Snowflake never saw it coming. She was a 3-month-old Maltese puppy, fluffy, white and adorable. She had a home, her life was just getting started, and then she broke her leg. It should have been a quick fix but her… Read More »How Can You Abandon Your Pet?
On May 9, 2015, the army vet, Michael Hammons, who served in Desert Storm, heard a dog in distress inside a hot parked car, with no water. Instinctively, he jumped into action. Grabbing the foot rest of his wife’s wheelchair, he smashed open… Read More »Rescuing a Dog Left in Hot Parked Car
Water makes up around 80 percent of a dog’s body and its consumption is essential for optimum health, but how much is enough and is there such thing as too much? Looking after an animal is a great responsibility as they’re… Read More »How Much Water Does Your Dog Need?
If you simply top off your pet’s water dish, you could be creating a monster that will attack your pet from the inside out. Many of us are guilty of simply refilling the water bowl when it gets close to… Read More »Choosing the Right Bowl for Your Pet
You may share your backyard and even your bed, but it’s probably best to avoid sharing a meal with dogs, or any other pet for that matter. Listed here, from most (1) to least (4) dangerous, are common foods and drinks that… Read More »Things Your Pets Should Not Eat
Doing a daily tick check on you and your dog is important if you spend time outside with your dog in areas where ticks like to hang out. If you find a tick on your dog, don’t panic! Follow these… Read More »Ticks & Your Dog
Cleaning cages is not a fun chore for any pet, but making cleaning as easy as possible and sticking to a schedule will make cage cleaning less of a chore and simply part of your routine. There are no set… Read More »Tips on Cleaning the Cages
By Jessica Pierce NYT/ September 22, 2012 Is it ethical to spend $25,000 at the vet? Is it O.K. to have a pet if you can’t afford such treatments? ODY died peacefully last year, Nov. 29. He was 14 and… Read More »Euthanasia: Deciding When a Pet Has Suffered Enough
The toxic principles of chocolate are the stimulants theobromine and caffeine. The amount of chocolate that it takes to poison your pet depends on the type of chocolate he’s eaten and his weight. White chocolate has the least amount of… Read More »Chocolate Toxicity
