Christmas Safety Tips for Your Dog

  With Christmas right around the corner, I thought it might be helpful to give a few tips on how to keep our pets happy and healthy throughout the holiday season. Several of the plants commonly purchased for decorations during the Christmas season are poisonous to pets and children, such as poinsettia and mistletoe. Choose […]

Top 10 Advantages of Getting an Adult Dog

Are you thinking of joining the ranks of the canine enhanced? Ready to take the puppy plunge? Good for you! But before you take a ride down to the puppy farm consider this: puppies aren’t the only options. There are some fantastic advantages for anyone willing to open their home to an adult dog, and […]

5 Things You Can Add to Your Dogs Food

  1. Fish oil – helps with skin and coat problems, is an anti-inflammatory, aids in brain functioning and eye health. Helps with joint issues, lowering blood pressure, fighting kidney disease, heart disease and cancer. I use the liquid form of Nordic Natural for both myself and my dogs. 2. Coconut oil – helps with […]

5 Valentine Day Gift Ideas for Your Dog

These are 5 of Sadie and Rusty’s favorite things which also make great Valentine Day gifts: Take them out for a walk most dogs love to explore new places. It gives them a chance to get some exercise for both their mind and body. A new toy – there are so many to choose from. […]

Honest Kitchen Dog Food Review

What it is: Dog and Cat Food and Treats. Manufacturer: The Honest Kitchen is a family-owned company located in San Diego, California. Where you can buy it:  Click here to buy Honest Kitchen My review: Here are a few of the main reasons why I love this food: All meat and vegetable ingredients are USDA […]

Summer Heat

Summer’s not over and those lingering hot days can really sneak up on you and your pet. Every year over 5,000 pets die from exposure to the excessive heat inside cars. When taking those last minute road-trips and traveling with you cat or dog make sure you remember that your pets can overheat much faster […]

Hummingbird OT

On Saturday my husband and I were enjoying a relaxing afternoon at home. We were in the kitchen when we saw a green hummingbird fly up. We both love animals so I pointed the hummingbird out to my husband and was telling him how cute the bird was. Then suddenly smack! It flew right into […]

Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Recall

Diamond Pet Food issued it’s first recall on April 10, 2012 for a limited number of dry dog food bags. Today they are expanding the voluntary recall to include another production run and four production codes of Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Adult Light Formula dry dog food. One bag of the product […]

National Park Week

National park week is next week, starting on Saturday April 21st until Sunday April 29th. For this week only you can get into all the national parks for free. If you have meant to get out to a national park now is a good time. April is the low season for most of the national […]

Wag.com Review

What it is:  A company which delivers many dog related products including food, beds, clothes, toys and more. Manufacturer: Wag.com Where you can buy it: Wag.com My review: If you are like me you may like the convenience of having your pet food delivered right to your front door. Sometimes it’s just easier to have […]

West Paw Bumper Bed Review

Product:  Bumper Bed Manufacturer:  West Paw Where you can buy it: Click here to purchase My review: A Dog bed is one of the most important purchases you will make for your dog. Your dog will spend many hours of their life on their bed. Therefore it is worth it to make sure […]

Dog Park Survival Kit

Most dog owners enjoy going outside and walking their dogs. I have a small tote I bring with me on my own dog walking outings. Inside my tote I like to keep all of the items I may need. My handy little tote makes it easy for me to get outside without having to search […]

Dog Anatomy in Pictures

Here is a great info-graphic by Pet365 Blog which shows the difference between dog anatomy and human. Dog Anatomy graphic created by Matt Beswick for Pet365 – a UK supplier of dog products. Click here to view the full post.

EarthPawz Cleaning Products For Pets Review

The Product: Toxic free, 100% natural, hypoallergenic cleaning products for you and your pets Manufacturer: EarthPawz made in Canada Where you can buy it: Pet stores in Canada, Earth-pawz.com My review: As a pet sitter I often have several different dogs in the back of my truck in a single day. I transport dogs to […]

Dog Photography Tips

Our dogs are part of the family, just like other family members we love to have pictures of them on our walls, desks, computers, phones the list goes on. However, our dogs do not understand we want them to pose for the camera. Here are a few tips that can help: 1. It’s all about […]