How To Wrap A Rescue Dog For Christmas
With Christmas right around the corner, many parents are working on putting presents together for their children. While it’s never recommended to gift someone a purchased pet, deciding to adopt a rescue pet for your family can be a fun and rewarding surprise for kids. If you decide to welcome a rescue pup into your home around Christmas time, you may be wondering an important question: How do you wrap a rescue dog? Photo: YouTube/ViralHog Deanna from Papillion, Nebraska is here to answer that along with her two models, Shiloh and Abu....
Playful Cat Caught Frolicking In The Snow
Cats and water are notorious enemies. Felines tend to avoid the wet stuff and don’t typically enjoy swimming or splashing around. Most cats also have a disdain for snow. After all, it’s basically like water but colder and crunchier! When winter time rolls around, many cats can be found seeking refuge and hiding out in warm, dry spaces. Photo: Pexels/Dave Haas However, not all cats are the same, and some enjoy the white powdery stuff. Some cats even find it a lot of fun to play in! Kayleigh Keen (TikTok user @snaileighh) lives in...
What’s the Best Dog Brush for Shedding?
Your dog sheds all over the place. While you love him dearly, you want to make sure he doesn’t cover your home in hair or fur. By researching the best brushes for dogs with short hair and long hair – and purchasing the right product – you can combat shedding and keep your dog looking great at the same time. The difference between a regular dog brush and a shedding bush A regular dog brush smoothes the surface of your dog’s fur as well as removes loose debris and hair on the outer coat, according to Megan Conrad, a...
Skip the Processing, Feed Your Pets a Living Food Nutrient-Rich Diet
Like most humans, pets often lack essential nutrients in their foods. Each year, hundreds of dollars are spent on expensive processed foods that are filled with preservatives and nutrient replacers. Why not provide your pets with the high-quality living food they deserve? Supplement your pet’s regular food regimen with healthy, nutrient-dense grass and sprouts or microgreens. Your cats, dogs and birds will love you for it! Living Foods Encourage Healthy Body Function in Animals What are living foods? They are foods containing living...
Top Animal Rescue Organizations
Animal rescue nonprofit organizations share the common goal of finding forever homes for every dog irrespective of age, breed or coat color. Whether you’re looking to adopt, foster or maybe you’re looking to make a financial donation without bringing a pet into your home, do your homework by visiting dog rescue websites as they have all the information you’ll need. Both the nonprofit animal adoption and fostering processes rely on asking and answering lots of questions to ensure potential pet parents can not only offer a...
Couple Adopts and Spoils Two ‘Wobbly’ Cats with Cerebellar Hypoplasia
Gulliver and Twerk are a little wobbly, a little clumsy, and a whole lot of personality. The two cats were brought to Dumb Friends League, a Denver-based shelter, and upon intake, one of the employees thought they were acting weird. That’s when another employee, Brooklyn Nielsen, had a look and was pretty sure she knew what was going on. PHOTO: BROOKLYN NIELSEN Nielsen says, “I went down there and I was like, ‘I think these cats have CH.’ So the vet upstairs looked at them and they needed to go to a foster home right...
Peppy Cat Believes its Her Job to Cheer Her Family Up
This story is a finalist in the Fur-Ever Family Photo & Story Contest. Voting runs through December 31. Three grand prize winners will each receive $500 in cash and $2,000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. See all the entrants and finalists here! We rescued Chloe from the Elmore SPCA in 2012 and she joined our other cat Matty. Chloe was full of energy and made every day a new experience. She had her own special personality and was quite independent. PHOTO: DEBBIE RHEOME In 2019, Matty died and it was devastating to the...
Tips for Responsibly Giving Rescue Pets as Gifts According to a Pro
Do you know someone who would like to welcome a pet into their home? Maybe you’re thinking about gifting them one for Christmas. In a recent article in People, Deb Fair, the executive director of the PEDIGREE Foundation, offered her advice on the most responsible way to gift a rescue pet this holiday season. Gifting Rescue Pets for the Right Reason First off, before we get into her advice, be sure they really want one and you’re not considering it because you feel they want or need one. An animal is not a toy or a gizmo you...
Man Makes Short but Sweet YouTube Video Featuring a List of His Dog’s Favorite Things
A man named Scott, who started a YouTube channel called biggietheshepherd, has created a short featuring his dog Biggie’s favorite things, and it couldn’t be more fun. Biggie came into Scott’s life unexpectedly, and they’ve been best buds ever since, with Scott saying he’d never experienced a bond with a dog like this before Biggie came along. Photo: YouTube/@biggietheshepherd6642 Biggie’s Favorite Things Set to the Austin Powers’ theme music, aka Quincy Jones & His Orchestra’s Soul Bossa...
Tinsel Accounts for More Veterinarian Visits During the Holidays than Almost Any Other Reason
You’ve likely already read a number of articles on tips for keeping pets safe at Christmas, but did you know strings of tinsel ingested by cats and small dogs account for more veterinarian visits at the holidays than almost any other reason? Yes, tinsel, a holiday favorite for decorating Christmas trees everywhere. The reason it’s so harmful is that it can cause bowel obstruction in pets, and cats are particularly fond of it. Photo: Pixabay/suju-foto Cats and Tinsel According to the Pet Poison Helpline, tinsel is a common cause of...
