Category: Pets

No matter what, training a dog isn’t exactly easy. It’s usually the case when you start out that the dog has no idea what you’re trying to get them to do and the process is frustrating for both of you. Once you establish a method of communicating, things begin to improve little by little until you’ve got a repertoire of

Just as when shopping for dog food, there are many things to consider when choosing what you’ll feed your cat. You’ve likely heard it before, but the very first thing to keep in mind is that cats are obligate carnivores. This means that they must eat meat as a biological necessity. It’s part of their evolution and something they share

The vast majority of pet owners include some kind of kibble or pellet in their animal’s diet. One common factor to almost all of these feeds is that the packaging they come in is terrible for even medium-term storage. Sure, some might be resealable, but they’re usually the cheapest possible Ziploc-style closure that never quite works. Especially on large bags

Depending on the setup of your home, the great challenge with having cats may not be the maintenance of the litter box, but rather trying to disguise it. If you don’t have a basement or spare closet in which to hide it, guests will sooner or later have to confront the box your cat uses as a bathroom. Switching to

Have you ever noticed just how many kitty litters exist? They’re almost as numerous as the many different types of laundry detergent, and their package design is kind of similar. You’ve got your kinds that come in big plastic tubs, some that come in cardboard boxes, and then a few in plastic bags. There are a truly dizzying array of

The occurrence of inclement weather does nothing to change the fact that if you have a dog, they need to be walked daily. In the case of my new husky mix puppy, maybe even twice a day. The range, depending on breed, is between 30 minutes and two hours everyday. When you’re racking up that kind of mileage in less-than-ideal

Recently we noticed our eight-year-old pit mix was starting to slow down a bit. Following a surgery to remove his spleen, he’d lost a step and didn’t seem to be having quite as much fun on hikes or playing with toys. He’s perfectly healthy, just getting older, and the surgery didn’t help matters. To help offset these changes, we decided