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Is Pet Insurance Worth It?

Is Pet Insurance Worth It?

In a perfect world, our pets would live forever without ever getting sick or injured. But this isn’t a perfect world, and unfortunately, just like humans, pets can develop health problems. But while we have health insurance to help us manage the ever-rising costs of...

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How To Cope With The Loss Of A Pet

How To Cope With The Loss Of A Pet

For a pet parent, losing a beloved pet can carry the same weight of grief as losing someone close to them. Our pets are, after all, members of our family. So, while your non-pet owning friends might think you’re being a little dramatic with your sorrow, it’s important...

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How To Make Your Home Cat Friendly

How To Make Your Home Cat Friendly

While the popular saying might be “happy wife, happy life,” those who use it probably haven’t lived with an unhappy cat. When cats are unhappy in their environment, they can engage in all kinds of unwanted behaviors, from scratching the furniture to urinating outside...

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How To Get Cats To Stop Scratching / Clawing Furniture

How To Get Cats To Stop Scratching / Clawing Furniture

Cats have taken the world over. All you need to do is peruse your Instagram feed to see an endless string of photos and videos of cats doing everything from looking cute to singing heavy metal music. But while the Internet might have you thinking that cats are...

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How Much Exercise Does My Dog Need?

How Much Exercise Does My Dog Need?

If you have a large, gated backyard that you allow your dog to roam, then you might think that your dog is getting all the exercise she needs. After all, when she comes back inside, she usually takes a nap, right? The truth is that giving your dog access to your...

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How To Teach A Dog To Sit

How To Teach A Dog To Sit

Knowing how to teach a dog to sit is one of the most valuable skills a dog owner can have. This is often the first thing an experienced dog handler will teach a dog because it not only helps identify the handler as the pack leader, but it is also essential for the...

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How To Groom A Cat: Tips & Tricks

How To Groom A Cat: Tips & Tricks

Unlike dogs, cats are mostly self-sufficient pets. Besides providing your cat with food, water, and a litter box (and keeping it clean), there’s little else required of you for your pet to live a happy life. Cats will even groom themselves when they feel the need,...

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How Much Do I Feed A Kitten & How Often?

How Much Do I Feed A Kitten & How Often?

Bringing a new kitten home is exciting and fun, but it can be a little nerve wracking if you’ve never had a cat before. After all, there’s a learning curve that comes with being a first-time cat parent. For instance, you may be wondering – how much to feed a kitten,...

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How To Introduce A Cat To A Dog

How To Introduce A Cat To A Dog

The old phrase, “fighting like cats and dogs,” is a part of our lexicon because it mostly rings true. Put any cat and dog in a room together for the first time and there’s a pretty good chance that they won’t get along, if for any other reason than the dog might be...

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What Are The Signs & Symptoms Of A Sick Cat?

What Are The Signs & Symptoms Of A Sick Cat?

A cat is one of the most resilient pets a person can have. After all, people don’t say, “cats have nine lives,” for nothing! But as strong and durable as cats are, like all animals, they can get sick from time to time. The thing is, cats happen to be very adept at...

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How To Introduce Cats To Each Other

How To Introduce Cats To Each Other

Cats are naturally territorial, so any time a new cat tries to move into another cat’s territory, there’s always a risk for fireworks. It’s why the sounds of cat fights so frequently fill the night in cities and towns around the world. And, it’s why so many house cats...

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How To Litter Train A Kitten

How To Litter Train A Kitten

Cats are often considered the ultimate pets because they don’t require much in the way of maintenance other than providing them with food, water, and a litter box. Plus, unlike dogs, most cats groom themselves and don’t need to be constantly showered with love and...

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Can Cats Be Trained & How Long Does It Take?

Can Cats Be Trained & How Long Does It Take?

When you think about pets that can be trained, usually dogs spring to mind. Cats often don’t even fall under consideration because cats have a reputation for being self-governing creatures that do what they want, when they want, and nobody can tell them otherwise. But...

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Common Cat Health Problems & Illnesses

Common Cat Health Problems & Illnesses

Cats are incredibly hardy pets that are easy to care for. In most cases, just give a cat access to plenty of fresh water and quality food, a litter pan, regular wellness visits to the vet, and of course some love, and that cat will be living a life of luxury. But as...

