Holiday Gifts for Pets
Pets of all shapes, sizes, and species often become treasured members of the family, and what better way to include them in holiday celebrations than with...
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Holiday Travel Must-Haves With Pets
Holiday travel is naturally chaotic, and it can be even crazier if your pets are coming along on the trip. If you pack the proper pet essentials, however, your...
Helping Dogs Cope With Visitors to Your Home
Dogs can have many different reactions to visitors, from excited piddling and jumping to fearful growling and anxiety to barking and aggression. Every dog...
Halloween Pet Dangers
Halloween is a season when it’s fun to be scared, but there is nothing fun about the serious dangers Halloween can present to pets. Being aware of Halloween...
Halloween Pet Safety Tips: Keep Your Furry Friends Happy and Safe
Halloween is a time for fun, costumes, and treats, but it can also present various hazards for our four-legged family members. From tempting candy to spooky...
Is Your Puppy Ready for Adult Dog Food?
A puppy’s nutritional needs are different than those of adult dogs, but as your puppy grows, how will you know when it is time for adult dog food? The answer...
How to Help With Your Pet's Shedding
Shedding is a natural, healthy way cats and dogs renew their fur, but loose fur is not always welcome to pet owners – particularly when it seems to get...
Finding Ticks on Your Dog – 5 Places to Look
Ticks can be persistent pests, and because they can transmit diseases to pets and pet owners alike, it is important to know where to look for ticks on your dog...
Protect Your Dog’s Paws From Hot Pavement
Walking your dog is ideal exercise, reinforces training, and helps you bond with your pet, and summer is a great time for long, rambling walks. If you are...
Why It's Important Not to Leave Your Pets in the Car During Hot Summer Months
It can be deadly to leave a pet in a car during the summer, even if a day seems cool, it's only a few minutes time or the pet seems fine. Learning the facts...
Training Your Pet to Be Fearless
There are many things to be afraid of in a pet's life – loud noises like thunder, fireworks and vacuum cleaners, scary places like the vet's office, a kennel...
Summer Season Allergies in Dogs
Many pet owners are all too familiar with their own seasonal allergies, from pollen to mold to insect bites. But what about your dog’s allergies? Pets can...
How To: Help Protect Your Dog Against Fleas and Ticks
As temperatures begin to rise and you and your family begin to enjoy the warmer weather, it's important to get a jump start on protecting your dog from fleas...
Knowing the Signs of Allergies in Pets
Allergies in pets are rarer than allergies in humans, but they can still make pets uncomfortable and severe reactions can cause grave health problems. Pet...
Ice Melt vs Your Pets Paws
Winter walkways can be dangerous, but slips, falls and slides are not the only concerns pet owners should have about icy paths. Different ice melt chemicals...
Doggy Danger: Beware of these Holiday Plants
The Halloween-Thanksgiving-Christmas holiday trifecta is traditionally characterized by festive and sometimes flamboyant displays of decorations. While many of...
Benefits Of Pumpkin In Your Dogs Treats And Foods
With fall right around the corner, it’s only a matter of time before pumpkin becomes a part of our diet. However, did you know there are a number of benefits...
Fun, Cognitive Training Games for Dogs
Dogs need mental stimulation just as much as they need physical exercise, and cognitive training games can be a fun way to sharpen your dog’s intelligence....
Help My Pet Has Bad Breath
Every pet owner knows their animals – dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, or small animals like ferrets, rabbits and hamsters – have distinctive odors, and breath is...
Healthy Dental Practices for Pets
February has been declared Pet Dental Month --and for good reason. The most common disease seen by veterinarians is dental disease. In fact, 75-85% of pets...
Pet Obesity: Tips On Ways To Shape Up
Pet obesity is something that happens to pet owners every year. The scenario usually begins with a trip to the vet at which point your pet is weighed and the...
Shop Local This Holiday Season
Whether you need to purchase gifts, greeting cards, dinner fixin's, baked goods, twinkle lights, decorations or even just some extra chairs, a new welcome mat,...
Keep Your Pets Safe While Trick-Or-Treating this Halloween
Halloween can be an un-intentionally scary time for pets. In fact, veterinarians see many pet injuries that can be avoided this time of year. With all of the...
Tips for Washing Your Pet
No matter what type of pets you have – cats, dogs, hamsters, guinea pigs, turtles, etc. – regular baths can be a healthy part of their care, but baths should...
Should You Be Changing Your Pet’s Food Regularly?
Once your pet becomes all grown up and it starts to enjoy the same kind of good quality food, there’s nothing else that needs to be done, right? Depending on...