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• Introducing Your Dog to a Dog Park

  • May 31st, 2024
  • Posted in Dogs
  • Tags: bring dog to dog park, dog park rules, visit dog park

  It’s a beautiful, sunny day, and your dog is ready to socialize and play! Socializing is important for your dog’s overall health; just like people, pet dogs need to interact with others of their kind. The dog park is one… Read More

• Road Tripping with Your Cat: How To

  • May 15th, 2024
  • Posted in Cats
  • Tags: cat health, cats, road trips, travel, traveling with pets

  Many people leave their cats at home when they go on vacation; cats don’t like a changing environment, even if it’s just moving their litter box to a different corner. That doesn’t mean that traveling with your cat and having… Read More

• Disaster Prep for Dogs

  • May 8th, 2024
  • Posted in Dogs
  • Tags: disaster prep for dogs, disaster preparedness for dogs, pet emergency tips

  National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day is May 8th! It’s a time to raise awareness of the need to be ready for any event concerning your pet’s wellbeing. A disaster could be an earthquake, a tornado, a hurricane, a fire, a… Read More

• Help Your Vet During a Veterinary Visit

  • May 1st, 2024
  • Posted in Pets
  • Tags: great vet visit, vet visits for pets, veterinary visit tips

  Visiting the veterinarian is more than just dropping your pet off for a health checkup. It is fostering a relationship based on concern for what’s best for your pet’s health. There are multiple ways you can help your vet during… Read More

• How to Comfort a Scared Dog

  • April 23rd, 2024
  • Posted in Dogs
  • Tags: comfort a scared dog, help a scared dog, socializing dogs

  Pet dogs can be of all sorts of temperaments and come from many backgrounds. Rescues can have backgrounds that no one knows about, but manifest in different behaviors. No matter their pasts, fear is a common problem for many dogs,… Read More

• It’s National Pet ID Week 2024!

  • April 17th, 2024
  • Posted in Pets
  • Tags: lost pet prevention, National Pet ID Week, Pet ID Week

  National Pet ID Week begins every year on April 17 and lasts for seven days. The aim of this national week is to bring awareness of the ongoing rate of lost or stolen pets in the United States. The ultimate… Read More

• Brush Your Dog’s Teeth Every Day!

  • April 9th, 2024
  • Posted in Dogs
  • Tags: brush dog teeth, brush dog teeth every day, dog tooth brushing

  You might have heard your dentist say you need to brush and floss every day, but how important is it for your pet’s teeth to be brushed every day? Pet dental care could be something that many pet owners overlook,… Read More

• How to Prevent Matted Dog Hair

  • April 3rd, 2024
  • Posted in Dogs
  • Tags: dog grooming, matted dog hair, prevent matted dog hair

  Matted dog hair can be a pain. Matted hair is no fun for your pet and dealing with it isn’t either, but it will only get worse if you leave it alone. It can be easy to not notice matting… Read More

• Follow These Easter Pet Safety Tips!

  • March 27th, 2024
  • Posted in Pets
  • Tags: Easter pet safety, holiday pet safety tips, pet safety tips

  Easter is a holiday people celebrate in different ways. No matter how you celebrate it, it’s always fun for your pets to join the festivities. Dog and cat owners need to be aware of the different dangers that holiday foods… Read More

• What to Do If Your Dog Eats Chocolate

  • March 19th, 2024
  • Posted in Dogs
  • Tags: dog ate chocolate, dog poison control, is chocolate dangerous to dogs

  It’s good to be prepared for a pet emergency should one ever happen. Dogs are unable to eat a long list of human foods, including chocolate. If they ingest enough, it can be fatal. It is hard to stress how… Read More