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Why Do Cats Have Whiskers & How Do They Use Them?

Why Do Cats Have Whiskers & How Do They Use Them?

Whiskers are just one of the many things that set cats apart from the rest of the animal world. But interestingly enough, not all cats have them. Or rather, not all have the long, thin, hair-like protuberances that most people think about when they hear the word....

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How To Stop Your Dog From Sleeping In Your Bed

How To Stop Your Dog From Sleeping In Your Bed

When you bring home a new puppy, it can be all-too-easy to welcome her into your bed. After all, we all want our dogs to feel loved, and having them sleep in our beds is a common way to convey that love. But puppies eventually grow up into full-sized dogs, and...

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Is Pet Insurance Worth It & Do I Need It?

Is Pet Insurance Worth It & Do I Need It?

Insurance is never a fun topic to talk about because it is something that many of us spend a lot of money on, but rarely ever use. Still, pet insurance may be something you might want to think about if you are adopting a new pet. But what exactly is pet insurance, and...

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How To Dog Proof Your Home

How To Dog Proof Your Home

When you bring a new dog into your home, you have to look at it as similar to raising a toddler. Both toddlers and dogs are very curious and if left to their own devices, they can quickly find themselves in dangerous situations. Thus, when you have a toddler, you...

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How To Tell If Your Dog Is Depressed

How To Tell If Your Dog Is Depressed

Dogs are such free spirits that keeping a dog happy is usually one of the easiest things in the world to do. But occasionally, dogs can suffer from depression, just like humans do. In fact, according to a study conducted by Guide Dogs UK, 74% of Britain's dogs show...

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How Often Should You Take Your Dog & Cat To The Vet?

How Often Should You Take Your Dog & Cat To The Vet?

Becoming a pet parent comes with a lot of responsibilities, but one of the most important of these is taking your dog or cat to the veterinarian on a regular basis. This is essential for helping to ensure that your beloved pet can live a full and healthy life. But of...

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How Often Should I Feed My Dog?

How Often Should I Feed My Dog?

For first time dog owners, one of the most confusing things they often have to face is figuring out how often they should be feeding their new family member. Many worry that they're feeding their dog too much, or not enough. After all, should you refill your pup's...

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How To Safely Trim Dog Nails

How To Safely Trim Dog Nails

If you don’t know how to trim dog nails properly, then you could be creating a tense and anxious situation for your dog that will make it practically impossible to get her to sit still for future trimmings. But at the same time, you also don’t want to have to book a...

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Why Do Dogs Love Belly Rubs?

Why Do Dogs Love Belly Rubs?

Does your dog roll over onto her back, seemingly to demand you to rub her belly? And then once you do, her leg starts kicking like she’s trying to start a motorcycle? Believe it or not, there’s a scientific reason why your dog is reacting this way.  In this post,...

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What Is Catnip & What Does It Do To Cats?

What Is Catnip & What Does It Do To Cats?

Most cat parents have at one time or another purchased catnip or catnip-enhanced toys for their furry family members to enjoy. And enjoy it they do! In fact, almost every cat enjoys smelling, eating, and/or rolling around catnip. But what is catnip and why does this...

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How To Stop A Dog From Biting

How To Stop A Dog From Biting

When a dog tends to bite, the biting can range from being just a nuisance to a downright danger to other pets and humans. So, it is highly important to get her behavior under control before she seriously injures someone.  But one of the challenges with learning how to...

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What To Do If Your Dog Eats A Chicken Bone

What To Do If Your Dog Eats A Chicken Bone

Back in the day, people thought nothing of giving their dogs table scraps. Along with the leftover meats and veggies, dogs were even given bones to chew on to keep them busy. But since those days, we’ve learned a lot about the risks of giving dogs bones, in...

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How To Reduce & Control Dog Shedding

How To Reduce & Control Dog Shedding

Nothing beats being the owner of a dog. The sheer joy and unconditional love they share can brighten up even our darkest of days. Our dogs are always there for us when others aren’t. So, it’s comes as no surprise that we can sometimes tend to treat our beloved pets...

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How Long Should A Puppy Sleep In Your Room?

How Long Should A Puppy Sleep In Your Room?

