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Dogs Fears & Anxieties Training & Grooming

Nail Trims: Trimming Away the Terror

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes …and your pet up for success with at-home nail care. With a little bit of patience, sensitivity to your pet’s body language, and a lot of treats you can follow…

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Fear Free Veterinary Visits 101

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes Reading Time: < 1 minutes https://youtu.be/b7XRZtpI_Ik Have you ever dreaded going to the vet, knowing that your pet is going to be stressed out, or not behave as well as…

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Dogs Life at Home Senior Pets

7 Ways To Help Senior Dogs Stay Safe And Feel Good

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …to make a visual connection. Be sensitive to his loss of sight when exposing him to new situations. Remember that it will take him longer to feel confident in new

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Condition Your Dog To Prevent Weekend Warrior Syndrome

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Reading Time: 2 minutes …around the block or taking up a new sport, here are our best tips for getting conditioned and avoiding injury. Schedule A Veterinary Visit Your veterinarian can advise you about…

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Activities & Enrichment Dogs Life at Home Training & Grooming

Training Small Dogs Takes Awareness, Trust

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …inches away) so he can catch each one easily then as he gets better at catching gradually stand upright and drop it. Elevate Training Teaching a new exercise or trick…

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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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Activities & Enrichment Dogs Life at Home Training & Grooming

Team Effort Makes Training Fun, Successful

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …as we acquire new knowledge about dog behavior in general as well as our individual dogs’ quirks. The changes in your own life, from one dog to the next, also…

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Cats New Pets Shelters & Fostering

Cats And Kittens Give And Find Love At VMX

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes …and 14 found new homes, said Danna Miller, NAVC communications director. “We also adopted out all the puppies from our Human-Animal Bond booth and all the puppies from the Puppy…

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Activities & Enrichment Cats Life at Home

How to Feed a Cat–Naturally

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …cats. New advice on feeding cats How you feed your cat is as important as what you feed him, according to a new Consensus Statement from the American Association of…

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Should You Ignore Your Dog When Leaving the House?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …had gone, so they did seem to be actively waiting for their owner’s return. The results showed that petting had a positive effect: When the dogs had been petted, they…