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How to Start Your Own Pet Daycare or Boarding Business in the Community

  Launching a pet daycare or boarding service isn’t just about loving animals — it’s about building a business that balances compassion with precision. You’re caring for people’s furry family members, often during times when…
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A Pet Owner’s Guide to Keeping Your Home Fresh, Functional, and Fur-Friendly

  Pets add heart and havoc to a home. If you’ve ever cleaned muddy paw prints off hardwood or vacuumed the same patch of fur five times, you know the struggle. But a pet-friendly home doesn’t have to feel chaotic. With smart material…
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Capturing Your Pet’s Milestones: A Creative Guide for Pet Owners

Your pet’s life is filled with little moments that deserve more than a fleeting memory. Each quirky look, milestone, and shared adventure builds a story you’ll want to revisit for years to come. By thoughtfully recording these experiences,…
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From Dream to Opening Doors: What It Really Takes to Launch a Vet Clinic

      Opening a veterinary clinic isn’t just about loving animals. Sure, that passion is the heartbeat of the whole operation, but the success of a clinic hinges on more than warm fuzzies and a shelf full of stethoscopes.…
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Gut Instincts: How I Discovered the Key to My Dog’s Health and Happiness

    Dogs are more than pets; they are a cherished part of our lovely family! As devoted dog parents, we always strive to provide the best possible care for our furry companions. From cozy beds for sweet dreams and gourmet treats…
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How to Balance Being a Digital Nomad and Pet Owner

Becoming a digital nomad is an exciting way of life, but it can be challenging to balance the need to travel with providing the best care possible for your pet. As a digital nomad, being able to manage to be away from home while still providing…
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Seek and Save: How to Help Out With Abandoned and Neglected Pets

With so many abandoned or neglected pets across the USA, it’s more important than ever that we take the time to pitch in and work as a community to pick up the slack. If you’re interested in volunteering, here are some pointers to get…
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A Pet Owner’s Guide to Downsizing

You must consider many things when downsizing with a pet, such as how to prep your current home for sale and methods of downsizing efficiently. You also need to ensure your animal's safety and comfort during the process of moving.     Preparing…
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How to Start a Business and Welcome a Pet Into the Home Simultaneously

It is not always easy to start your own business, especially when you have many things to juggle at the same time. Or when you have new life situations to adjust to such as welcoming a new pet into the home. Nonetheless, there are things you…
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Adopting A Senior Dog: A Step-By-Step Guide to Making Their Lives Easier in a New Home

For most people, the pet they scramble to adopt into their homes is a young and fluffy puppy full of energy and life. But who thinks of the senior dog? Most dogs in need of a new home are seniors. In most cases, the average pet owner won’t…
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The Benefits of Owning a Pet for Seniors

Owning a pet is a plus, especially to the elderly, since it will not only give them company but allow them to socialize. Walking around while playing with the pet can lower triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Also, it keeps one fit and lowers…
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8 Essential Steps to Bringing A New Dog Into The Home

Dogs, for many of us, are like family members. Just like we prepare for a baby's arrival, we must also prepare our home when bringing a new dog home. Adopting or bringing a dog into your home and your life is a long-term commitment. This…
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How to Care for Your Pet After Surgery

If you've ever had surgery, you know that it can be a stressful process, not to mention the time afterward when you need to recover and you can't do the activities that you usually would take part in. For pets, it's no different - just like…
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Raw, wet or dry? Picking the right food for your dog

As a professional dog trainer, I frequently assist owners with doggy lifestyle and health questions as well. One very common one is “What should I feed my dog?” Unfortunately, picking the right food is not always a straight-forward and…

Useful Apps for First-Time Dog Owners

If you're a first-time dog owner, there can be a lot of overwhelming and conflicting information out there. Luckily, modern technology offers a plethora of options to help the new dog owner sort the wheat from the chaff. We sorted out some top-notch…
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A Complete Guide to Shelter Dog Adoption

So you are ready to bring home a new dog to your family, but you have decided you want to give a shelter dog another shot at life. Where do you start? Do you pick dog names, breeds or shelters you like? Without having the bias of some puppy…
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Tips for Walking and Hiking with Your Dogs This Summer

Summer is the perfect time of year to get outdoors and experience nature in all its glory. If you are one of the millions of dog owners in the United States that experience often involves your four-legged best friend. Taking your dog on adventures…
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How to Keep your Dog Fit and Healthy (Through the Summer)

Keeping fit is just as important for dogs as it is for humans. A regular exercise routine will keep them in shape and full of energy, supporting better health and a stronger immune system. Exercise regimens should include lots of play and opportunities…
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Dogs in Pain: Advice, Symptoms and Treatments

Dogs, just like humans are going to get ill every now and then, and whether you’ve owned your pooch since they were a puppy or you’ve recently adopted a new member of the family, you’re certainly going to care for them as best as you…
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Help! My dog is LOST! What do I do?

Losing your dog can be heartbreaking, stressful, and may cause you to panic but there are steps you can take that will help bring your pet home safely. Immediately put out food, water, and a dog bed or article of clothing where your dog…

10 Things Our Dogs Would Say To Us If They Knew How To Speak

Do you sometimes look at your dog, perhaps when rubbing its belly, and wonder what it would say to you if it knew how to speak? Well, you are not the only one. I’m sure dogs would love to let us know their exact thoughts and emotions too.…
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Teach Your Children Responsibility for a Pet

If your children have been asking for a family pet and IF you decide they are mature enough, why not give them the responsibility of caring for an animal? They'll only benefit from caring for another being. However you should know that you will…

Which dog types bark the least?

There are many different factors to think about when considering whether or not to get a dog, the first of which is how much will it bark? If you live in a back to back house, caravan park, own a business (could live above a shop/in a hotel…
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Getting Yourself and Your Dog Back in Shape in Warm Weather

It’s easy to let your workout routine and your dog’s regular exercise take a backseat in the winter when the weather is bad. Between the cold temperatures and the snow, most people and dogs would rather stay indoors. But now that warm…
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Stolen Pets On The Rise: Changing The Odds In Our Favor

When one of our beloved pets go missing, it’s a heartbreaking and excruciating experience, but having them stolen can sometimes feel even worse. Unfortunately, according to statistics from the AKC, pet theft is on the rise and this trend doesn’t…
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Great Ways Of Getting More Active With Your Dog

One of the many responsibilities of pet ownership is ensuring these animals gets enough activity and exercise. Left to their own devices, not part of a running pack being in the wild, the majority of dogs would be content to simply lie about…
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My Dog Is Sick – Now What?

When Onyx, our pitbull turned 8, we took him for his senior wellness checkup, just as a benchmark. When his liver values came back slightly elevated, our vet was curious and did some additional tests.  What came back was cancer.  Bladder cancer…
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Cognitive Learning in Dogs

Have you ever played with your dog and they did something that completely caught you off guard? Or how sometimes they catch on so quickly to something that seems so difficult and yet the easiest command or trick seems to take them forever to…
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Making the Decision to Euthanize Your Pet

There are many sides to this debate as to when it is okay to put your pet to sleep. A certain percentage believes there is never an acceptable reason to do so, but then many just do not give it a second thought; it’s just an animal… Right?…

Health Benefits of Pets for Children

Children love animals - from the time they are infants we give them stuffed animals to play with. In my house growing up, we always had animals. My animals were my friends, my constant comfort and companions. Studies are now finding that there…