I get to spend a great deal of time observing different groups of dogs since of my work as a canine walker as well as canine rescue volunteer. One of the behaviors I see rather commonly is one canine licking one more in the face, in some cases obsessively. For the most part, I see […]
At the beginning of July I have a tradition of writing a letter to Baxter to celebrate his Gotcha Day. However, this year it’s a letter of goodbye. Baxter died at the end of May. I can’t write this letter without talking about another death that I haven’t shared here yet. My husband, Matt, died […]
Bemærk: Denne udgivelse er en del af en serie på Thismutt.com kaldet “Gem katte.” Hvis et kvarter ønsker at stoppe med at dræbe adoptable dyr i pund såvel som hylder, skal det ændre sin filosofi, ifølge Linda Cadotte of Animal Allies Humane Society i Duluth, Minn. Det skift i synspunkt er at stoppe med at […]
Er din hunds rabiesvaccination forfaldt? Du kræver ikke at være bekymret (ikke at du var). Hvis du er som mig, har du sandsynligvis ikke vaccineret dine indendørs katte i år. Ups, indrømmede jeg det bare? En ny forskningsundersøgelse af Kansas specificerer universitetet opdagede, at familiekæledyr med forfaldne rabiesvaccinationer er meget usandsynligt at etablere sygdommen, selvom […]
fra bilen til hundeparken er et udfordrende område for mange hunde at gå i en løs snor. ACE (ikke afbildet) og jeg gik til 45th Street Canine Park i Fargo i dag for at øve nogle på og off-leash hæl. Der var ingen andre hunde i parken, så det var et ideelt tidspunkt for Ace […]
UPDATE: Gemini blev vedtaget! Med din hjælp skaffer thatmutt.com penge til at sponsorere adoptionsdonationsgebyret for en husly eller redningshunding hver måned. I januar måned valgte jeg en hunde fra et husly, jeg har arbejdet med tidligere, Humane Society of Fargo-Moorhead i Fargo, N.D. Du kan lære meget mere om huslyen her. Den hunde, vi vil […]
My “adult” weimaraner went through a two-week period recently where he was very … “asshole-ish.” much more so than normal for him! Haha. How do I explain? In those two weeks, he did things he typically wouldn’t do. For eksempel: He swallowed a sock! (he’s fine) He chewed on our wooden TV stand. (He’s never […]
Today’s post is about the Norwex Microfiber Pet Towel and Pet Mitt. I currently use both products with my 38-lb dog, Wally. Lindsay also checked out the products with her dog, Remy. Wally likes these soft, microfiber products! He has a love-hate relationship with water and bath time. He lets out a sigh of relief […]
It’s early in the morning. Your pet dog needs to go to the bathroom. You open the back door and he dashes out to the fenced yard. You head to the kitchen to put on the coffee. Simple, right? Not so much if you live in rattlesnake territory. For lots of dogs and their owners, […]
If your canine has just swallowed a sock, don’t panic! chances are, he’ll be OK. I recommend you try to get him to throw up. much more on that below. I’m going to share with you my recent experience with my canine swallowing a sock, and of course if you’re not sure what to do […]