Tag: Dogs
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How Pets Aid Child Development
Dogs improve our overall lifestyle and people who own cats are statistically less likely to die from a heart attack than those without them. There are physical, emotional, social, educational and cognitive aspects of child development that are benefited by owning a cat or dog. When children engage with animals, they gain crucial skills such…
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10 Reasons Why Owning a Dog Improves Your Lifestyle
Humanity is better off because of dogs. They directly cause us to experience physical benefits, as well as emotional, mental, and relational improvements in our lives. Not that dog owners needed any convincing about whether or not they made the right decision when they got their pet; this list is to help people on the…
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Why Pets Make Great Therapists
Dogs are patient and unconditionally loving. Cats are the perfect blend of calm and collected with a little bit of crazy when they need to blow off steam. With these kind of roommates, it is no wonder why so many people connect to their pets in a deeper way than just surface-level comradery. While the…
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How to Make Homemade Air Fresheners
In many ways our pets rule the roost of whatever home they live in, Whether the smell is caused by wet pet coats, dirty paws, or poo-poo accidents, most pet-owners are willing to put up with quite a lot for the love of a pet. Nevertheless, we still find ourselves looking for some sweet-smelling fragrances…
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How To Tell If Your Pet Is Your Therapist
Let’s go through a little logical exercise, shall we? Dogs are considered man’s best friend. Best friends (real best friends —not the people you hang out with casually in bars) are good listeners. Dogs and cats are both good listeners. Nearly 90% of a therapist’s job is listening. Therefore it is not that big of…
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Timed Meal Feeders
One of the most common struggles of modern-day pet ownership is a frustrating lack of time. Our jobs, relationships and hobbies can overtake our schedules spontaneously in ways we often feel little control over. Unfortunately, when last minute obligations, heavy traffic, surprise meetings or phone calls arise, it can be our fur-babies that suffer the…
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Necessary Cleaning Supplies for Pet Owners
Cats make messes discretely, while dogs can just haul off and leave a soiled wake of destruction in their paths. The first line of defense in keeping your house clean is to stock-up on supplies. If you have been a pet owner for a long time, you can sympathize with how important having the proper…
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Tips on How to Keep Pets Safe on Halloween
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) warns pet parents about the many perils of Halloween. While the myth that cats are in danger on All Hallow’s Eve, (or that black cats are likely to be stolen by marauding Satan-worshippers), has long be debunked; there are still a number of dangers…
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Dogs that Are Ready for Halloween
Rather on the frightening side, this Red Riding hood looks safe, even if her Golden Retriever buddy resembles the grandma-eating wolf from the fairytale! We can’t tell if this is supposed to be a cute dog in a spider costume, or if it is supposed to be a creepy bug regurgitating a live puppy! Spider…
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Black Pet Problems
Are all pets created equal? Apparently not. Rescue home workers, shelter employees, groomers and veterinarians have observed a serious decline in the desirability of black-coated animals. Whatever the reason for this current decline in popularity for black-colored pets, we must first acknowledge that neither history nor art have reflected positively about black-colored animals. In centuries…