16 Pet Adoption Stories That Will Make You Cry
16 Pet Adoption Stories That Will Make You Cry SEE THE DIFFERENCE A FOREVER HOME CAN MAKE. Bear, the pit bull hit by a car and left for dead When Bear was still just a puppy, he was hit by [...]
9 Ways to Get Cheap or Free Veterinary Care
Ways to Get Cheap or Free Veterinary Care 1. Look for low-cost alternatives Local animal welfare organizations, rescue groups and shelters often offer low-cost vaccinations, spaying and neutering. They also offer other routine care. Check out Petfinder’s animal welfare group search [...]
Get pet hair off and out of your home
How to Get pet hair off and out of your home When do they shed? More than 85 percent responded that they thought their pet shed all the time with no seasonality. The other 15 percent thought shedding was bad seasonally. How do [...]
7 Steps to Creating a Cat Friendly Home
Steps to Creating a Cat Friendly Home Expand your cat’s world: create vertical space. One of the most important aspects of creating a cat friendly home is making sure your cat has vertical space. The creation of vertical space is [...]
The Best Dog Apps for Pet Parents
WHICH ARE The Best Dog Apps for Pet Parents Apps are everywhere! So it won’t come as any surprise that plenty of apps exist just for pet parents. With so many choices, which pet app should you get? We’re here to help. [...]
10 Ways to Keep Your Old Dog Healthy and Happy
Ways to Keep Your Old Dog Healthy and Happy 1. Watch your dog’s weight. “Weight on the joints can contribute to arthritis, and it makes it harder for dogs to get up because they have more weight to lift,” says Schulte, [...]
Dog Breeds With the Longest Lifespans
Dog Breeds With the Longest Life Long-haired Dachshund ” The sad truth is that dogs have shorter life spans than humans, which is just plain sad. While there are no guarantees in life, if you want to put off that [...]
10 EASY TIPS TO TRAIN YOUR DOG TO SAFELY PLAY WITH KIDS
TIPS TO TRAIN YOUR DOG TO SAFELY PLAY WITH KIDS SOCIALIZE YOUR LITTLE ONE Just as with human beings, a dog's habits are best formed during the initial years. Between the ages of 8 weeks and 16 weeks, puppies go [...]
How to Solve Your Cat Litterbox Problems
How to Solve Your Cat Litterbox Problems One of the most frustrating behaviors for a cat owner is litterbox issues. If only cats could talk to tell us why they weren’t using their litterbox! There are so many reasons cats [...]
25 Benefits of Adopting a Rescue Dog
Benefits of Adopting a Rescue Dog ADOPTING A DOG MEANS YOU WON'T BE SUPPORTING PUPPY MILLS. YOU CAN FIND ALMOST ANY BREED YOU WANT. SHELTER DOGS ARE EAGER TO FOLLOW YOUR LEAD. A RESCUE DOG MIGHT HELP YOU GET A [...]
How to Stop a Puppy (or Adult Dog) From Chewing Everything
When adding a new pup to your family, one thing that most new pet parents aren’t always prepared for is when the puppy is chewing everything. The same goes for those who have adopted an adult dog who is chewing [...]
The Official US Service Animal & Support Animal (ESA) Registry
BENEFITS OF REGISTERING YOUR PET REGISTER YOUR SERVICE ANIMAL AND RECEIVE ALL THE BENEFITS They are allowed to fly in the main cabin of a plane or other public transportation. They are allowed to go almost anywhere a you can [...]
Healthy Dog Food for Your Dog’s Digestion
Healthy Dog Food for Your Dog's Digestion We all know dog food is essential for the health of our dogs. But what's more important is what is in the dog food. A dog's digestive system, which is mainly responsible for breaking down [...]
Is It Safe to Sleep with Your Pet?
Is It Safe to Sleep with Your Pet? Go ahead and sleep with your dog—it’s perfectly safe, as long as you are both healthy. In fact, sharing your bedroom with your canine companion—as long as he isn't under the covers—may [...]
How to Crate Train Your Dog in 9 Easy Steps
How to Crate Train Your Dog in Easy Steps We all want a well-behaved dog that doesn’t tear things up and goes to the bathroom outside — and crate training is an important part of that. It creates a safe [...]
Canine Communication: Deciphering Different Dog Sounds
Deciphering Different Dog Sounds Key Points Some breeds, like Beagles and Siberian Huskies, express themselves using dog sounds besides barking. Deciphering dog sounds is not as complicated as it seems, as pitch, tone, and body language often offer clues. [...]
Why Does My Dog Stare At Me?
Why Does My Dog Stare At Me? Dogs have several reasons for staring at their owners, like to communicate with and understand us. Some dogs stare to manipulate owners, as in with begging for food or asking to be let [...]
34 Stores That Don’t Ask You To Leave Your Dog Outside While You Shop
Stores That allow Your Dog Outside While You Shop 1. Half Price Books Book retailer Half Price Books prides itself on being dog-friendly (in fact, in the stores early days, they had so many workers wanted to bring their dogs to work, they [...]
10 WAYS KIDS LIKE YOU CAN HELP ANIMALS IN SHELTERS
WAYS KIDS CAN HELP ANIMALS IN SHELTERS Educate your friends and family. Teach people how important it is to spay and neuter their dogs and cats. Around 70,000 puppies and kittens are born in the U.S. every day, and there are nowhere [...]
FDA Regulation of Pet Food
FDA Regulation of Pet Food There is no requirement that pet food products have pre-market approval by the FDA. However, FDA ensures that the ingredients used in pet food are safe and have an appropriate function in the pet food. [...]
14 Best Dog Accessories to Make You (and Your Dog) Happy
Best Dog Accessories Having a dog is one of the best things in the whole world. No matter what kind of day you’ve had, your dog will always greet you at the door with a wagging tail. But, as a [...]
FDA names 16 brands of dog food linked to canine heart disease
Names brands of dog food linked to canine heart disease The FDA is investigating more than 500 reports that appear to link dog foods that are marketed as "grain free" to canine dilated cardiomyopathy. Sixteen brands of dog food may [...]
Why You Need to Take a Close Look At Your Dog’s Grooming Products
Why You Need to Take a Look At Your Dog's Grooming Products Skin irritants, cancer causing ingredients… why you should make sure your dog’s grooming products—as well as your own—are eco-friendly Bad for Dogs, Bad for People Chemicals and synthetic colours and [...]
4 Bee Products to Improve Your Dog’s Health (Based on Science)
Bee Products to Improve Your Dog’s Health 4 Best Bee Products for Dogs (science suggests they may improve dogs' health) Honey for Dogs Bees may fly for miles to get to the flowers or plants that they need. They are [...]
Crowdfunding for Pets | We Help Pet Owners Raise Funds
Crowdfunding Help Pet Owners Raise Funds Waggle’s the first and only pet-dedicated crowdfunding platform devoted to helping pets in medical crisis. Every day we: Work to bring awareness to the issue of economic euthanasia and the many sides of the problem Identify [...]