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Potty Training a Puppy- pee haw!
The word “puppy” has no clear origin yet likely to have come from the French word poupee meaning “doll” or “toy.” Poupee is pronounced “poo-pay.” And there’s hidden meaning there! Most puppy owners are poo-payed at the end of the day, chasing their young charges around constantly, especially during early house-training months. House training a puppy takes determination…
Proper Dog Nutrition – What’s in your Dog’s Food Bowl?
Properly feeding your dog is important for a healthier, longer life. It helps to know what compounds are crucial for your dog’s health from bowl to tummy! Every dog’s diet needs at least 6 main nutrients. These include fats, minerals, vitamins, carbs, protein, and water. These essential ingredients are pivotal to fulfill basic body…
Counter-surfing dogs and tips to curb the crave!
Most dogs can’t resist the lure of something yummy left on the kitchen counter. If given the opportunity to nab it, you bet it’s a robbery about to happen. Obviously, if you know your dog is prone to thievery, you clear the countertops of every bread crumb before you exit the kitchen. Yet if…
Tips to keep your Pets safe during 4th of July
With 4th of July approaching and backyard barbecues and fireworks to enjoy, please remember that pets may not appreciate the fanfare as much as we do! July 5th is the busiest day of the year for animal shelters. In fact, dog shelters report a 30 – 60% increase in lost pets each year between July…
Planning for a Stress-Free Move with Pets
Planning for your move Whether moving across town or out of state, it is an exhausting process for any family, including the furry children. Dogs and cats are creatures of habit and thrive on predictable routines. The frenzied activity of a household relocation can cause as much stress for them as you, yet manageable…
How Dogs Communicate -the Love Language between us
If you own a dog, you know they possess marvelous communication skills. Apart from their vocalization and understanding of our words and commands, dog body language involves their posture, tails, head and eye gaze and using their paws to emphasize their point. Have you noticed when you stop petting your dog how they “paw” you…
When is a dog considered a Senior? You’ll be surprised at the answer…
If your dog is rounding the corner at 6 years of age, you may now own a senior (depending on the breed). VCA, with over 750 hospitals and 4700+ Primary Care Veterinarians explains it this way: “Pets age at a faster rate than people. It is a popular misconception that one calendar year equates…
How Stress affects Dogs & Cats
Life can be stressful! We can agree there is no limit to how busy we are and most of us are working hard to keep up with rising costs in these wallet-whopping times. Yet, we also need to think about how stress impacts pets. Did you know that dogs can SMELL our stress? Studies…
A Dog’s New Year Resolution List
As you consider your goals for the New Year, those inner-most visions for positive change and renewed health and vitality, take a minute to consider what your dog might want from you in 2023. As you fill in the calendar of a new year, please include your dog, or family of pets, regarding their…
Holiday Safety Tips for Pets
The holiday season marks the end of the year and fresh beginnings, with all the joys of gift giving and festive, family celebrations. Your pets are family too and should also benefit by the added gaiety of the holiday spirit. As you prepare your home for the holidays, please keep in mind that not…