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9 Tips for Taking Perfect Holiday Photos With Pets

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the joys of the holidays is capturing images of family members having fun—and that includes our dogs and cats. Two experts share the best…

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Antlers and Santa Hats? Let Pets Be Your Guide

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reading Time: 2 minutes During the holidays, you may be tempted to dress your pet in adorable headgear such as a Santa hat or antlers. However, not all pets feel…

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Ease Your Pet’s Holiday Stress With These Fear Free Tips

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes …and stress. To help your dog or cat feel more relaxed during the holidays, use these Fear Free tips to put the “happy” back into the holidays for your pets!…

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Fostering the Fearful Kitten

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …dogs). Fostering kittens is tremendously rewarding, especially during the Christmas holidays. Orphaned or homeless kittens, especially fearful kittens, don’t need all the normal trappings of Christmas, they need time, attention,…

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Shadow Effect: Is It Closeness Or Anxiety?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …around holidays that are normally noisy; Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve are two common anxiety-producing holidays. If you’re hosting a party and a number of strange people are…

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Pets and Stress: When House Guests Can Be a Nightmare

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Are raucous family holidays an assault on your pets’ nerves? How to cope….

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How to Prevent Halloween Howls From Your Pet

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes Reading Time: < 1 minutes It’s spooky season! And while that might be fun for you, your pet doesn’t always feel the same way about ghostly decorations or sinister costumes,…

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Puppy Primer: Start Your New Dog Off Right

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …pup to grow up to be a smarter dog and a more attentive companion. Getting a sweet new puppy is like all the holidays rolled into one. Joy and sweetness…

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Help! My Cat’s Been Diagnosed With FIC!

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …so sometimes a visit to the ER on the weekends or holidays will be necessary. My general rule for any illness in cats is if you think something is off,…

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Dressing Up Your Pet May Be Surprisingly Useful

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Reading Time: 5 minutes …such as fireworks on holidays, thunderstorms, or even travel. “I have clients who claim that pressure wraps are effective for their pets,” says Dr. Radosta, although “the research that has…