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Pets are important and valued companion animals that have earned themselves a warm place within our hearts and families. In exchange for unconditional love, they depend on us for much more than the basics of food, water, and shelter. The month of February is loaded with pet care spotlights including Responsible Pet Owner Month and National Pet Dental Health Month, and is a great time for us to reflect upon our duty as pet owners/animal guardians.

It’s also a time to…

We all love our pets. We are drawn to their cute faces; their human-like personalities and how they love us unconditionally. It is almost impossible to be angry or resentful towards them – even when they’ve destroyed our favorite pair of sneakers, or managed to raccoon through the trash.  When it comes to disciplining those bad behaviors, we’re often afraid of being too harsh towards our friends. Think your dog is ‘too old to learn new tricks’? Think again - Believe it or not, dogs do crave…

What may be fun and festive for us on Halloween can create anxiety and be dangerous for some pets. Loud parties, ringing doorbells, and plenty of strangers are just a few of the things that can trigger an emotional response from pets.

Ensure a happy and safe Halloween; please keep in mind the following…

Oct 29^th is National Cat Day and what better time to celebrate the beauty and mystery our feline friends then pre-Halloween with a tribute to Black Cats and our very own MasCAT Harper.

Considered to be both good luck and bad, the superstition of the Black Cat varies by culture. We…

October is a very busy and celebratory pet-centric month from holidays and special events, to fundraisers and super adopt-a-thons. National Pet Wellness Month is an important annual event among them that promotes year-round pet wellness and owner education focused on wellness examinations, disease prevention, and pet health issues. Notably since October 12^th is also National Pet Obesity Awareness Day, it’s worth…