The winter holidays are HERE! While you decorate the house and stress about getting it ready for the family, Chloe and Max are starting to stress about all the changes and strange smells. Ornaments, candles, tinsel, ribbons and wrapping paper seem to be everywhere! There are lilies, holly, mistletoe, and a tree in the living room. Grandma’s chocolate chocolate chip powdered …
National Adopt a Senior Pet Month-November
Old vs. Young When you weigh the options of bringing home a shelter pet the age of the animal always plays a significant role. As a volunteer for the Boxer Rescue, one of my rolls is to be a foster home for dogs in transition from their former life to their new loving home. When the announcements come into our …
Fall Back Safely; How to Keep Your Pets Safe in the Dark
Daylight savings; darkness is falling We made it past Halloween now we have another dark and scary time upon us – daylight savings!!! Get ready to give up an hour of your light, which for those of us with dogs means less hours in the safety of the light to walk and increased dangers like being hit by a car. …
Pet Heroes!
It’s in our name – hero – and here at ProPetHero we are all about training you to be a pet’s hero. We aren’t the only heroes though, one might be at your feet begging for food, or purring over your shoulder right now. Our pets are our heroes. I share my life with 3 dogs, a cat and 10 …
National Vet Tech Week 2016
Oct 16-22, 2016 – This week we celebrate the wonderful pet nurses. They’ve hugged your pet, have you thought about hugging them? Ok, you should probably ask before you go doing so but our veterinary technicians are the nurses of the pet world. They perform a thankless job of restraining, cleaning, expressing, injecting, drawing blood and many other tough tasks that …
National Walk ‘N Roll Dog Day
This is an update to an article I originally posted on this special day last year. Today is National Walk ‘N Roll Dog Day, a day that evokes so many emotions for me. Having shared my life with two dogs in carts, as I document in this blog post, I know firsthand the joy, pain, and strife that comes with …
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! …
Bark at the Park 2016
I know that it can be difficult to find dog friendly events during the summer. Do you want to bring your dog to a baseball game? Bark at the Park is a series of major league baseball games which allow dogs to attend! There will be dog friendly events and booths during the games. 12 games were scheduled for this …
How can I help my Dogs with their Thunderstorm Anxiety?
A lot of dogs become very anxious during thunderstorms. This can increase if you’re also nervous, so the first step is to try to remain calm, yourself. Speak in calm tones, and basically let your dog know that he is not alone. If you’d like to help your dog to overcome his fear of thunderstorms, there are some things that …