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5 Pet Tips For The Fourth Of July

Five Safety and Security Pet Tips For The Fourth Of July With more cities banning local fireworks, the booms and bangs of the Fourth of July celebration have become less of an issue for your pets. However, the local fireworks have been replaced with large municipal fireworks shows, with even larger explosions. If your home is close enough to the show, the sounds can be equally scary to an...

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What’s Your Dog’s Age In Human Years?

Just How Old is Your Dog in Human Years? Even if only playfully, everyone has at one time or another wondered – how old is my dog in human years? In fact, we’ve all heard the popular expression “one human year is equivalent to seven dog years.” And we frequently use this method to determine our dog’s age in human years. But no one even knows the real origins of...

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Keep Your Pet Safe in the Car During a Road Trip

Learn How to Keep Your Pet Safe In the Car on a Road Trip According to MMGY, in 2015 road trips represented 22% of all vacations. However, as of 2019 it had increased to 63%. That’s a 64% increase in vacationers intending to road trip. For those of you with a four-legged friend, that can present some challenges. Do you board? Do you bring them with you? If you’re like so many pet...

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How to Bring a New Pet Home

Learn Tips to Successfully Bring a New Pet Home You found the perfect pet and now you’re totally in love. You can’t wait to get it home. However, before you bring home a new pet you need to confirm compatibility – for both parties. So, what can you do to make that new member of your family feel welcome and have a perfect introduction to the family? Initial considerations...

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Pet-Friendly Home Renovations

Learn Pet-Friendly Home Renovation Tips No matter the size of the home, the breadth of the home renovation, or the number of people or pets who live in the home, remodeling is disruptive. There are so many things to consider if you’re going to get it right. And for pet owners, you not only have to consider the impact on your two-legged family members, but you have to consider the impact...

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Things to Consider When Running With Your Dog

Things to Consider When Running With Your Dog In just about every neighborhood you can see teams of people walking, jogging and riding bikes. What else is there really to do while we wait-out a shelter-in-place order. If you’re a runner, then you’re likely thinking of running with your dog. Before you take Skippy out for a run, make sure to review these helpful tips to be certain your dog is...

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