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Dog-friendly Christmas Decorations for a Safe Holiday: Check out the recent Rent. article we were featured in!
Check out the recent Rent. article we were featured in: During the holiday season, providing dog-friendly Christmas decorations in your space means balancing festive cheer with safety and comfort for your four-legged companion. Just like taking your dog for a walk through a winter wonderland, the goal is to create an inviting space where they can play, relax, and enjoy Christmas with you. Whether you’re decorating your home in Austin, TX, your apartment in Denver, CO, or your rental home in Atlanta, GA, this guide will offer practical tips and ideas to help you create a festive and safe environment that both you and your dog will love. Read the…
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How to Spot Signs of Pain in Your Pet: Key Signs Every Pet Parent Should Know
How to Spot Signs of Pain in Your Pet: What Every Pet Parent Needs to Know As pet parents, our main goal is to keep our furry friends happy and healthy. But here’s the reality—our pets can’t tell us when they’re hurting, so it’s up to us to pick up on the signs, whether they’re subtle or more obvious. Let’s explore how to spot signs of pain in your pet, and what to keep an eye out for. Behavioral Changes: The First Red Flag of Pain in Your Pet One of the first things to notice is any changes in behavior. If your usually sweet and cuddly pet suddenly becomes…
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Senior Pet Health Tips: Strengthening Immunity and Promoting Longevity
Boosting Immunity in Senior Pets: Top Tips for a Healthier Life As our pets age, their health needs change, and supporting their immune system becomes more crucial. For those of us with senior pets, like my beloved Delia, it’s especially important to ensure they stay healthy and vibrant. Today, I’m sharing some top tips for boosting immunity for optimum senior pet health with insights that have been helpful for Delia and her well-being. Understanding Senior Pet Immunity Just like us, as pets age, their immune systems naturally weaken. This can make them more susceptible to illnesses and infections. For Delia, who’s navigating her golden years, I’ve seen firsthand how important…
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Native Pet Supplements Review
Native Pet Supplements Review I’m excited to share with you about a line of healthy holistic dog supplements from Native Pet, made right here in St. Louis, Missouri! Delia and Chewy had an opportunity to try Native Pet Yak Chews, Probiotic, and Pumpkin for this review and I was genuinely impressed with their quality. As a dog mom, maintaining Delia’s and Chewy’s wellness is a top priority, and these products definitely deliver. About Native Pet Started in St. Louis, Mo by long-time friends Dan Schaefer and Pat Barron, Native Pet is a line of limited-ingredient, all-natural supplements for dogs and cats. They are developed along with a Board-Certified Vet Nutritionist…
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Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
Where we’ve been… My lack of posting over the last few years is embarrassing. There has been a lot that I wanted to share, but I let the dramas of life get in my way. Illness in my family and myself, mental and physical exhaustion from care-giving, and dealing with the deaths of two family members has been mentally draining. Added to those stresses, was the self-doubt, the fear of failure, or doing this blogging thing “wrong.” Reading article after article of how-to’s, must-do’s, and “rules for success,” got overwhelming. So much so that I let it stop me from doing what I enjoy. I came across this quote on…
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How We Battle Fleas and Ticks Naturally Without Harmful Pesticides
I’ve never been comfortable using pesticides on my dogs. Delia has never tolerated them. As a result of using them, her skin is almost immediately red and inflamed, causing her pain and itching. A few years ago, after moving to a heavily wooded area, our vet recommended topical chemicals. Reluctantly, I followed their advice for Chewy. He had a seizure and other neurological/muscular side effects. Never again. Since then, we battle fleas and ticks naturally without harmful pesticides. We have used only pawTree flea and tick spray and diatomaceous earth dusted on our yard, and lots of checking for nasty bugs. It takes more work, but I’d rather keep them…
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Lucky G and the Melancholy Quokka Review
Even the happiest creature on Earth can get the sads! Lucky G makes a trip down under to help out a struggling quokka. Join them on their journey to better mental health. Lucky G is a big bird on a big mission: To help kids cope with their mental and physical challenges. My cousins Summer and Natalie read Lucky G’s journey and shared their thoughts: We loved the book! It’s an easy read and it really tells you who to go to when you have sad feelings. Natalie and I agreed that this book really shows you who to look for when you feel sad. I personally loved that it…
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Book Review: A Flair for Goblins-A Sadie Kramer Mystery
NEW RELEASE…. When Sadie Kramer agrees to help decorate for San Francisco’s high-society Halloween Spooktacular, she expects to find whimsical ghosts, skeletons, and jack-o-lanterns when she shows up at the Wainwright Mansion, not a body. Especially not the body of the woman in charge of the charity event. With two detectives, a paranormal investigator turned television star, and a cauldron full of Wainwright Foundation staff and family members cackling around her, Sadie and her sidekick Yorkie are determined to find out who the killer is. Will an old superstition help lead to the truth? Or will this simply become one more tale in the mansion’s haunted history? *Recipe for Butterfinger…
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Remember Me Thursday
#RememberMeThursday Since it began in 2013, Remember Me Thursday® has made more than 1 billion impressions on social media and helped people to #SeeTheLight for rescue pets. Over 1 Million pets are euthanized annually and that number has consistently decreased in the last decade. More awareness has proven to lead to increased adoptions, decreased euthanasia, and decreased puppy mill sales. Honor and Remember Rescue Pets Honor and remember rescue pets by sharing their stores, promoting animal rescue, advocating against puppy mills. Don’t let their lives be forgotten. Light a virtual candle to share your story and honor rescue pets. Adopt Don’t Shop #AdoptDontShop by visiting local shelters and rescues. Here…
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Celebrating Ten Years of On Toby’s Terms!
Celebrating ten years of On Toby’s Terms! When Charmaine and her husband adopted Toby, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, they figured he might need some adjusting time, but they certainly didn’t think he’d be a holy terror, beset by severe anxiety and destructive behavior that would take a miracle to curb. Turns out, Toby routinely opened and emptied closets, turned on water taps, and pulled things from the bookshelves. Oddest of all was his penchant for locking himself in the bathroom, and then push the lid of the toilet tank onto the floor, smashing it to pieces. After a particularly disastrous encounter with the knife-block in the kitchen—and when the couple…
