Today I celebrate Echo’s birthday & the day he came into my family. I thought I would share about him on this day. Echo was one year old when I adopted him from a place Humane Society in Indiana. He was originally found with his 3 sisters in the fall in a hunting area of […]
Tag: dogs
#47. Treats for your Pet: ‘Rewards’ or just to say “I Love You”
No matter whether you’re talking about treats for your dog, cat, rabbit, ferrets, hamster, bird or any other pet it is important to know what ingredients are good or not good for them. Just like with us an occasional non-healthy treat isn’t going to cause irreparable damage, but best not to make a habit of […]
#46. Leashes: A variety of Types & Uses
Whether you are walking your dog or cat, needing a tie out, training or wanting to explore with your dog, you need a leash unless you’re on your property or in an area where dogs are allowed off leash. I have a variety of leashes in a variety of lengths depending on where I’m going […]
#45. If I Were a Dog How Would I want to be Trained?
There are different philosophies out there about the best way to teach a dog. Sadly in the US there are no requirements to become a dog trainer & train dogs. You don’t have to go to school to learn, some pet stores only require you to take one basic training class with your dog & […]
#43. Toxic? Unhealthy? or Healthy? #4 in series “Brewers Yeast”
Over the years I have heard Brewer’s Yeast is good & not good, so I decided to look into it & see what the Integrative, Natural & Holistic Veterinarians & experts were saying. I found that if it is a high quality Brewers Yeast it has a lot of benefits to a dog or cats […]
#42. Bite Inhibition in Puppies, Kittens & Adolescent dogs
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 […]
Echoing Great Pet Care 