Dog Safety
August 23, 2022
Back To School: How To Help Your Pet Beat The Blues This Fall
Summer is winding down, the mornings are getting a little cooler, and September is right around the corner. The back-to-school season is an exciting time full of new teachers, new friends, and new possibilities. It also means changes for your four-legged family members.
Changes to your pet’s daily schedule can cause abnormal behavior, new habits, and even depression. Getting your kids ready for school may already be a handful, but don’t forget to prepare your canine and feline family members as well!
Here are FIVE ways to help your pets transition into the fall season.
August 18, 2022
Canine Conversation: How Dogs Communicate Five Basic Emotions
Dogs spend their entire lives relying on human counterparts for nearly everything. Whether they are hungry, tired, feeling sick, happy, excited, or have to go outside, there aren’t many things dogs can do without the help of their two-legged family members. To communicate their needs and emotions, dogs rely on body language to let us know what’s going on and what they need.
Dog body language is a detail-oriented method of communication, rarely do any two movements mean the same thing in terms of how your dog is feeling. Here are some ways dogs communicate FIVE basic emotions and how to understand them.
July 29, 2022
5 Dog Breeds Who Hate Summer And How You Can Keep Them Cool
Does your dog hate the heat? As the sweltering and hazy dog days of summer arrive, dogs who are sensitive to humidity and heat may grow lethargic and are often more than happy to sit in an air-conditioned home all day.
What may seem like a natural response to heat can be a serious problem for some breeds. Here are FIVE breeds of dogs who do NOT thrive in the hot weather and what you can do to keep them cool.
July 12, 2022
Fire Safety: 3 Easy Ways You Can Help Protect Your Pets
Every year, in the United States alone, over 500,000 pets experience house fires, and 40,000 tragically lose their lives, mostly from complications due to smoke inhalation. Pet owners do not like to think about their four-legged family members experiencing an event such as a fire, but they must prepare in the event one happens.
Here are THREE easy ways pet owners can help protect their pets from a potential house fire with preparation and prevention.