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Dogs Life at Home Travel & Safety

Chilly Dog?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes To some dogs, and most people, the weather outside is frightful. Other dogs delight in romping and playing on snow and ice. Alaskan Malamutes, Siberian Huskies and other heavily furred dogs, not to mention their feline counterparts such as Maine Coons and Norwegian Forest Cats, were built for snow and cold. But Toy Poodles and […]

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Activities & Enrichment Dogs Life at Home

Canine Resolutions

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Reading Time: 3 minutes One sure bet about New Year’s resolutions – they are always crafted with good intentions. Did you write down the same ambitious resolutions from last year: to eat more spinach salads and fewer pizzas or to spend more time on the treadmill and less time in the recliner in 2018? Realistically, what are the chances […]

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Cats Dogs Fears & Anxieties Training & Grooming

Stop Ear Fear: How To Help Pets Stay Calm During Ear Care

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Reading Time: 3 minutes From a pet’s perspective, ear handling and care can be unsettling and downright scary unless it’s conducted in a way that allows the pet to feel safe and comfortable. Why do pets fear ear cleaning and care? For an animal with fear, anxiety, or stress (FAS), ear care may seem threatening, especially if sensitive ear […]

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Dogs Life at Home New Pets

Why Get A Puppy From A Responsible Breeder? A Veterinarian Shares The Benefits

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Reading Time: 3 minutes When you are looking to add a puppy to your family, it pays to consider purchasing from a responsible breeder. Basic reasons include predictability of size, coat type, and behavior. Conscientious and careful breeders check the health of a pup’s parents before breeding them. That is not an ironclad guarantee of good health, but it […]

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Cats Dogs Holidays Life at Home Other

Christmas Trees And Pets: Can They Mix?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Christmas without a tree would be like Flag Day without a flag. The tree is an important tradition for many families. And it’s typically pretty simple—purchase the tree, and if it’s a real tree do your best to keep it thriving as long as possible. That’s until a pet is involved. Any pet. For a […]

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Cats Dogs Life at Home

Helping Pets, Helping People

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Reading Time: 4 minutes The holiday season reminds us that home is where the pet is. Just ask the homeless huddled in highway underpasses in Los Angeles, women fleeing domestic violence in New York City, families in Minnesota too poor to pay for veterinary care, and homebound seniors in San Diego who must depend on others to bring them […]

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Cats Dogs Fears & Anxieties Life at Home

Fear Reactions: Fight, Flight, Fret, and Freeze

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Reading Time: 4 minutes A cat, when startled by the sound of a backfiring car, dashes toward a hiding spot, running as fast as she can. A small dog, backed into a corner, snarls, showing his teeth and his willingness to protect himself. A kitten, hearing a vacuum cleaner for the first time, freezes in place. A cat or […]

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Dogs Life at Home Training & Grooming

Why Dogs Snack From Cat Litter Boxes

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Dogs often indulge in the habit of dung eating, technically called coprophagia. Mother dogs keep the nest free of smells by eating waste from puppies. As a result, many puppies copy the behavior when young, and may indulge in dung-eating of their own or other animal’s feces. Most pups outgrow the behavior, but some dogs […]

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Activities & Enrichment Dogs Life at Home Training & Grooming

Building A Relationship with Your Dog

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Television shows and movies portray every dog and owner relationship as a wonderful, empathic, instantaneous one. A dog in the shelter takes one look at a person searching for a dog, they lock eyes, look deeply into each other’s soul, and immediately have a lifelong bond. Wouldn’t that be wonderful? Just like relationships with people, […]

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Dogs Life at Home Training & Grooming

Shedding: Tips to Bring Out the Best in a Hairy Situation

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Reading Time: 3 minutes When looking to adopt a puppy or dog, compatibility between you and this new four-legged member of your family should be paramount. Not looks or age. So, that explains why when I temperament tested Chipper and discovered we were a match, I overlooked the fact that I just adopted a super shedder. Yep. Make that […]