Category: Tips & How Tos
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Overlooked Expenses For Pet Owners
Adopting a new pet is an exciting venture, but one that can also be more expensive than people realize. All the pet care items aside, there are several aspects of owning a pet that people do not take into consideration when budgeting for a new animal. However, one benefit of having a dog or a…
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Tips on Bottle-Feeding Newborn Pets
In an ideal world, a young pup or brand new kitten will get to benefit solely from the nutrition provided by their mother’s milk. But sometimes life creates unusual twists and turns, and we find ourselves caring for a small animal that may have been orphaned or abandoned, or one puppy in the litter who…
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5 Good Starter Pets for Beginners
When it comes to pet care, dogs require devoted training, time, effort, and plenty of care items like toys, beds, leashes, etc. Cats need daily litter scooping, feeding, playtime and odor control if they are inside-only pets. When a child is young, or an adult is inexperienced in pet ownership, jumping right in with a…
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How to Convince Your Parents to Get You a Pet
There are no secrets here. We are not going to tell you to do anything sneaky, or anything that your parents wouldn’t approve of. However, we do think that cats and dogs do make the world and better place, and help us to develop qualities that make us more well-rounded and responsible humans. So we’re…
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Top 5 Dangerous Foods for Pets on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time of food, family, and fun (and also of giving thanks, apparently), but it is important to make sure that our furry friends are safe, and don’t end up eating table scraps that could harm their health. Here, we have compiled a list of the most dangerous Thanksgiving foods for dogs. Turkey…
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Top 10 Dog Feeding Tips for Thanksgiving
As the national day of thanks and feasting is just around the corner, all the bustle and buzz of the holiday seasons is in full swing. In just a few days’ time, turkey will be cooking in the oven, cranberry sauce on the stove, and the fun and the blissful chaos that so often accompanies…
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ThunderShirt: Do “Calming Clothes” Actually Work?
As soon as the skies get cloudy, and echoes of thunder rumble in the distance, some dogs will dive under the couch pillows, or run around anxiously in circles. Storms, howling wind, rain and the thunder can send shivers down the spines of even the bravest dogs, especially as they can hear frequencies we humans…
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How to Protect Your Child From Getting Bitten
When working with children, it is always ideal to have a “yes” environment; one that opens up opportunities instead of shutting down their imagination and fun with limits and rules. However, sometimes teaching a child to have a healthy respect of an animal, and the consequences of pestering or roughly playing with them is the…
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Possible Careers For Animal-Lovers
If you were obsessed with animals as a kid and you grew up to be a full-blown animal person, you may have dreamt of working with animals professionally in some capacity. Caring for sick pets, playing with puppies, or getting to devote your life to studying a specific species might sound like absolute bliss! If…
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How To Make A Plant Your Pet
Are you look looking for a thrilling new adventure? For a deep and life-changing connection that could improve your emotional state, and bring new happiness and health to your home? Perhaps it is time to take a leap of faith, and find the companionship you’ve been looking for. No we’re not talking about meeting someone…