Working Dogs

Most people know that a dog’s sense of smell is much more powerful than that of a human…but did you know that a dog’s nose has as many as 300 million smell receptors compared to humans who have only around 5 million? This keen ability enables dogs to detect another dog’s sex, diet, reproductive status [...]

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Losing Holiday Pounds

It is the beginning of a new year and most people are faced with the struggle of losing extra pounds put on during the holidays. What about the extra pounds your pet is lugging around? Festive table scraps and treats may have turned your pets caboose into a freight train. Since pets just a few [...]

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Healthy, Happy Holidays

The holiday season is on the doorstep and amidst all the excitement there are a few important factors to consider for keeping pets healthy and jolly. Things change in most homes during the holidays; we often bring in decorations that may be peculiar   and dangerous objects to our pets and we typically have more visitors [...]

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Coping With Pet Loss

I have always had a dog as a pet. Over the years, I have had to cope with the passing of three family dogs, which was very difficult. Each dog was ‘put down’ due to old age and although each decision was tough to make, we had time to prepare for the loss and we [...]

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Pets and Personality

The other night my husband was sharing a story about a co-worker of who recently adopted a dog. I asked what made her get a dog and he chuckled. Apparently my husband asked her the same question and her reply was, “I am a single woman with three cats. I don’t want to be “that” [...]

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