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Workout with Your Dog
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010Lose Weight with your Dog?!
Monday, October 5th, 2009Are dogs better exercise companions than humans?
Interesting thought: Exercise with your dog. One recent college study finds that dogs do a better job than people of getting older adults out for exercise.
The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine Research Center for Human animal Interaction recently compared a group of adults matched with shelter dogs to a group partnered with a human walk buddy. After 12 weeks of walking on an outdoor trail for one hour, five times a week, researchers measured how the activity levels were improved for the participants.
It was reported that people paired with dogs improve their (more…)
10 Halloween Pet Safety Tips
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
It’s a fun time of the year with costumes, kids dressed up like animals and animals dressed up like people, candy everywhere, scary noises and special effects, everybody wandering around at night, haunted houses and many out of the ordinary events. Pet owners might think ahead to some special precautions in order to protect our furry friends and keep them comfortable and safe. We don’t want doggie to react defensively by biting what might be perceived as a scary threat. We don’t want our cats and dogs to be the victims of pranks either.
With all this noise and commotion, what steps can we take so that Halloween craziness will not over stress our little family members? Consider these tips (more…)
Why Back to School Means Lonesome Dogs
Monday, September 14th, 2009
“I’m sad. Where is everybody? Where did my pack go?”
When summer ends, the kids return to school, schedules change, and doggie misses the “pack”. The house is so quiet, playmates are not coming and going, and maybe some family members who grew up with the dog will be heading to college and not returning for quite some time. This is a time of transition and the stress of schedule changes impact the entire family, including the dog. They are familiar with the one routine and now must adjust to another. With this separation anxiety and transition, behavioral problems can occur. How can we help reduce this stress and help dogs ease back into a different sort of routine?
Liam Crowe of Bark Busters USA offers some tips: (more…)
iPhone App Might Save Your Pet’s Life
Saturday, August 29th, 2009We hate to think of bad things happening to our pets, but in the case of an emergency or even a minor cut, its good to have answers at your fingertips. Pet First Aid is an application for the iPhone that features articles, detailed videos, and step-by-step illustrations to help you care for your dog or cat.
The application has an easy to navigate interface and is organized into 14 main categories:
- Emergency Situations
- Heart & Breathing
- Fundamentals
- What’s Normal
- Disaster Preparedness
- Bites & Stings
Waterproof Your Pooch
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009There’s more to dogs and water than the dogpaddle. Here are ways to keep your dog healthy and safe when its water play time.
Summer is not over yet. River and lakes remain. Our swimming pools still hold water. Our pets can find this enticing, but dogs need to know where and how to get out of the pool regardless of where they get in. Many dogs enjoy swimming without giving a thought to how clean or dirty the water. If your pet has had a dip in a lake or river, rinse them off to avoid ear mites, eye infections and pesky clingy insects which can embed themselves into their fur.
Fido might love to jump into your pool, but make certain they know how to get out safely. If a dog falls into a lake or river, his instinct tells him to turn around and get out from the point where they fell in. (more…)
Walking the Dog
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Doggie wants to Explore! Some tips and tricks that you might not have known when it comes to taking your friend out for a walk.
It’s 9 p.m. And our Labrador Honey hears the sound of the pantry opening and her bio-degradable poop bag being snapped open. She anticipates the sequence of sounds signaling that her leash it about to rattle and that means only one thing…time for a walk. More than a walk. It is time to gather the scents of pee-mails left atop shrubs, along grassy areas, and doggie business cards signaling other canine visitors have passed through on their nightly ritual too. (more…)
Summertime: Teach Kids How to Respect Pets
Friday, July 17th, 2009Teach the kids how to behave around dogs. Be gentle!
Your kids are home for the summer. They have friends over. Some have pets; some do not. Young children are frequently left alone with the pets while parents “run a few errands”.
Can problems happen? You bet they can. What can you do NOW to help enforce safety when it comes to kids and dogs.
First off, all children should be taught to respect other living things. The key words are “be gentle”. It is as simple as that. One day your children will encounter an animal, if it is somebody else’s pet in a controlled environment, or meeting a strange dog on the street. What can you teach your kids now to help avoid problems later?
Three Basics for Dog Safety with Kids: (more…)
Fourth of July Dangers for Pets
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009“Bow OW! My ears! I’m scared!”
The problem: The sky is lighting up for the Fourth of July and pets are running for cover. Pet owners need to remember that dogs have more than twice the sensitivity to sound as humans and can hear sounds four times farther away The unfamiliar combination of painful, unusual noise and flashing lights can cause Fido to bolt. Animal shelters across the country report extremely high numbers of “July 4th Dogs” are rescued by good samaritans and animal control officers every year as they run off during fireworks celebrations. Dogs are willing to do anything to (more…)
Free Pet Samples Directory
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Trying to cut back on you pet product spending? Check out this HUGE list of free pet product samples and discounts you can try out! We see some pluses here – FREE STUFF! and hey, they’re samples! If the products not great, you aren’t the one who had to pay for it.
Just make sure you diligently research and read up on the products before giving any to your pet. Be a smart consumer! Don’t give your dog something unless you understand what’s in it and you are there to supervise.
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