Educated companion parents leads to happy companions.
Cat Aggression: What You Should Know
Ever been petting your cat when she seems to suddenly turn on you, transforming from purring and sweet to evil and attacking? Cats can be mysterious creatures, and many owners of cats become frustrated with their seemingly erratic or aggressive behavior....
3 Ways To Keep Your Pet Safe This Halloween
Halloween is around the corner! This Halloween, be sure to keep your furry friends in mind by considering these three tips.Consider the costumeSome pets feel comfortable wearing clothing. Others do not. If your pet hates dressing up, don’t dress him up....
Techniques For Medicating Your Pet
Is anything more challenging than medicating your pet? Gel capsules, eye drops, ear ointments, or liquid medications have all been spat out, gagged up, or avoided through biting, scratching, or alligator rolling. Most pet owners have nothing on Steve...
Pet Dental Health: How To Brush Their Teeth
If you are not paying attention to your pet’s teeth every day, you are neglecting one of the most critical contributors to her overall well-being: home dental care. Want to help extend that lifetime of purrs and wags? Then help promote oral health with...
Limber Tail Syndrome In Dogs
When your dog is happy, his tail is likely wagging. When he’s feeling threatened or aggressive, it might be rigid. When he’s scared, he could tuck it between his hind legs. His tail helps him stay balanced when he’s moving around on land, and it works as a...
Dog Friendly Work Places: Is Your Dog Right For Office Life?
As the bond between humans and animals gets stronger (millennials are increasingly opting for fur “children” over the human variety), more businesses are implementing dog-friendly policies. If you’re lucky enough to work in an office that’s ideal for dogs,...
Update: Six Colorado lakes test positive for blue-green algae
By Deepan Dutta Update Sunday 10 p.m.: Three more lakes in Colorado have tested positive for blue-green algae: Wonderland Lake, Thunderbird Lake in Boulder Quincy Reservoir in Aurora Sloan’s Lake in Denver Pikeview Reservoir and Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs...
A Veterinarian’s Guide To Greeting Dogs In Public
I was with friends in my hometown of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and we were standing on the porte-cochere of a local hotel’s restaurant. Coming directly at us on a retractable leash was a cute, energetic canine with curly black hair, weighing about 12 pounds....
Spaying Or Neutering Your Pet? Everything You Need To Know
If you have a pet, you have probably considered spaying or neutering them. Here is everything you need to know about it, and some common concerns that pet owners have about the procedure. What Is It?Spaying and neutering are surgical procedures used to...
A Podcast Series about Dog Ears: Invisible Triggers of Canine Behavior
Janet Marlow just released a new Podcast series entitled,Dog Ears: Invisible Triggers of Canine Behavior Her podcast is an important reminder that "what pets hear matters!" "The Podcast series is a scientific and behavioral view of why our dogs do what they do...