Plan a Dog-Friendly Easter if You’re a Pet Owner with Kids
It’s almost Easter, and it’s important to remember to practice good pet safety if you’re a dog owner. Over the decades, brightly colored plastic eggs have gained in popularity for their ability to hide small toys and candies. But plastic eggs with kids in mind can also be a temptation and potential danger for dogs due to those very same contents. Not only that, but dogs can also ingest broken plastic while getting to the goods inside. Unfortunately, those “goodies” are generally not good for dogs if consumed, and...
Food as Medicine: Go Beyond Kibble with Chi Dog
Are you worried that kibble isn’t healthy enough for your dog? There are convenient alternatives formulated according to Food Therapy that nourish your pup and help eliminate allergies and other health problems caused by imbalances. Do you ever look at a bag of kibble and think: “How can that be a healthy food for my dog?” If you’re a dog parent who’s concerned about what you feed your pooch, you’re not alone! And I’m here to tell you that it’s possible to feed your dog better! You can feed your...
Dental Care for Every Stage of Your Dog or Cat’s Life
Whether your dog or cat is a youngster or a senior, or anything in between, regular dental care throughout his life is vital for maintaining strong teeth and gums, and preventing painful problems. Dental disease is one of the most common problems in our dogs and cats. It’s also one of the easier conditions to prevent or minimize, although it requires regular and consistent dental care throughout the animal’s life. This article offers an integrative approach to canine and feline dental care, from babyhood to the senior years. Start...
Pain-Free Diabetes Testing for Dogs and Cats
This breakthrough technology means you no longer have to use a painful lancet to draw blood samples from your diabetic dog or cat. If you have a dog or cat with diabetes, you know that poking her with a lancet to get blood for a glucose sample hurts you almost as much as it does her. No one wants to cause their animal pain, especially when the goal is simply to help them live healthy, happy lives. Collaboration Is Born PetTest Genteel is quite literally the breakthrough technology diabetic dog and cat parents have been waiting for....
Handsome Howard Has a Favor to Ask You. Please Say YES!!!
Meet Howard, a neutered chocolate-brown pibble mix with white markings and an adorably stubby snausage tail. He weighs approximately 63 pounds and is believed to be about 3 years old. Now that we’ve dispensed with the formalities, this incredibly handsome hunk finds himself in the difficult position of having to ask a favor of you: Would you please adopt him or share his story so he can find a forever home? He knows it’s a lot to ask, but he feels quite certain you’ll be glad you took a chance on him. Photo: Pima Animal Care...
10 Ways You Might Be Unknowingly Stressing Your Pet Out
Nobody wants to see their pet in distress, and we’ll go to great lengths to keep it from happening. The reality is we can’t always avoid it. But what if you found out that something as innocuous as looking at them or feeding them something new was causing them stress? You’d want to stop it immediately, wouldn’t you? Well, hold onto your hat because you might be blown away by some of the fears Fido could be harboring and the triggers that set them off. Recently, a group of animal experts spoke with Insider to discuss...
Rescue Group Feeds 100 Stray Dogs Daily, They Are NOT Invisible
As a society, we tend to look the other way when it comes to stray animal populations. They are basically invisible to us even when in all actuality they are in plain sight. That’s because for most they are a low priority with everything going on in our busy lives and the seemingly never-ending chaos around us. We tend not to give it much thought even though we know it’s happening. Photo: YouTube/@lovefurryfriends Homeless Animals Fortunately, not everyone can look away. For them, knowing the true plight of creatures that are...
Natural Grooming Products—the Safe Choice for Your Dog
Throw out those chemical-laden pet soaps and shampoos. Natural grooming products that use only gentle, non-toxic ingredients are much safer and better for your dog’s coat and skin. Regularly bathing your dog helps keep his skin and coat healthy and clean. But if you’re using commercial soaps and shampoos, you may be doing him more harm than good. Their ingredients can cause skin irritation, itching and even rashes, all of which get worse when the dog starts scratching, licking, or even biting the area in an effort to find relief....
Pawsitively in Love: Understanding the 5 Love Languages of Dogs
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London Art Exhibit Goes to the Dogs ’til October 2023
A new exhibition at London’s The Wallace Collection entitled Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney, will be paying tribute to humankind’s ever-evolving relationship with dogs from March 29 to October 15, 2023. With more than 50 works of art featuring canines, the exhibit will include paintings ranging from the masters all the way to David Hockney’s popular snausage dogs from the 20th century. And it isn’t just paintings that will be on display. Visitors will be treated to drawings, sculptures, and other forms...
