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Why You Should Consider Hiring a Dog Walker

Photo courtesy of Ed Yourdon on Flickr One of the most basic but important responsibilities of owning a dog is making sure it gets enough exercise, including time outdoors. For dog owners who work during the day, it can be a challenge to provide the amount of walking time that dogs ...

Top 10 Cities in the United States to Vacation with Your Dog

DogFriendly.com has introduced their list of the most "dog friendly cities to visit" in the United States. I'm assuming that this means that it's great to visit those cities with your dog (we prefer to bring our labrador retrievers), but not live there. In the list, they talk about visiting ...

Second Annual Pet Remembrance Candle Lighting

The Nikki Hospice Foundation for Pets and The Benicia Vallejo Humane Society are proud to announce the second annual Pet Remembrance Candle Lighting, which will take place on Monday, March 5, 2007, from 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM in Rizza Auditorium at the California Maritime Academy, 200 Maritime Academy Drive, ...

February Is National Pet Dental Health Month

80 percent of dogs show signs of oral disease by age three, according to the American Veterinary Dental Society; a staggering statistic considering these potentially serious health issues are preventable with proper dental care. Only Natural Pet Store recommends a variety of natural dental care products for pet owners who ...

Cold Weather Tips for Puppies and Dogs

Petfinder.com, the largest online database of adoptable animals, has released its 2007 cold weather tips for puppies and dogs. During times of extreme weather, Petfinder.com encourages the public to take some simple measures to protect their pets. According to Betsy Saul, Petfinder.com co-founder, "It's so important to remember that your pet ...

Quixtar Introduces New Nutripet Dry Dog Food

Quixtar's new NUTRIPET® Chicken Meal and Rice Formula dog food offer complete nutrition for faithful canine family members. As every true pet lover knows, complete nutrition and natural ingredients are top priorities in selecting pet food. New NUTRIPET dry dog offers pets 100 percent complete and balanced nutrition with a ...

Companion Animal Parasite Council Offers Tips to Keep Dogs and Puppies Healthy

Most pet owners know that parasites can make their animals sick and that parasitic diseases can be transmitted from pets to people. What they may not know is that there are easy steps they can (and should) take all year long to virtually eliminate the risks parasites pose to animals ...

American Kennel Club Study Says Health Love and Happiness Most Important to Dog Owners

The American Kennel Club has released the results of the first-ever AKC 21st Century Dog Owners Study which focused on the behaviors, attitudes and purchasing habits of dog owners. Of the 750 AKC respondents* -- a majority of whom were female -- 42% of women said they own a dog ...

Westminster Kennel Club Dog Breed Videos Now Online

In a first ever for NBCU, USA Network in partnership with The Westminster Kennel Club is offering dog enthusiasts the ability to "download to own" the Breed judging videos from the 2006 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show - all from the official website of the WKC, westminsterkennelclub.org. Users will have ...

Animal Planet’s PUPPY BOWL III Kicks-Off February 4

Superbowl(TM) Sunday's best gridiron battle no longer takes place between sweaty men in pads and helmets; it's puppies unleashed! Animal Planet's PUPPY BOWL III, premieres on Sunday, February 4, from 3-6 PM (ET/PT). Get in the game with tackles, fumbles and fouls from playful pups that just can't get enough ...

January 18th 2012
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Why You Should Consider Hiring a Dog Walker

Photo courtesy of Ed Yourdon on Flickr One of the most basic but important responsibilities of owning a dog is making sure it gets enough exercise, including time outdoors. For dog owners who work during the day, it can be a challenge to provide the amount of walking time that dogs ...
February 26th 2011
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Purchasing Dog Doors for Your Home

Dog doors aren't difficult to install in your house. Dog doors usually include detailed instructions and for just about any house owner, like myself, who is just a little bit useful, will not have any difficulty installing a dog door. You do, nevertheless, need to determine on the good spot ...
September 25th 2010
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How to Choose the Right Dog Trainer

Because dog trainers are a dime a dozen (there's no certification required to become a trainer), you will find a couple of really good dog trainers, in any one place. Got K9, a Las Vegas Nevada dog trainer, trains all breeds of dogs, including Labrador Retrievers, German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Doberman, right ...
March 3rd 2010
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How to Compare Pet Insurance Providers

Pet ownership in today's challenging economy is no longer a simple matter of picking up an adorable puppy, kitten or other future "family member" from a shelter, pet shop or breeder. The expectation of coasting through several years of companionship with just the costs of food and maybe an annual ...
February 9th 2010
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Top 10 Medical Conditions in Dogs for 2009

Unfortunately, even if you do everything to keep your dog healthy, just like us humans, your dog can have an unexpected medical issue. While in most cases something that "just comes up" like this is rarely life threatening, many of the medical issues that come up on a whim can ...

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