Fear Free Happy Homes
Reading Time: 3 minutes Winner, Top Dog Fear, Anxiety, and Stress Reducing Product: My Pet My Scent, release date: November 2017. Small but mighty, this scented locket charm fits directly onto a pet’s collar to provide a portable sense of calm throughout the day with use of inhalation therapy. The locket system creates a unique signature scent that’s a […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dog Enrichment Winner: Wooly, Paw 5, $39.95 The Wooly is a handmade machine-washable mat that encourages dogs to use their super-strength scenting abilities to hunt for kibble and treats hidden inside it. The mat fulfills the dog’s natural tendency to forage for food, creating a fresh take on the food puzzle. Runners Up (in no […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Check out the latest and greatest products to better the lives of dogs, cats, and their people with properties that minimize fear, anxiety, and stress or elements that add enriching fullness to the pet’s life. Chosen by the Fear Free team at the world’s largest pet industry tradeshow, these products stand out for the way […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The most asked question when it comes to bringing home a new puppy or dog is how to housetrain. In all honesty, most housetraining accidents are more human error than dog error. Someone wasn’t watching the dog. Someone didn’t take the dog out after she woke up from a nap. Someone didn’t take the dog […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes As Hurricane Harvey heads toward the southeastern coast of the United States, it’s a good idea to review your family’s disaster preparedness plan. You do have one, right? Whether you live in Tornado Alley or an earthquake, fire, or flood zone, you need to have a plan to ensure the safety of family members, including […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes If your dog has land to ramble, there’s a good chance he’ll encounter a skunk. City dogs aren’t immune, since wildlife often ignores property boundaries to have babies under your front porch. It’s understandable when clueless dogs get skunked during a close encounter of the stinky kind. But why do they repeat the dirty deed […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes You’ve just brought your new dog or puppy home. It’s been a big day and it’s time to give everyone a break. After all, there’s dinner to prepare for the humans, laundry to do, errands to run, and your favorite TV show comes on at 8, but don’t forget about that new dog. A dog […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes For many cat owners, redwood would be a good choice when selecting living room furniture. While we all bemoan that rip-rip sound of claws on fabric just as we’re dozing off at night, we can’t change the fact that nature intended cats to have claws. The act of scratching serves a number of purposes for […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cats don’t care if you live in a studio apartment or a vast mansion. A cat doesn’t need a lot of square footage to be happy. What a cat does need from us is a special understanding of how he or she interacts with the physical world. Every cat parent knows that cats are predators: they […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Do cats really feel pain? Probably many readers think that just isn’t true. But in fact pain is a common malady shared by all mammals. If something is painful to a human, it is likely painful to a cat. But the feline mystique pervades pain and pain management just like it pervades which food our […]