Follow these tips to ensure your four-legged friend stays safe and stress-free during the upheaval of the holidays. The holidays can be hectic. Amid the whirlwind of guests, parties, gift-giving, shopping, traveling, cooking and decorating, you might not pay as much attention to your dog or cat as you usually do. This can generate stress…
Introducing a new dog into your home can sometimes be a challenge. By easing into things at a neutral location, and avoiding some common mistakes, you’ll help lay the foundation for a lifelong friendship. My former neighbor, Tracey, has a large, lovable, laid-back yellow Labrador named Cody. Last year, she wanted to add a new dog…
There are thousands of flower essences available and some can be used to naturally help fearful, anxious or hypersensitive dogs. “We have a 12-year-old pit bull and our veterinarian said you might be able to help,” Marcie anxiously told me. “Kelly gets really frightened sometimes, and goes berserk with panic. The other day, we came…
Typically, dogs are treated like property in divorce cases. A new law in California has been established to change that. When couples split, fights often arise over who gets to keep the family pet. A new law grants judges in California the authority to settle these disagreements in divorce cases. As in child-custody battles, animals…
Shelter dogs and cats are under a lot of stress. Reiki can relieve their discomfort and even make them more adoptable. Animal shelters are stressful places for dogs and cats – and for the staff and volunteers who work there. Reiki is a simple and effective way to ease that stress. In fact, it offers four…
Cover these 5 important points when disaster strikes and you’ll help your pets stay as safe and stress-free as possible. When a natural disaster strikes, there’s often very little time to react. It’s always best to take your dog or cat with you (with its own emergency pack), but sometimes the local authorities make that impossible…
Cancer is a common disease in dogs, but here’s how you can significantly reduce your companion’s risk of becoming another statistic. Did you know your dog is more likely to get cancer than you are? Cancer has become the leading cause of death among canines in the U.S., Europe and Japan. It’s pervasive and often diagnosed…
Meet a human/canine therapy team who’ve made more than 1,000 visits to schools, assisted living facilities, day care centers and more Meet Molly and Ed Fangman. The personable boxer and her person make up a Pet Partners therapy animal team and have made more than 1,000 volunteer visits to schools, assisted living facilities, day care…
Flower essences can help relieve your dog’s stress. Modern life is full of things that can make a dog nervous. From the constant assault of noise on sensitive ears to the overwhelming sights and smells of a city street, even the calmest dog may become stressed from time to time. For a highly sensitive dog,…