In our previous post about pet safety, we looked at 2 key ways to help protect your canine companion in and around your pool: supervise carefully and check for and encourage swimming ability. After that, you’ll want to add a few more layers of protection in order to fully safeguard one of your favorite members […]
Pet Care
Poolside Safety Tips: Don’t Forget About Your Pets, Part 1
While we’ve looked at many facets of safety and drowning prevention for humans, we have yet to consider our furry friends! It may surprise you to learn that approximately 5,000 pets drown in backyard swimming pools each year. Like general drowning prevention, education and precautions can combine to help keep every member of your family […]
New Puppy Tips
Like bringing home a new baby, a new puppy will need your love and attention. Your other dogs may feel unloved and may desire more attention, but as many siblings do, they will also need to adjust and welcome the newest addition to the family. Dogs are naturally social animals and crave to be around […]
Should I Feed My Dog People Food?
Many people hold the belief that feeding their dogs “people food” is terribly unhealthy for their pets. This is actually not entirely true. It’s probably not a smart idea to feed your dog from the table or from your own dinner plate, as this reinforces his idea that begging and whining for food produces results. […]
How to Stop Puppy Nipping and Biting
Your puppy probably has many behaviors that you love, but there are almost certainly some flaws that you need to train them out of. Biting or nipping is one such behavior problem. It is important to realize that although your puppy’s biting might not be a big issue right now, it could grow into one […]
Why Do Some Dogs Eat Poo? (Canine Coprophagia Explained)
When it comes to dog behavior, there are some things that we humans might never come to accept. Barking, chewing, whining- we understand and accept these behaviors as normal, even if we don’t necessarily enjoy them in our pets. But eating feces? Now that’s a behavior issue that we find disgusting, and most people who […]
How to Potty Train a Puppy
Potty training your puppy is arguably the most important skill you’ll teach them as your pet. Not only does potty training comfort your puppy in that it provides them with a reliable routine, but it also helps to keep your relationship with your dog healthy and happy. It’s hard to resent or get angry with […]
Why You Should Consider Avoiding Commercial Dog Foods
Just as people are beginning to avoid preservatives and pesticides and starting to care more about what they feed themselves, more pet owners are also thinking about what dangerous things could be lurking in their dog’s food. Your dog’s food probably contains some ingredients that might shock you. One of these is the preservative ethoxyquin […]
Buying Premium Dog Food, and Why Expensive is Actually Cheaper
When it comes to buying dog food, expensive brands may actually end up costing you less in the long run in terms of both time and money. This is because premium dog foods are full of more digestibles – solid, natural meat proteins – and contains fewer by-products. By-products, which appear on the label as […]
Can I Feed My Dog Cat Food?
In short, no. If your dog sneaks a snack from the cat’s bowl every once in a while, it’s certainly not going to kill him, but feeding him cat food exclusively can have some serious negative side effects. First off, cat food is composed mainly of animal protein, and dogs are omnivores, meaning they require […]