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Helping Dogs Cope With Visitors to Your Home
Dogs can have many different reactions to visitors, from excited piddling and jumping to fearful growling and anxiety to barking and aggression.
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Halloween Pet Dangers
Halloween is a season when it’s fun to be scared, but there is nothing fun about the serious dangers Halloween can present to pets.
Fall Pet Safety Tips
Fall is a fun season to get out and about with your pets, but before you jump into that first pile of leaves, sip that first pumpkin spice latte, or walk down that first fall trail, it is important to keep your pets safe.
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Teaching Your Children to Be Comfortable Around Pet Reptiles
From turtles and tortoises to snakes, geckos and iguanas, reptiles can be great pets, even for kids. Unfortunately, many children are squeamish around reptiles or even afraid of them. With patience and understanding, however, you can teach your child to be comfortable around all types of popular pet reptiles. Why Kids Can Be Uncomfortable Understanding why a child doesn't like pet reptiles is the first step toward helping them feel better about these animals. Unfortunately, many reptiles that young children are first exposed to are often portrayed as monsters, such as vicious dinosaurs, dragons or supervillains. The size, speed and...
Helping Dogs Cope After Quarantine
Quarantine periods, self-isolation, and lockdowns can be very stressful on families, but there are some family members who love everyone being together, all day long, all the time – the family dogs. Whether you have one dog or a pack of four-legged family members, readjusting after quarantine can be a challenge, but there are easy ways pet owners can help their dogs cope. Why Dogs Love Quarantine Dogs are pack animals, well-adapted to group dynamics. They’re naturally social, and humans are their pack. When their pack is home all day, the dog feels more secure in its social structure and...