Category: Tips & How Tos
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Adopting a Second Dog: Gender Considerations
Dogs are social creatures. They become deeply attached to their owners and families, and suffer greatly from loneliness, boredom or separation anxiety when left for long hours at a time. For this reason, many pet parents avoid exacerbating their pup’s melancholy by simply adopting a live-in companion for their pooch. However, there are plenty…
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A Look at Cat Vision
Cat eyes are undoubtedly mysterious . They glow eerily in headlights, and are reputedly able to see in the dark. Cats are known for their stealthy hunting skills in the most unlikely of settings and conditions. However, while cats are indeed able to see things the human eye cannot detect, their eyes lack certain abilities…
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How to Find a Good Veterinarian
Frequenting a veterinarian’s office seems like an issue of secondary or tertiary importance when it comes to daily caring for our pets. However, vets provide far more than just vaccinations and inspections; their guidance should be one of your top priorities when your new puppy or kitty is settled in. Here are some questions to…
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How to Prevent the Drool Pool
Some people consider their puppy’s drool to be part of his charm. The big brown eyes, loose floppy lips and drippy drool just make him look so adorable. However, for the rest of us that reel away whenever our dogs leave a slimy patch on our clothes or furniture, the cuteness is short-lived and we…
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Dodge the Furry Bullet: How to Avoid Hairballs
Those trichobezoars are at it again. Your cat is gagging and retching around the living room, and you know what is about to follow… One of the unpleasant aspects of having a cat, is having deal with the unsightly glob of foul fur, whenever it resurrects itself from the bowels of your pet. Even…
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Buying Safer Pet Toys
Purchasing dog or cat toys is one aspect of a pet-parent’s responsibilities. Not only is it a useful way to bond with your pet and challenge their minds, but toys are also beneficial aspect of their growing process. However, the pet care industry (whether food production or toy manufacturing) has proven lax about their production…
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Hairballs
The fact that cats have hairballs is common knowledge. However, “what are they” and “how do they happen” are not as widely discussed, since the subject can be rather gag-worthy. Though hairballs may hardly be a pleasant topic to consider at the dinner table, for the sake of understanding our kitties better, let’s briefly break…
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How to Find a Good Dog Walker
We live in a day and age where hiring a dog-walker has become a necessity for many people. The majority of adults lead busy lives trying to juggle work, kids, family time, etc., and often it is the pets that are neglected. Fortunately, we can now hire someone to make sure our loyal Labrador gets…
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How to Become a Dog Breeder
Many of us have fantasized about how much fun it would be to raise dogs, and have all those squirmy little puppies around the house during the earliest weeks of their lives. Getting play with the pups when they are the cutest age, seems like an animal-lover’s bliss. However, the reality is, breeding is a…