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Cattens: The Young And The Restless

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reading Time: 3 minutes Cattens: They’re not quite kittens, not quite cats. They’re tweens through teens. Adolescents. Can go from “Mommm-muh!  Don’t! Won’t!”  to “Mommmy?!” in five minutes. Absolute challenges…

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How to Stave Off Canine Cabin Fever This Winter

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …you have a long hallway or a staircase, throw a tennis ball to him and let him chase it. If he likes to tug, get him a new tug toy…

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Feline Physics: How The Righting Reflex Helps Cats Stick A Landing

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …for centuries. This remarkable righting reflex is a natural gift custom-made for cats. It’s So Easy, Kittens Do It The innate righting reflex is an automatic response that corrects the…

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Off-Leash Dog? Head Off Trail Tensions

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …dog on leash. Your canine buddy just loves everyone, and you can tell he’s excited to make some new friends. You soon realize this is not going to happen, however,…

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Mindful Ways To Make Time For Cats

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …attention, and using mindfulness in these ways, you’re taking your time with your cat to a whole new wonderful level. This article was reviewed/edited by board-certified veterinary behaviorist Dr. Kenneth…

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Buckle Up Pup: Trip Tips On Driving With Dogs

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New Hampshire all have laws requiring that dogs riding in the back of a pickup truck be secured so they can’t jump or fall out of the…

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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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Gotcha! Why grabbing your puppy’s collar needs to be fun

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes you need to catch your puppy by the collar if he’s eating something dangerous or about to take a flying leap and you need to…

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Keeping Pets With Seniors Who Love Them

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reading Time: 3 minutes New Mexico resident Theresa Kline is active and independent at age 81. But after her beloved Westie, Abby, passed away last year, she wondered if she…

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Training a Voluntary Blood Draw: It Can Be Done

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Reading Time: 5 minutes …her hand and treat for placing his paw there. By moving the target further up her arm, reinforcing at each new step, she gets to the goal: “When I put…