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Helping Your Dog or Cat Chill May Add Years to their Lives

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …life but may even reduce the length of your pet’s life. Hamlin’s research is focusing primarily on stress and anxiety experienced by pets in veterinary clinics, but environmental factors experienced…

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Acupuncture: Can It Help Reduce Pet Stress At The Vet?

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Pets in pain may be irritable, lose their appetite, and not want to be touched or picked up. Their interactions with family members and other pets may change. A pet

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Activities & Enrichment Cats Life at Home Training & Grooming

The Making of a Therapy Cat

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …conversation that many of the residents had pets prior to being admitted to the center and would enjoy interacting with a friendly pet. The third step was to keep a…

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Retractable Leashes Pose Risks To People, Pets

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Reading Time: 2 minutes …the Fear Free Pets stress-free philosophy and spends a lot of time educating pet parents she meets in her Chicago neighborhood and at pet conferences about the dangers of flexi-leads….

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Pets Plus Seniors Equals Happiness

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …from pet-loving staff and other residents. “It’s definitely a win-win for pets and the people living in these places,” says Dr. Teisch. “These pets can get lots of enrichment and…

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Dogs Life at Home

Therapy Dog Organization Launches Virtual Reading Program to Benefit Kids and Pets

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Reading Time: 2 minutes …at Pet Partners, said the goal is to provide an enriching experience for both kids and pets of all kinds, including bunnies, fish, and lizards. “There are studies that show…

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Do Pets Love Us? Why We Say The Answer Is Yes

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …that dogs and cats share with us. I’m unsure about pet snakes or pet goldfish, but certainly pet parrots and pet rats may demonstrate a devotion to their people. But…

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Ways You and Your Pet Show Love to Each Other

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …best-selling pet care books. He is chief veterinary correspondent for the American Humane Association, and a member of the AHA board of directors. His special fondness for older pets has…

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New Tricks That Make Life Better For Old Dogs

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …Old dogs can learn new tricks and behaviors, and while for your dog it will seem like a great game that earns him tasty treats, it can also help make…

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Puppy Primer: Start Your New Dog Off Right

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …vocabulary. Once your new puppy has eaten, relieved himself, had a brief lesson, and started to learn a fun game, it will be time to go into his crate for…