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5 Pet Friendly Cities to Visit with Your Pooch
Pet Friendly Cities to Visit with Your Pooch

What dog wouldn’t love to go on vacation with his owner? Traveling with your best friend doesn’t have to be

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4 Things You Need to Know About Service Dogs
4 Things You Need to Know About Service Dogs

Service dogs aren’t the same as an emotional support or therapy animal. Service dogs are defined as “dogs that are

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Smart Ways to Beat the Summer Heat with Your Dog
Smart Ways to Beat the Summer Heat with Your Dog

The sunshine and fresh air are so tempting in the summer and nobody wants to be cooped up in the

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How to Keep Your Cat Entertained When You’re Not Home
How to Keep Your Cat Entertained When You're Not Home

If you work outside of the home all day, you may worry that your cat is lonely and bored when

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How to Help Your Dog Cope with Back to School Loneliness
How to Help Your Dog Cope with Back to School Loneliness

As the end of summer approaches and our kids head back to school, a drastic change comes over our homes.

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Earth Day 2018 – How to be a more Earth-Friendly Pet Owner

April 22 is celebrated as Earth Day each year.  This year, take a moment to reflect on your current habits

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CBD cannabis Oil and Pets: What’s All the Hype?

CBD oils have received a lot of attention recently, especially since several states have made medical and recreational marijuana legal.

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Essential Oils and Your Pets: Are they safe?

Essential oils have become all the rage for those looking for natural remedies. They are popular because oils have potential

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Veterinary Trend: Cat-only Clinics

Dr. Kelly Wright, a veterinarian and the co-owner of The Cat Clinic of Orange County in Costa Mesa, Calif., doesn’t experience daily barking, panting or dog smells in her cat-only clinic. As a result, the stress levels of the cats that come in and out on a regular basis are "two or three notches down", according to Wright.

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Guide for Grooming Cats

Basic Guide for Grooming Cats covering their coat, eyes, nails and ears.

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Overweight Cats

How to tell if your cat is yoo fat and what to do about it.

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Longeing For Riders

Longeing without stirrups can be a wonderfully useful tool to help riders learn to relax, ride in balance, and follow the motion of the horse as they work toward developing an independent seat.

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Preparing Your Dog for its First Show

Getting your dog ready for its first show is an exciting and potentially highly rewarding time.

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Evaluating a Horse’s Vocabulary

When we work with very young children, we keep our vocabulary simple because their understanding of spoken language is limited. A two-year-old child’s vocabulary is much smaller than that of a four-year-old or a seven-year old. But by the time that child becomes a teenager, his or her vocabulary will number in the thousands of words.

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Big Benefits of Small-dog Day Care

For small dogs like these and their discriminating owners, only the most specialized care will do.

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Dog Safety Tips for Families

Owning a dog can be a lot of fun, but it is also a big responsibility that cannot be taken lightly.  Keeping your dog healthy and safe while also ensuring the safety of your family and other people is important.

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Writers Who Love Their Cats

Writers from mystery novelist P.D. James to science-fiction icon Ray Bradbury and numerous others have at least one thing in common: They all love cats.

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Everything you need to know about pet insurance

It’s vital to have all your pets covered by pet insurance these days. Nobody can know what lies around the corner. Pet insurance can give you peace of mind.

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Ball Python Keeping on a Budget

Reptile equipment can be expensive, but a simple setup for a ball python doesn’t have to break the bank.

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Top Feeding Tips From Cat Owners

Dr. Amber Andersen, a Los Angeles veterinarian pursuing a master’s in public health, makes mealtime special for her cats by singing and talking to them while opening their food.

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