Archive for the ‘Advice’ Category
7 New Year’s Resolutions For Your Pet
Every New Year’s we make resolutions. We make promises to ourselves to improve our lives, our habits, and how we care for ourselves and those around us. It’s like a fresh start and starting line to developing new habits. So what about the resolutions towards our pets? Maybe this past year was hectic and you [...]
Pet Food 101: Ingredients to Avoid
Some pet products contain ingredients that preserve the food, enhance flavor, and make it colorful. Unfortunately, as attractive as the food might look, the fun shapes it may have, and colors it has this does not mean it’s completely healthy for our pets. Always check the labels of food that you buy. Even if it [...]
Keep Your Pet Safe During Winter
Winter is here, there’s icy patches on the street, frost on our cars, and we need to wear mittens and scarves. We’ve taken the precautions to make sure our places are well insulated, that our automobiles are winterized, and that we have enough layers to stay warm. But don’t forget about your pets!
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5 Safety Tips For Hanukkah
It’s crazy right now, have you been to the mall? Absolutely nuts! As we prepare to ring in the holidays, we are bombarded with making plans to see family, buy gifts, and celebrate. Hanukkah started last night and will last for 7 more days. During this time, it’s important to remember to keep our pets [...]
5 Ways to Help Shelter Animals
This holiday season, why not give a little to the animals who are waiting for their forever home? Many of the animals in rescue organizations and shelters make great pets and are just waiting for someone to come and adopt them. Some were surrendered due to changes in their former homes, allergies, or sometimes financial [...]
Coyotes, Raccoons, and Skunks, Oh My! Unwanted Visitors in Your Backyard
The return of winter in some suburbs and smaller cities has meant that some beloved pets have something to worry about other than the weather, wild animals who may hurt or kill them for food. In suburban areas in NJ and Indiana, there have been reports of animals missing, pets being killed in their yard, [...]
Human Foods That Cats Can Eat
Dogs are always curious what we are eating and if you have cats, you know they are too. Making food sometimes means you draw a crowd of little furry friends who sniff the air and stare at you and the stove wondering what smells so good. It can be hard to resist giving your cat [...]
Keep Pets Safe Around Decorations
The holidays are here and this means lights, decorations, candles, trees, and many other festive items that make our homes a little brighter, warmer, and more fun. This also means our pets are exposed to items that could be harmful to them. Holiday decorations come in many sizes, forms, and materials. It could be something [...]
Why Puppies Bite And How To Curb It
One thing that puppies do is bite. They learn about the world around them using their sense of smell, touch, and taste. A dog might lick something to learn about it or chew and bite it. Puppies bite to learn and also to help relieve the irritation that can arouse from teething. When dogs and [...]
Harmful Household Plants To Pets
Our pets sometimes do things that we wish they didn’t like sit on the table, scratch the doors, or chew on electrical cords. They use their sense of smell, touch, and taste to learn about the world around them and it can sometimes get them in trouble, especially when it comes to plants.
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