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Help Your Pet Sitter Help You
Do you plan to hire a pet sitter to care for your pets when you go on vacation? If this will be the first time hiring a pet sitter, keep the following tips in mind to ensure they can provide optimal care for your pet. Tips To Help Your Pet Sitter Provide Best Care Possible […]
Continue ReadingWorld Spay Day: It’s The Day To Talk Spay
Today is World Spay Day. Here are some facts on the benefits of spay/neuter and what happens when pets are not spayed or neutered. Why Spay and Neuter Is Important A dog or cat as young as 4 months of age can get pregnant. Litter mates can produce a litter! Cats typically enter their first […]
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5 Ways To Healthy Skin And Coat For Your Dog
Having healthy skin and coat makes your dog look and feel better. If you notice your dog scratching often he may have an allergy, adrenal problems or a parasite of some kind. Dry skin problems may be easy to correct, or might involve a visit to the vet to determine the underlying cause and set […]
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5 Steps to Keeping Your Dog’s Crate Clean
Our dogs often think of the crate as a safe haven, but he/she won’t enjoy crate time if the inside isn’t clean. Here are some recommendations for keeping dog crates clean: Launder Bedding Regularly When shopping for crate mats, look for ones that can be thrown in the washer or have a removable washable cover. Be […]
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Why Cats Arch Their Backs
Party Marty here! Your favorite blogging cat! Do you know what day it is????? It’s Friday! Woo hoo! My favorite day of the week! Of course, every day is my favorite, especially when it involves napping. You know me…so little to do and so much time to do it! While you have been busy preparing […]
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Sunny Obama: Series of Unfortunate Events
I was very upset to see that the Sunny Obama dog biting incident trending earlier today on Facebook. As the story was reported, an 18 year old White House visitor attempted to kiss (some sources reported pet the dog) Sunny, and Sunny bit her. Anyone vaguely familiar with dogs knows to NEVER get too close […]
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How To Make Dog Training More Fun
Dog training is something you should enjoy doing with your dog not something that you dread. Training with your dog can be exciting when the light bulb goes off and the dog grasps the new exercise. It is just as exciting for the dog as it is for the trainer. Change Up The Order One […]
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2016 Pet Names: Most Popular For Dogs and Cats
I found an article recently on teenvogue.com showing the most popular 2016 pet names. Some of the names are the same for dogs and cats, but there are quite a few differences. The trend to name pets human names rather than the traditional Spot, Bowser or Fluffy continues. Interestingly, you will probably see some of these […]
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Tributes To My Friends: Audrey and Tippy
Of all the posts I write in a year, this is always the hardest, writing tributes saying good-bye to friends that have passed away during the year. In 2016, I lost two friends, Audrey the cat and Tippy the dog. These girls had a few things in common. Both were black, both were friends for […]
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Dog Behavior: 5 Tips To Avoid Dog Bite
Recently, while visiting a longtime dog walking client, the dog bit me unexpectedly. A dog bite is quite painful, but as the new issue of Dogster magazine advises, there are steps you can take to stay safe: Proper Positive Socialization Before 16 Weeks of Age In my case, I don’t believe that dog that bit […]
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