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Real-Life Cats Inspire Fictional Counterparts

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …experience with cats in need of a new home. “Like my character, Lynley Cannon, I’m a 60-something cat shelter volunteer. Unlike Lynley, I don’t run into dead bodies wherever I…

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Cats Dogs Life at Home New Pets

Special-Needs Pets Conquer Hearts and Homes

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reading Time: 3 minutes Special-needs pets often surprise adopters with their ability to overcome challenges. Meet seven dogs and cats who don’t let anything stand in their way. “If the…

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Dogs Life at Home Training & Grooming

My Dog Is Barking. What Do I Do?

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Reading Time: 5 minutes …courses. She is a skilled positive reinforcement trainer and a passionate teacher who thrives on making learning fun for pets and their humans. Lori has written numerous articles for newspapers, magazines,…

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Cats Fears & Anxieties Life at Home

In From the Cold: How a Community Cat Came to an Indoor Life

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …after repeated exposure without anything bad happening.” Could Dorie Live as an Indoor Cat? When she brought Dorie indoors, Shapiro also had a resident cat, Newman. Newman and Dorie met…

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Dogs Life at Home New Pets Training & Grooming

Potty-Training Your Puppy

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes Reading Time: < 1 minutes It’s job number one (and number two) for new puppies: Learning where to “go potty.” It might seem difficult, but we have three magic tips…

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Equines Veterinary Care

Providing the Best Life for Your Senior Horse

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …veterinarian and writer. Want to stay in the loop on the latest and greatest in keeping your pet happy and healthy? Sign up for our free newsletter by clicking here!…

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Dogs Life at Home New Pets Training & Grooming

9 Tips To Housetrain Your Puppy Or Adult Dog

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reading Time: 3 minutesSharing living space with our dog friends is a natural extension of pets being an integral part of the family. But what doesn’t feel natural is walking…

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Activities & Enrichment Dogs Fears & Anxieties Life at Home Training & Grooming

Home Alone? Ways To Ease Your Family Dog Into School Year Schedules

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …traumatic shift for your pet, but there are ways to ease him into the new routine. You can start in “everyday” life. It is tempting for kids to give their…

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Cats Travel & Safety

Mexican Resort Goes All Out For Feral Cats

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Reading Time: 2 minutes …off or killing them as many places might do, El Dorado Royale took the concept of Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return to a new level and got ahead of the potentially burgeoning cat numbers….

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Dogs Fears & Anxieties Life at Home Training & Grooming

Why Does Your Dog Turn Tail At Thunderstorms?

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Reading Time: 2 minutes …Pamela Perry, DVM, a behavior resident at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ithaca, New York. Most of us, including our pets, startle when we hear loud noises unexpectedly,…