Adopting a puppy is one of life’s most fun and rewarding experiences. Not unlike bringing a newborn home from the hospital, it can be natural to want your new pup to sleep in your bedroom, so you can watch over her at night and be right there for her for when she...

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How Long Should A Dog Sleep Per Day?

How Long Should A Dog Sleep Per Day?

Do you have a new puppy that seems to never want to go to sleep? Or maybe an older dog that seems to sleep most of the day (and night) away? Either of these instances can understandably be a cause of worry for the pet’s owner because, well, we tend to worry a lot...

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What Is Dog Collar Rash & How To Treat It

What Is Dog Collar Rash & How To Treat It

Part of being a responsible dog owner is ensuring your pet always has her collar on. A collar not only allows you to control your dog easier, but it is also where your pet’s ID and rabies tags can be found should your pet ever become separated from you. But what...

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When Is It Time To Put Your Dog Down?

There’s nothing like the unconditional love you get from your dog. Unlike people, your dog never judges you and she’s always happy and excited whenever you walk in the room or come home from work. And this is just one of the reasons why it so very difficult when a dog...

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Should I Let My Dog Sleep With Me?

When you get a new puppy or rescue an older dog, your first inclination is usually to treat him or her as well as possible, so they can enjoy the best a dog’s life has to offer. From extra treats to long walks in the park to an overabundance of chew toys, nothing is...

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The Differences Between Indoor & Outdoor Cats

Cats are popular pets because they are so easy to care for. Provide them with a daily supply of food and fresh water and empty their litter pan out regularly, and cats will pretty much take care of everything else. But while cats might be domesticated pets, they...

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How To Train Your Dog To Stay Home Alone

Part of being a good pet parent is training your dog to do certain things, like sitting and staying instead of jumping on you while you’re eating, going to the bathroom outside, and walking calmly beside you instead of running and pulling at her leash. Another...

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How To Prevent & Protect Your Dog From Ticks

Just about every dog owner in the northeast is familiar with the process of pulling ticks off their dogs during the spring and summer months. In this part of the country, any dog that spends any amount of time outdoors is at risk for ticks. Ticks are parasites that...

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What Do Dogs Dream About?

Every dog owner is familiar with their pet’s subtle kicks, eye and nose twitches, and whimpers when she is otherwise asleep. At first glance, it can be easy to think that your dog is having a bad dream and you might even be prompted to wake her. But do dogs dream? The...

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Why Are Dog Scared of Thunder & Lightning?

Why Are Dog Scared of Thunder & Lightning?

Dogs do not take well to sudden loud noises or bright flashing lights. So, it should not be a surprise that so many dogs suffer from astraphobia, an intense anxiety and fear of thunderstorms. But what is the real reason behind why dogs are scared of lightning and...

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How To Stop Bad Dog Behavior

How To Stop Bad Dog Behavior

Left to their own devices, dogs can quickly become bored and when that happens, bad behavior usually ensues. If you have ever returned home to torn apart slippers, a kitchen garbage can that has been knocked over and nosed through, or a couch pillow ripped to shreds,...

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What To Do With Your Dog When You Go On Vacation

What To Do With Your Dog When You Go On Vacation

Summer is vacation time for most American families, but for those of us with dogs, spending time away from home can be a tough decision to make. After all, unless you can take your pet along with you, you will need to come up with a plan for what to do with your dog...

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How Much & How Often Should I Feed My Dog?

How Much & How Often Should I Feed My Dog?

If you are the lucky owner of a new dog, then you are probably wondering – how often should I feed my dog and how much food is the right amount? Luckily, feeding your dog appropriately is not as difficult as you might think. When it comes to feeding your dog,...

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What Does A Pet Sitter Do?

What Does A Pet Sitter Do?

When you are forced to be away from home for a certain period, such as while working or for a longer period like when you’re on vacation or in the hospital, and you have a pet that needs caring for, hiring a pet sitter can help ensure your pet gets the care and...

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How Often Should I Walk My Dog?

How Often Should I Walk My Dog?

It is a question that new dog owners and even some experienced dog owners commonly grapple with – how often should I walk my dog? The truth is dogs need a lot of exercise to maintain their physical and mental capabilities and diversity is the key. Different activities...

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