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Prepare Your Dog for Your New Baby Before the Baby Arrives
If you have a dog and are expecting the arrival of a new baby, it is important to take measures to prepare your dog in advance for when you actually bring your baby home. If you have a dog and are expecting the arrival of a new baby, it is important to take measures...
How to Safeguard Your Pets During a Natural Disaster
No matter where in the country you live, natural disasters are a possibility. In some areas, they are increasingly common. When you are faced with having to evacuate and make split-second decisions, being prepared helps you move quickly and get everyone—including your...
Back to School Quiz Kids and Dogs
If you have kids who are heading back to school, you may want them to take this quiz. Here are a few questions about how kids should handle dogs during their walk to or from school. Quiz your kids and see if they know the safest way to handle these situations. Top 10...
Dog Parks
Top 10 things to consider for keeping your dog safe and happy:1. Know your dog. Not all dogs enjoy meeting new dogs and it can be very stressful and overwhelming for them to be forced into this situation.2. Keep your dog healthy. Be sure your dog isn’t vulnerable to...
Tips for Training Your New Puppy
It’s an absolute joy for family members when they get a new puppy. Usually, puppies are quite young and require lots of care and training. With the right training, a new puppy can become a well-behaved member of the family. Here are some tips: Teach good habits from...
Should I Crate Train My New Puppy
To crate or not to crate: it’s a key question facing countless new owners and their furry friends. The answer is yes, crate training is important. Your dog needs the comfort, warmth, darkness and quiet of a crate. Crates simulate a den that, in the wild, dogs/wolves...
Do dogs show shame or guilt?
Has the recent popularity of ‘dog shaming videos’ convinced you that dogs can feel guilt or shame and that they really know when they have been ‘bad’? There have been great responses from experts in dog behaviour that help explain that it’s not the emotion of guilt...
Preparing your dog for change: 6 months before baby arrival
Part 1 Preparing your dog for change – 6 months before baby arrival Part 1 Preparing your dog for change – 6 months before baby arrival Preparing your dog for baby’s arrival You are 3 months into your pregnancy and you feel its safe to start telling people you are...
Things to consider this Halloween
Halloween brings a fun time for most of us, but for some of our much-loved four-legged family members, Halloween can be a nightmare.Dog owners may not be able to control external surroundings, but they can care for their dog’s safety and well-being by observing the...
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Cheryl Faubert
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