by Barbie Klapp | May 6, 2015 | Recent Blog Posts
When I first moved to Georgia, I was immediately delighted by the number and variety of birds living in our area. Where I grew up, we usually saw robins and magpies but not much else. I was so excited the first time I saw a cardinal. Eager to lure more birds into...
by Barbie Klapp | Apr 17, 2015 | Recent Blog Posts
There are some who think that walking dogs on leashes constrains dogs and suppresses their natural behaviors. Just imagine, however, a world where everyone just let their dogs loose and free to roam; free-range dogs if you will. As you’re walking, reward your dog...
by Barbie Klapp | Apr 15, 2015 | Recent Blog Posts
We love them, our pets. Our best buddies. Our confidantes! Our wingmen! They help us through loss. They help us through heartache. They celebrate with us. Comfort us. What we fail to realize is that certain pets, say, dogs and cats, have certain types of owners, and...
by Barbie Klapp | Apr 13, 2015 | Recent Blog Posts
If you’ve been a life-time pet owner, you’re probably familiar with the family dynamic that can surround a pet. Often, certain family members emerge as the primary caretakers of the pet. Sometimes, the pet starts to be viewed as “so and...
by Barbie Klapp | Apr 10, 2015 | Recent Blog Posts
While I was growing up there were just two ways to get out of my neighborhood. In my little-kid system of landmarks, I kept track of the two directions like this: One way took us by my elementary school. The other way took us by the house with the potbellied pig. As a...
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