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How to Avoid Holiday Stress in Pets

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reading Time: 3 minutes The most wonderful time of the year is finally here. The holidays bring festive decorations, bustling preparations, celebrations … and too often, stress. While we worry…

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How Pets Can Have a Joyful and Safe Holiday

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …poisonous plant decorations to not-so-safe sweets, the holidays can be a challenging time for furry family members. Follow these tips to help your furry friend safely enjoy all the holidays

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Wintertide Follies? Help Your Dog Enjoy the Howlidays

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …is busily trying to attend to preparations for fall and winter holidays, starting with Thanksgiving right on through to the New Year. Well-wishing friends and neighbors drop in bearing gifts…

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A Kitty for Christmas? Preparation is Key

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …the family or give one as a gift? The time to prepare is before the kitty joins the family, especially during the holidays. Because cats are typically more reserved when…

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Fun And Stress-Free Ways To Include Dogs In The Howl-idays

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reading Time: 3 minutes Holidays are family time, whether you celebrate Christmas, Yuletide, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, or any other special celebration. Since dogs are part of the family, we…

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Holiday Risks? What to Worry About and When to Chill

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Reading Time: 4 minutes Stealing boxes of chocolates. Climbing the tree. Eating the decorations. When it comes to celebrating the holidays at home, many of the things that make the…

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Costumes: Can Cats Learn to Love Them?

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …upcoming holidays. (Santa Kitty, anyone?) But don’t most cats hate being dressed up? Will wearing a silly costume be traumatizing for your fluffy sidekick? Well, maybe–or maybe not! A good…

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Holiday Toy Stories: Let Your Dog Know Toys Won’t Hurt Him

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reading Time: 3 minutes Balloons. Life-size talking robots. Remote-controlled drones and cars. When new toys join the household during the holidays and see action months later, they’re all fun and…

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Ways to Thank Your Veterinarian–and Why It Means So Much

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …deliver a basket full of goodies during the holidays. Back when I had a boarding kennel and more dogs, I took them pumpkin bread at the holidays, and one year…

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Celebrate Love Day With Pet-Friendly Treats

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reading Time: 3 minutes Valentine’s Day is the sweetest of the holidays. It’s overflowing with boxes of chocolate and other sweet treats exchanged between lovers. While we don’t typically send…