Earth Day Tips for Pet Owners
Earth Day has been around for almost 50 years. A great way to celebrate this special holiday is to learn more about its significance and how it came to be such a [...]
List of Essential Oils that are Safe for Your Cat
For cat owners, it’s important to consider where your best healthy practices may conflict with those of your pet. Cats are deficient in an enzyme called glucuronyl transferase, which is responsible for [...]
Dog Training 101 – 4 Phases to Building an Unbreakable Bond with Your Dog
"A trained dog is a happy dog," as the saying goes.1 Well-trained dogs are a joy to have around, and are welcome almost anywhere because they know how to behave around people [...]
Does Your Pet Like Listening to Music?
You’ve probably felt the powerful effects of music on your mood many times before, and research backs up the influence it has on our feelings. It turns out that your pet might [...]
Behavior of Pets in their Golden Years
Adopting or raising a pet always comes with an implicit agreement: to give them as many spectacular days as possible before their last breath. Still, the passing of a pet best friend [...]
Are Dogs Carnivores or Omnivores?
Many pet parents have questions about whether or not their dog can thrive on a diet that includes grains and other plant-based ingredients or that skips meat altogether. There is lots of [...]
Dog Park Benefits: Tips for Puppy Playtime
Does your dog love going on walks and playing in the yard? If so, a visit to the dog park could be a fantastic treat for your pup. The dog park allows [...]
Dominance & Dog Pack Behavior
Hailing from the same biological family, dogs and wolves exhibit many of the same dominant canine behaviors. Given that wolves are known to be vicious predators in the wild, you may be [...]
Why Do Dogs Have Hackles – Dog Hackles Explained
Are you familiar with the saying, “Raise one’s hackles?” Maybe you’ve used the idiom before when talking about a person, or maybe you’ve actually seen it in action with your dog. Either [...]
What to Do When Your Dog is a Picky Eater
When you considered adopting a dog, picky eating habits were the last of your concerns. All you needed to do was portion their food out during the day to help them avoid [...]