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Preparation, Anticipation, and Patience Make Taking Home a Puppy Much Easier Here’s a checklist to help prepare your home for your brand new puppy. Like the decision to bring any new family member into your home, getting a puppy is a huge responsibility and shouldn’t be taken lightly. The fact that you’re here researching what you need before bringing your new puppy home is encouraging, but you should also be completely certain you have the […]

As parents, we don’t leave items around the house that are unsafe for kids, right? Well that same rule of thumb should apply to your pets. Many common items that are sometimes overlooked in homes have proven to be a problem if ingested by your pet. Take a look at this list of the top eight household dangers to pets and be sure to keep these items well out of paws’ reach to protect your […]

BB Bear’s Remarkable Story By now you have probably heard the horrifying yet heart-warming story about the 2-month-old white husky puppy named BB Bear, found next to a dumpster in Phoenix with his skull bashed in by something thought to be either a baseball bat or tire iron. He was unconscious and comatose. He was brought to Maricopa County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) then rushed to Phoenix/Dog/Cat/Bird Hospital where it was confirmed that both […]

It’s a natural habit to brush our own teeth on a daily basis but somehow, we as pet owners often forget about the dental health of our pets. This common, daily habit of brushing your teeth should be extended to your dog as well, and as you learn how easy it is to introduce a brushing routine into your dog’s day, you’ll find their teeth are cleaner and have better health, and their breath will […]

When You Leave The House What do you say to your dog when you are getting ready to leave the house? Do you make a fuss? Does it sound something like this, “I have to go now honey, but Mommy (or Daddy) will be back soon, okay? I love you. Don’t worry baby I’ll be back soon, okay?” Blah, blah, blah One of the best ways to create an anxious, destructive, barking, howling, separation anxiety-filled […]

Fear of noise or noise anxiety is the most common phobia among dogs. It’s normal for dogs to be afraid of loud noises because they trigger their nervous system and running away from the noise is a survival instinct. That is why more pets run away on July 4 than any other day of the year. What do fireworks sound like to your pets? Your pet experiences fireworks differently than other loud noises such as […]

Human Foods Your Dog Can’t Eat As the writer of this blog, I admit I feed my pets, dogs, cats and tortoises human food way too often. My dogs eat steak, my cats eat cheese and they both eat Rotisserie Chicken. My two Sonoran Desert Tortoises eat strawberries and Romaine lettuce. Having said this, there are a whole host of foods that our pets should never eat for multiple reasons. So, while many of us […]

A Bit of Background I have had dogs and other pets my whole life. At the time of this writing, I have three dogs, two Sonoran Desert Tortoises which live solely in my backyard and survive off the vegetation and three indoor/outdoor cats. Last month and without any visible explanation, my nine-month-old Chinese Crested Powderpuff dog started going to the bathroom in my home instead of using the doggy door that he’d been trained to […]