Sophie’s anxiety started with thunderstorms, the dreaded fireworks, and high-pitched beeping noises. At first, it was only a mild case of anxiety. We attempted training to desensitize her to these situations but it didn’t seem to work. Unfortunately, as Sophie got older, her anxieties expanded beyond noises and increased in severity, which meant it […]
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Dogs can get into some sticky situations that end with them bounding away from their fun with little cuts and scrapes. While the injuries may not be anywhere close to life threatening, they can still result in infections, like any other wound. I had to look into this issue when I brought my dog Maggie […]
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Of my four dogs I have two very picky eaters. But my oldest, Daisy, is the pickiest of them all. We’ve tried everything possible to get Daisy to eat. Finally, it got to the point that I started cooking all of her meals. To ensure I was providing well-balanced nutritious meals I made an […]
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Maggie has gone through a few phases where she’s either enjoyed snuggling or needed some space. During one of her most recent snuggling phases, we were curled up on the couch together to watch a movie, and I noticed something was off. When I rubbed around her ears, my fingertips came back with dark discharge. […]
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Although most pet parents struggle with overweight dogs, there are a few of us out there with the opposite issue. Daisy, my oldest, is one of the few that struggle with an underweight issue. She’s my picky eater and, combined with high energy, she’s sporting the starved dog look. Okay, maybe it’s not as bad […]
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“I love bad dog breath kisses in the morning!” said No One ever! How many times have you been woken up by heavy hot stinky dog breath in the morning? I know it’s happened to me plenty of times… And all I can say is YUCK! Sophie woke me with horrid breath and since it […]
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