The Truth About Shedding
Shedding ~ One Downside of Having a Pet It gets everywhere ~ on your clothes, collecting in balls and rolling around on your floor, on your furniture, even in your dinner… Yes, I’m referring to pet hair, of course! Sure, we cherish our canine companions and feline...
Is it Possible Your Furry Friend Has a Food Allergy?
We hear about children having nut allergies, and it seems more commonplace for people to suffer from wheat, shellfish, milk and soy allergies, but did you realize your pet can also be prone to food allergies? A food allergy occurs when a pet’s immune system mistakenly...
Keeping your cat’s teeth clean – without being lacerated.
Cats need their teeth checked just like we do. If you happen to be one of the very few people who’s cat is used to having its teeth brushed - congratulations! Most of us live with the other kind of kitty, the type that turns into a tornado of tooth and claw the...
Take your dog for a swim!
There are dogs that have a famous penchant for water, namely the Irish Water Spaniel, Labrador Retriever and Nova Scotia Duck Toller, all of whom were originally bred to work as a team with duck and game hunters. However, most dogs adore going swimming, especially on...
3 Facts About Cat Purring
Purrs are wonderful, right? There’s you and your kitty, sitting together, with you cuddling and your pet purring. It’s classic contentment. But purring is really rather a mysterious and complex behavior. #1 First of all, nobody is sure how the purr works. One...
The verdicts in: a biscuit now and then is a good idea. But if you can, make your own!
Nobody is sure when the first dog biscuits were made, but in 1828 Charles James Apperley, an English gentleman who wrote a column under the name of Nimrod for The Sporting Magazine, extolled the virtues of Mr Smith’s dog biscuits. Undoubtedly Nimrod a shill for Mr...
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