public to find an escaped horse missing in the Sisters area, the agency…

Pet Pics: Traveling companions or close to home, they’re great

May 29, 2024 9:11 pm KTVZ - News Team

Whether they like to hit the road with you or prefer the cozy confines at home, our pets are wonderful companions. Thanks for sharing your photos you…