Winter Issue

Playful goldendoodle’s winter misstep

How one wrong snowy step led to a fur-ightful situation.

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Woman stands in a snowy backdrop with large goldendoodle in her arms

Member stories

Winter 2025

Playful goldendoodle’s winter misstep

Pets have been a part of Nationwide® member Taylor Y.’s life since she can remember. “We always had pets from when I was little,” she says. “The pets...

Dr. Emily Tincher sits on a sofa with her orange cat, Exploding PopTart

Member stories

Holiday 2024

Meet our veterinarians

More than 40 years ago, a team of veterinarians founded the American pet insurance industry with the aim of helping people and families provide...

a woman in hiking gear sits beside her shiloh shepherd dog outside

Member stories

Fall 2024

Shiloh shepherd’s surprising kitchen renovations

Nationwide member Lori C.’s longtime companion, a German shepherd named Karma, was lonesome and in need of a new canine sidekick. Typically, Lori...

Euna, Rick and Belle sitting together on the fenced deck

Member stories

Spring 2024

The buck stops here

Making friends in a new place isn’t always easy. For Belle, a Jindo pup who recently moved to the U.S., that urge to connect with others led to a...

Ron is holding his chocolate Labrador puppy Yogi

Member stories

Winter 2024

Meet Petco CEO Ron Coughlin and his pup, Yogi

Loving pets is part of the job at Petco. For Ron Coughlin, being the top dog means working day in and day out to keep pets across the country happy...

Annie, Mark and Grayson Haze sit together on a rock by a stream

Member stories

Winter 2024

Grayson Haze and the frightful fall

Over the years, Annie and Mark cared for numerous animals, from cats and dogs to farm animals. For the first time in a long time, they found...

Labrador retriever Maeve sits on a blue couch in her home

Member stories

Holiday 2023

Maeve and the marrow bone

Longtime Lab lovers Tim P. and his family set out in search of a new pup to brighten up their day. The pooch that captured their hearts was shy,...

Giles the black cat sits atop a bed with a white comforter

Member stories

Fall 2023

Black cat has unlucky run-in with folding sofa

Some people consider black cats to be unlucky—but often, black cats turn out to be the luckiest pets of them all, matched only by how lucky their...

Member stories

Summer 2023

When “having a ball” is no fun for anyone

Sometimes the best connections come from unexpected places. Take, for example, the bond Rocket has with his pet parents, Alex and Stephanie.

Doberman Shadow standing tall among the trees in the forest

Member stories

Spring 2023

Shadow and the masked intruder

The world seems to wake up from a long, cold slumber in those first warm days of spring. Along with the return of birds and fresh blooms, other...

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