One of the best ways to ensure your pet has a clean, healthy coat and skin is to groom them regularly. Pet grooming can be simple but somewhat confusing when you start out on your own and try to groom your pet yourself.
10 Poisonous Plants Pets Should Avoid Every day, Pet Poison Helpline receives dozens of phone calls from dog owners and cat owners saying “My cat ate a lily!” or “My dog ate a plant. Is it poisonous?” Some of the most poisonous plants for dogs and cats are reviewed below. While there are thousands of …
Addressing Separation Anxiety As Post-Quarantine Begins Most dogs, and probably plenty of cats, are loving the extra time they are getting with their humans during the various stay-at-home orders put in place during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but with some states easing restrictions, this extra time may be coming to an end. Experts at Best …
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Can your dog get the Coronavirus? It’s common for dog owners to be stopped during walks by someone who wants to pet their pooch. “Of course,” they usually say, as they let their beloved dog jump into a random person’s arms. With all the concerns surrounding COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus, pet parents may …
Research Finds No Link Between Grain-Free Diets & DCM A group of researchers found no definitive relationship between grain-free and legume-rich diets and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs, according to the authors of a new article published in the Journal of Animal Science. Additionally, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) reported cases of DCM …
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Preventing Aggression: 6 Tips For Socialized Puppies With the new year approaching, there will be an abundance of cute new puppies. It is important to know the proper etiquette when it comes to socializing puppies. When thinking about aggressive dogs, one might first imagine a pit bull, rottweiler, or german shepherd. But their bad reputations …
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9 Things Humans Do That Stress Our Dogs Out When we love our dogs like family, we sometimes forget that they don’t understand us quite like our human relatives. Sometimes we try to have full-on conversations with them or unknowingly send them body language signals that are interpreted differently in the animal kingdom. For these reasons, we’ve compiled …
Preparing Your Home & Family For A New Pet In movies and on television, bringing home a new pet requires little more than a red bow and a bag of kibble. But in real life, choosing and preparing for a new pet means planning and at least a little research. After all, caring for an …
Whether he is known to your neighbors as ‘man’s best friend’ or the ‘beast next door’ is up to you–to practice proper dog ownership etiquette is to show consideration for the needs and feelings of those living around you. Think Like a Parent Fortunately, your neighbors and your fur baby long for the same thing: …
We’re approaching a new year, but we’re also approaching the heart of winter where temperatures will be bitter cold and precipitation will take on frozen forms. While the weather won’t stop our pets from going out to do their business or play in the snow, there are many ways we can keep them protected from …
