Category: Tips & How Tos
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Top 5 Ways to Find a Dog for Adoption
If you’re considering bringing a furry friend into your life, adoption is a wonderful choice. Not only do you provide a loving home for a dog in need, but you also make room for another animal to be saved. Here are the top five ways to find a dog for adoption: Final Thoughts When considering…
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Dog Paw Protection for Winter
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Dog owners always wonder about the wellbeing of their pet, and make sure that she gets the best medical care, the best food, and the best and most comfortable place to rest; however, some may neglect to consider the need for protecting their dog’s paws from the harshness of…
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How to Choose a Cat Carrier
There is no shortage of pet products, with endless variety of colors, shapes, and sizes, there is something for every pet (owner) need and want. It is no different when it comes to cat carriers. There are several types of carriers, each with their own advantages and disadvantages; you just have to pick the one…
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How to Choose a Dog Crate
New dog owners are faced with a lot of decisions when it comes to buying products for their new friend. Getting a dog crate seems like one of the easy ones, but there are a lot of considerations that should go into picking the right crate for your dog, and for your needs. In case…
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How to Be a Pack Leader for Your Dog
One of the most important things for dog owners (especially those with larger or aggressive dog breeds) to know is the need to be an alpha, pack leader, for their dog(s). Dogs, no matter the breed, look for and want an alpha—they need to be controlled by a pack leader. Often, untrainable, hyper, or aggressive…
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Traveling with Your Dog
We love taking our dogs along with us wherever possible, but long trips pose a particular challenge as they test the limits of our dog’s patience, and self-control abilities. Being able to take your dog along with you on vacation will make the time away from home even more fun and exciting, and also help…
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Traveling with Your Cat
Cats are generally docile, and don’t mind extended periods of rest and napping, so it should be a breeze traveling with a cat, but if unprepared, even house cat that is otherwise perfectly pleasant can be a nightmare to deal with on the road, and have a terrible time traveling. Generally, it is recommended that…
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How to Teach a Dog Not to Bite
Dogs that bite can pose a great risk to people in the household, visitors, and strangers, so it is important to deal with this issue as swiftly as possible as soon as it starts so that it does not develop into a major behavioral problem. Puppy Mouthing & Biting There are two types of issues…
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Getting Rid of Dog Smell
We love our dogs, but sometimes they can be stinky! Even though their stinkiness does not make us love our pooches any less, the odor is still off-putting, and it would be nice not to have to deal with it. What Makes Dogs Smelly? There are a few areas on a dog’s body that produce…
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Preparing Your Pet for Surgery
Like their humans, pets undergoing surgery need to be properly prepared for the process in order to make the surgery go as smoothly as possible. There are general things that owners need to do and keep in mind when getting their pet ready for surgery; however, each case and pet is different and you should…