How Reiki Can Help Your Dog or Cat Through Stressful Transitions
Life transitions can be stressful, and our animal companions are affected as much as we are. Reiki is a non-invasive healing modality that can help. Stress comes under many guises, both positive and negative. Moving to a new home; dealing with a separation or bereavement; seeing a child off to college for the first time; even adopting a new animal can all create stress not only in your human family members, but also in your dog or cat. Because they like routine and predictability, many dogs and cats find life transitions of any kind...
Community Partnership Resources for your animal organization
When animal services agencies connect with other organizations, both benefit to better support people and pets where they live. Creating relationships with human and environmental organizations that may not traditionally help animals offers a more holistic approach to care. That’s why the February Maddie’s® Pet Forum resource drive is focused on community partnerships! How to Participate in this Resource Drive? Upload or Share Community Partnership examples & resources on this thread Reply with a request for a...
No More Crazy Cat Lady, Feline Fanciers Are “In” on Dating Apps
A recent poll suggests that cat owners are not wasting away in a barren dating landscape full of people with negative impressions of cat owners. If anything, they appear to be doing just fine, if not better. In a review of 1,000 American cat owners versus 1,000 individuals who don’t have any, data assembled found that marriage rates among either group were, for all intents and purposes, essentially the same at 79 percent. In fact, if anything, cat owners’ love lives are doing slightly better, as they are more likely to be involved...
Top 5 Ways To Show Your Pet Love This Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and there’s no better day to show your pet how much you care about them. If you’re looking for some inspiration, just take a look at our top five ways on how to show your pet some love this Valentine’s Day. Switch to a fresh diet The way to your pet’s heart is often through their stomach, so one of the best ways you can show your love is by making the switch to a fresh diet. Refrigerated, fresh food offers numerous benefits including: Healthier skin and coat Better...
Ready, Set, Rally!
Feb 13, 2023 As one of Austin Subaru’s 2023 “pillar partners,” APA! has the opportunity to attend several events hosted or sponsored by the philanthropic company throughout the year! Ready, Set, Rally was the first of these events, which took place on February 4th. Austin Subaru recently welcomed a “dealership dog” and used this event to welcome Rally to the team! Taking place just days after one of Austin’s historic winter weather events, this event was welcomed with the warmth of the sunshine and the...
Eastern Food Therapy: Find Out if Your Dog Is Healthy and Balanced
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Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: National Foster Survey, on-demand webcast and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. The January Weekly Community Conversations grant giveaway winners are…On Monday, Maddie’s Fund® gave four organizations a $2,500 grant for attending the January Weekly Community Conversations! A total of $10,000 in grants was given to four people chosen at random. These four people won a grant for their organization: Kyle O’Neill, AniMeals, (Missoula, MT) Cecilia Oliveros, Animal Friends (Pittsburgh, PA) Vickie Ramirez, One...
Halo Collar Review: GPS Dog Collar & Wireless Virtual Fence
Worrying about where your dog is is a concern for those that do not have a fencing solution for their backyard, but it does not have to be. The Halo collar introduces a way to keep your dogs location on your phone through the use of GPS and their mobile Halo Collar app. The Halo Collar works best for people at the beach, the dog park, a campground, or with a backyard to create virtual fences that provide SAFE and Gentle feedback to your dog when getting close to the edge of their permitted areas. It really is the best portable dog fence on...
More and More Dogs are Reportedly Going Back to Work with their Pet Parents
Companies are gradually allowing employees to bring their dogs to work with them as more and more people get back to the office. During the height of the pandemic, many workers found that their remote situations were ideal for pet parenting. But now that so many folks have headed back to the office, pet parents and their furry charges are experiencing a certain amount of regret and separation anxiety. With attitudes changing among the workforce about what is and isn’t acceptable for a balanced life, some businesses are apparently...
3 Fun Catnip Toys for Your Favorite Feline Valentine
It’s no secret many cats enjoy catnip, whether it’s dried or a living plant to roll around in. With that in mind, toys containing catnip make wonderful gifts for your putty tats regardless of the time of year, so why not get them some for Valentine’s Day? Surely you weren’t planning on not acknowledging them on the sweetest day of the year?! If your cat(s) are among those that react positively to it, then here are three natural cat toys made from recycled or recyclable products for you to consider. But first, did you...
