Let’s face it, it happens. While we often think of communicating with our pets via eye contact or voice commands, we rarely think about how they can transmit with us via “poop posts”. When your cat or dog leaves behind a log it’s like a storybook of their body. It tells you what they ate, how it agreed – or disagreed – with them, …
Pet Education for the Pet Care Professional
As a Pet Care Professional Be Competent and Confident in a Pet Emergency Situation Whether you pet sit for your friends and family, just signed up for a pet care listing site, or have a staff of 20, when you take care of people’s pets – or share your life with them – you better know what to do when something …
Reducing the Cost Of Pet Ownership
Unexpected veterinary bills were cited by Kathryn Lisko, the education specialist over at Rover.com, as being “the most common and most costly variables in dog ownership. That’s one pricey pooch”, USA Today August, 26, 2016: B4. Print. The article continues to mention that healthy habits and adopting mix-breeds (according to the ASPCA) can help reduce veterinary cost. What they don’t …
10 Red Flags from Dogs you should Never Ignore
1. Loss of appetite, weight loss. One of the first signs of illness is loss of appetite. Not being hungry is just one of the reasons why your pet is not eating. It is just a tip of the iceberg, it could be more. Watch carefully as it can negatively impact his health within 24 hours. The issue could be …
How Will My Dog React When I Bring my New Baby Home?
Our new German Shepherd puppy was fearful and shaking in her cardboard box lined by an old blanket when my husband and I drove her away from her doggy parents and brothers on Grandma’s farm. It was our first day as parents to her, and we didn’t have any children yet. Everything was new to her, she had never been …
Italian Coast Guard saves Kitten with CPR
A baby cat was found floating in the water in the Italian port of Marsala. The cat was retrieved from the water by an officer that had jumped into the water upon seeing it. The officer began mouth-to-snout rescue breathing and chest massages. After several minutes of CPR, the cat let out a weak meow, and started moving. The cat was then …
Funko Pop! Pets are coming!
My wife sent me a message a few minutes ago that Funko has officially announced their upcoming Pop! Pets line of vinyl figures. If you haven’t seen the Pop! Vinyl figures that they’ve been releasing for the past few years, you’ve been missing out on some really cool stuff. They seem to have licensed every movie or television show under …
Never Chase a Loose Dog (Unless you’re an Olympic Runner)
A loose dog can be a very scary thing. Especially if you’re by a road, or if there are children around that may be scared of or allergic to dogs, and your dog likes to greet people. I’ve assembled a list of things to try if your dog gets loose. Feel free to submit comments with your own stories of …
Bluetick Coonhound Hurt by a Bear
Some of the stories that we get are kind of mind-blowing. Like when a dog gets into a fight with a bear. We didn’t find out just how this dog got into a fight with a bear, or even what kind of bear it was. But the point is… this was a fight between a dog and a bear! Wow! …
Roxy the Miniature Dachshund chokes, Dog CPR saves life!
Roxy is a Miniature Dachshund that could have a series of children’s books written about her adventures. She seems to get into a lot of trouble, and lives to tell the tale! Here’s the story from Jessica Buhrman PTA: Well, I have a dog that likes to get into a lot of trouble. Her name is Roxy and she is …