Prescription Pet Food: Why Is It So Expensive?
Sadly, almost every pet parent has been to the veterinarian for some reason and ended up having to purchase prescription pet food. After picking yourself up off the floor when you realized the pet food costs more than your monthly home food budget, you purchase the food and while still cussing under your breath head…
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Looking at Colleges and Your Pet
I’m spending this week with 2 of my 3 children who are high school juniors looking at colleges on the East Coast. Now what does this have to do with your pet you’re wondering? Well, shockingly a lot. As I walk around these campuses, watch the hustle and bustle of the late teen and the…
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Dog Bite Prevention
A big part of preventing a dog bite is being able to assess the situations when it is appropriate or not appropriate to approach a dog. Hope you enjoy!
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News Flash: Cat Ownership Not Linked to Mental Illness!
We know, you’re thinking WTF? But we don’t make this stuff up and haven’t you wondered if the crazy old lady with all those cats was actually crazy? Well breathe easy, because as reported in Science Daily, new research from the University College London has found no link between cat ownership and psychotic symptoms. The…
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Better Than a Brother or Sister? A dog!
Perhaps this is not news to any parent with more than 1 kid and at least one pet; but it turns out that having a pet is better than having a sibling! According to a study conducted by the University of Cambridge and published in the Journal of Applied Development, having a pet provides greater…
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Saint Patrick’s Day
We asked Fitz (our resident Irish Wolfhound) what he wanted to do to honor Saint Patrick’s Day. After nixing all the ideas involving copious amounts of alcohol, we did agree to offer FREE Doggie Day Care on March 17th to any Irish dog or person (ok, free doggie day care to the dog of an…
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