Jen Reeder is a Denver-based journalist who covers pets. She’s written over 1,000 articles about dogs, cats and the occasional horse for national publications, including Reader’s Digest, BBC News, Woman’s World, Modern Cat, PBS’s Next Avenue, Tufts University’s Your Dog, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Inside Your Dog’s Mind and many other publications. The Syracuse University alumna covered breaking news about pets for the TODAY show’s website after hurricanes, wildfires, the invasion of Ukraine and the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2025, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Dog Writers Association of America. Follow Reeder for the latest news about pets, profiles of inspiring rescue pets and working dogs, studies about dogs and cats, veterinary health, animal welfare innovations, behavior tips and other intriguing topics involving animals.