Help choosing the best food for your dogs
Pet food is a religion to an increasing number of pet owners. These pet "parents" have strong and often uncompromising opinions about how to feed their best friends. "The loyalty...
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Curb cat’s aggression with play, enriched environment
Q: Our 13-year-old indoor/outdoor cat is very affectionate, yet for seemingly no reason sometimes circles our feet and legs, sounds and looks aggressive, then bites us savagely. How do we...
Curb cat’s aggression with play, enriched environment
Q: Our 13-year-old indoor/outdoor cat is very affectionate, yet for seemingly no reason sometimes circles our feet and legs, sounds and looks aggressive, then bites us savagely. How do we...
Ease a dog’s fear of thunder and other loud noises
These reader questions about behavior were answered by Dr. John Ciribassi, a veterinary behaviorist and co-editor (with Dr. Debra Horwitz and myself) of "Decoding Your Dog: The Ultimate Experts Explain...
Ease a dog’s fear of thunder and other loud noises
These reader questions about behavior were answered by Dr. John Ciribassi, a veterinary behaviorist and co-editor (with Dr. Debra Horwitz and myself) of "Decoding Your Dog: The Ultimate Experts Explain...
Need a Mother’s Day gift for a pet lover? Check out these new books
With Mother's Day around the corner -- and Be Kind to Animals Week coming up May 4-10 -- books featuring pets might make great gifts! If your mother happens to...
Need a Mother’s Day gift for a pet lover? Check out these new books
With Mother's Day around the corner -- and Be Kind to Animals Week coming up May 4-10 -- books featuring pets might make great gifts! If your mother happens to...
Dog having ‘accidents’ on the bed may have medical problems
Q: My three dogs -- two Yorkshire Terriers and a Yorchon (Yorkshire Terrier/Bichon Frise mix) -- share my bed. They come in and out at night as they please through...
Protect your dog before ticks have a chance to do their nasty work
Why wait for a tick bite? Dr. Bryan Blagburn, veterinary parasitologist and a founder and board member of the Companion Animal Parasite Council, says it makes sense to use a...
Dog having ‘accidents’ on the bed may have medical problems
Q: My three dogs -- two Yorkshire Terriers and a Yorchon (Yorkshire Terrier/Bichon Frise mix) -- share my bed. They come in and out at night as they please through...