The Costs of Dog Ownership
Understanding the typical costs involved in dog ownership Being a dog owner requires an investment or money, time, and energy, but how much does it cost to care for a dog properly? Dog care may be within your budget or not so let’s examine the costs involved in canine...
Cats and Coconut Oil – What You Need to Know
Coconut oil has been used in cooking for decades but recently, it’s become the darling of the “all-natural,” “holistic,” and “integrative medicine” world as well as top skincare and cosmetics item. Coconut oil is everywhere and buzzworthy. For every human food trend,...
Fish Nutrition Basics
Fish are lower-maintenance pets, but a pet fish is only as healthy as his diet and water conditions. Fish need the same attention paid to proper nutrition as other pets even if they only eat tiny portions of food each day. Understanding the nutritional needs of your...
Puppy Development between 8 – 12 Weeks
We adopt puppies during one of the most important times in a dog’s entire lifetime. This time is the imprinting stage. Most puppies go to their new homes between eight to twelve weeks of age. This is a point of rapid change and brain development. The puppy has just...
What Do Reptiles Eat? Diet Summaries for Common Reptile Pets
There are approximately 9,500 different species of reptiles on the planet and some of these ancient creatures are wonderful pets. Crocodiles are not typically pets, but they are avid and aggressive carnivores and tortoises are all about their veggies. There may be...
Zoonotic Diseases
Illnesses You Can Get from Your Pet During a public health crisis, we all are concerned and worried about communicable illnesses. There are concerns about COVID-19 and our pets, but it serves to remind us there are other illnesses that we must protect our pets...
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