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By now we have all seen and read a number of tug-at-your-heart-strings news stories on the pets that are being left behind in the housing foreclosure crisis happening around the country. Between tough economic times and situations like what has happened with the flooding in the Midwest, shelters are becoming overrun with pets surrendered by [...]

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I recently read a post on Tree Hugger about a study from the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association that argues that you do not need to give your dog anything but regular old tap water. The study finds that:

“dogs are not susceptible to the chemicals, such as chlorine, used to disinfect municipal water. [...]

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A new client of mine, Scott Common Sense Community, has dedicated an entire section of their “Neat and Clean” tips to all-things pets! Want to know the best ways to get out carpet stains from pet “messes”? Cleaning food bowls? Getting rid of that “wet dog” smell after he swims in the local pond? [...]

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When I walked out of my house this morning at 8am, it was already a very muggy 80 degrees out. The weatherman warned that it will reach the high 90’s today and tomorrow with heat indexes above 100 degrees, so I feel a need to remind everyone out there to remember their furry friends in [...]

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I don’t know what it is about my house, but we seem to have pretty frequent run-ins with wild animals considering we are in the middle of the city. Last week I was moving something in the area between my house and the neighbor’s house when I noticed a very small baby bird on top [...]

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While we try to give you lots of reviews of our favorite pet products, we are only one small group of pet lovers who only have so much time (and money!) to try out the huge selection of pet-related products on the market. Luckily, the internet is a very big place, with many wonderful [...]

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A couple of months ago, a co-worker noticed that I was having a not-so-great day and sent me what is now one of my favorite bookmarks. I can’t not laugh whenever I see it! So if you are having a case of the Mondays, like I am, open and let yourself smile for [...]

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This past weekend, The Washington Post ran a story the amount of money that pet owners will spend on their pets’ health. The numbers are pretty stunning. As the article explains, Americans spend “more than $24.5 billion in 2006 alone [on pet health care], according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. (If you’re into comparing [...]

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In honor of Earth Day, we have decided to go green this week and focus a bit on caring for the environment.

I would always use my old plastic grocery bags as doggie bags on walks with Mosby since they were free and I always seemed to have a ton of them.  But I started [...]

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If your dog is anything like mine, he thinks the trash can is a pot of gold, and has accomplished amazing feats to steal food off of the counter if you leave anything temptingly close to the edge. But sometimes his favorite people foods can be very dangerous for him.
My dog, Mosby, once pulled [...]

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