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8 Signs You Might Be Hanging Out With Your Pet Too Much

You’re probably thinking, “What?! No such thing!” There are times when we may be spending a lot of time home, with our pets, and not socializing with our friends as much as we used to. Everything in moderation, right? Sometimes the scale may tip towards the pets. It’s easy to understand, pets are pretty awesome. [...]

5 Products For Your Pet This Winter

Snow, ice, sleet, rainy mornings, and super cold days means you’re using deicers and other chemicals to keep your cars running and walkways clear from ice. But did you know that some of the tried and true methods of keeping our sidewalks clear and cars running are not only harmful to our environment but also [...]

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 [...]

5 Tips to Reduce Dandruff

Cold weather and then dry heat in a house can cause dry skin on us and our pets. While there’s nothing we can do about the weather, we can deal with the dandruff that our pets have and help them not feel as uncomfortable. Here are 5 tips for reducing dandruff: 1: Regular grooming can [...]

National Pet Wellness Month Tips

October is National Pet Wellness Month and if you haven’t, then this is the month to schedule that overdue vet exam, start that diet and exercise plan you’ve been thinking about to slim Oscar down, and maybe even start giving him supplements. Our pets are part of our family and it’s important to make sure [...]

Halloween Costume Safety Tips

One of the fun things to do for Halloween is to buy costumes for our kids and our pets. It’s even better when they can walk around together as a team like Batman and Robin or a cowboy and a horse. You need to be sure that your pet will be ok being dressed up [...]

5 Tips for Cleaning Up Pet Hair

Pets are great. They reduce stress, make us laugh, and are family members that don’t ask to borrow the car. Pets can make us laugh when we’re feeling down or give us a purring hug or a wagging tail when we need it. But their hair can be a bit of a problem. It’s sometimes [...]

World Rabies Day: What Pets And Owners Should Know

Today is World Rabies Day, a day that was created to raise awareness about rabies and what can be done to eradicate it. In the United States, many pets are vaccinated against rabies and because of that, only one death since 2007 has been attributed to rabies. What is rabies? Rabies is a disease that [...]

Rainy Day? No Problem

Now that summer is gone and Fall is here, the days are getting shorter and the weather is cooler. This means longer walks or more time at the dog park for some of us but also means there will be some rainy days and muddy parks. So what to do when it’s too wet to [...]

Take Your Dog To Work Day: June 24 2011

Have a dog? Have a job? Then why not take your dog to to work on June 24?! Of course, you have to check that your company is participating in the event and will allow you and your colleagues to bring your furry buddy. This is an annual worldwide event that was created by Pet [...]