Bite Inhibition definition: A Carnivores ability to control the force of bites especially in social situations. When puppies or kittens play with their siblings & the offender bites a sibling with their sharp needle like teeth the sibling yelps & stops playing. This teaches the offender to play more gently. Sadly some puppies or kittens […]
#41. Camping with Your 4-Legged Friend(s)
I use to camp as a child with my family, I was child #6 of ten children & vacations could be expensive so my family needed an alternative. My father did body work on vehicles & sandblasting, so he decided he would build a camper. When my youngest brothers (twins)were 6 months old we took […]
#40. Toxic? Unhealthy? Or Healthy? #3 in the series “Grains”
Over the last 5 years or more there has been a lot of talk about grain free dog foods & whether it is the right thing to feed or not. There was concern that it caused Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs. When I did a research into this & found that the FDA did not […]
#39 Allergies in Pets: Part 2: Natural Remedies
I started this series because I kept seeing ads & commercials about dogs & cats with allergies, but noone talks about finding the source, just drugging up our pets. If you can find the source & can eliminate it from your pets environment or diet then that is the best thing you can do. As […]
#38. Fresh Foods You Can Feed Your Dog
Because I feed a commercial dog food I like to give my dogs fresh food also for better nutrition. I am a Pescatarian (similar to a vegetarian, but I eat fish) so I always have a variety of veggies in my house. I also feed my birds fresh vegetables & some fruit. Dogs can eat […]
#37. Toxic? Unhealthy? or Healthy #2 in series is ‘Dairy’
Honestly until recently (last 5-6 years) I never thought much about giving my dogs or my former cat some cheese or a little lick of ice cream, or even milk to my cat. Well now I know most dogs & cats are lactose intolerant. I know the research says not all are, but I won’t […]
#36. Allergies in Pets, Part 1: Getting to the Source.
I decided to write about allergies in pets because I keep seeing commercials & ads popping up on my phone about dogs itching due to allergies. The advertisers aren’t addressing finding the cause or source of the allergen just putting drugs/medicines in your pet. Lets say you were having chronic headaches after a few times […]
#35. 15 Benefits of Walking Your Dog
The weather here is warming up, so many people are getting out more & walking your dog which is a great thing to do. In this post I will cover 15 potential benefits I discovered when walking your dog. You may be able to come up with another reason to walk your dog as well. […]
#34. Toxic? Unhealthy? or Healthy? #1 in series is Garlic
Like me over the years you have probably heard how some foods are labeled “toxic to pets”, my goal in this series is going to hopefully be to help you to see what conclusions my research has taught/shown me. I was asked by one of my subscribers to write about this topic, I had planned […]
#33. Rabbit Care Series #5: Things You’ll Need Before You Bring Your Bunny home
If you are considering or planning to get a rabbit & have not read my other blog posts on rabbits I’d like to suggest reading them before you bring your bunny home. The rabbit posts I have done so far are posts # 18, #21, #24,#27 & #30. You will find a lot of helpful […]
Echoing Great Pet Care 