Why does my pet scratch
Why does my pet scratch? It must have allergies, right? I get this question every day, and in my experience, there is no one answer to the question. What the…
A Changing Industry
For me, every day is a learning day, and every day is a teaching day. Some days I learn more than I teach, and those are good days. I grew…
Betty White
There are moments when our attention is brought to issues that exist all the time. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, whether it be wearing pink or growing a…
When you have 2 dogs
When you have 2 dogs, and you want to give them both something to chew, why can’t they just be nice and focus on the one you’ve given them? Why…
Handling our pet food
Handling our pet’s foods is something we need to be concerned with, storing, portioning and serving our pets foods should have as much care as we give our own foods.…
Keeping things fresh for your beloved pets
There has been a lot of chatter in social media lately about the best way to extend our pets lives. I love it! People are always saying how much their…
Mixed messaging on grains in pet food
Over a year ago, I wrote my column about the headlines that were in the media about grain free dog foods and DCM (Dilated Cardio Myopathy, a heart condition). I…
We just got a slight glimpse of spring that we are all so eagerly anticipating
Last week we got an oh-so-brief glimpse of the spring we are all so eagerly anticipating, and it was a reminder that there are a lot of seasonal preparations we…
Holiday Gatherings
With a return towards normal this holiday season, we have new and concerning changes from years past in regards to our pets. Many of our pets are considered “COVID pets”,…
Winter preparation
Winter is just around the corner and it is time to get out or buy boots, coats and other winter gear, for us and for our pets. Every year, we…