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4 Helpful Tips for Flying with Pets
5 Ways to Celebrate Your Dog
(Family Features) The past 14 dog years (two human years) have been tough on nearly everyone but the unwavering support of essential …
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6 Ways Your Dog Can Help Improve Your Mental Health
(Family Features) Dogs can provide a sense of comfort for their pet parents, and spending time together can help create a strong bond, …
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4 Ways Pets Make Humans Better
(Family Features) While pet owners are responsible for taking care of their four-legged friends, they don’t always stop to think …
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4 Tips to Make Adopting a Dog a Paws-itive Experience
(Family Features) Adding a dog to the family can be exciting, but it comes with responsibility, too. When you involve the entire …
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5 Ways to Go Plant-First with Your Pet
(Family Features) There are many reasons people shift toward eating less meat. While some are looking to improve personal health, …
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4 Ways to Live a Healthy Lifestyle with Your Pet
While every pet is unique in looks and needs, a responsibility shared by all pet parents is to make sure their …
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Bad Pet Breath Can Mean Health Issues

by Dr. Jay King, DVM  (NAPSI)—By the age of three, 80% of dogs and 70% of cats show signs of dental disease. If your pet has smelly breath, it could be a warning sign. Pet parents might not …

Trucker Hats for Dogs Provide Eye Protection and Street Style

How pet owners can make a difference when it comes to recycling

How much a lifetime of care costs most pet parents

Build a stronger bond with your pet through love languages

5 Ways to Give Your Cat a Purr-fect Life
More Pet Stuff

5 fun ways to keep your cat entertained at home

Pet parents are looking for more than just a reward for their furry friends

(BPT) - As many pet owners have spent more time at home during the pandemic, there has been an opportunity for dog lovers to enhance their relationship with their pet, like they never have had …

Tips for moving pets — to the White House or yours

(BPT) - First families throughout history have welcomed pets into the White House. That’s no surprise, considering that more than 60 percent of all U.S. households live with dogs, cats and …

Expert tips for maintaining your pet's healthy weight

(BPT) - While many loving pet owners are unaware their pet may not be at their healthiest weight, the fact is that more than half of cats and dogs in the U.S. are indeed overweight or obese, …

The pet effect: Facts about the incredible human-animal bond

(BPT) - Do you ever notice how fulfilled you feel when you spend time with your pet? How your pet can inspire joy while also somehow helping you feel less stressed? Or maybe you are thinking of …

Budgeting for pets: How to prepare for ongoing and unexpected expenses

(BPT) - Sixty-seven percent of U.S. households own a pet, or about 85 million families, according to the American Pet Products Association (APPA). This number is poised to increase because many …

Rabies Prevention

(Family Features) Around the world every year, an estimated 59,000 people die from rabies following a bite or scratch from an infected dog, according to the World Health Organization; almost half of them children under 15 years old.

Caring for Your Cat for a Lifetime

(Family Features) Just like humans need to see the doctor, cats need to see the veterinarian at least yearly, though some need to be seen more frequently.

4 Tips to Prepare a Pet-Friendly Fire Safety Plan

(Family Features) After more than a year of nearly constant companionship, many pet parents are preparing to leave their pets at home while they transition back to the office.

4 Ways to Refresh Your Pet's Routines

The spring season and warmer months are typically all about renewal and evaluating things that may no longer serve you, such as habits, products or routines.

5 Springtime Adventure Ideas for You and Your Pet

As temperatures rise and days get longer, pets, just like humans, get excited about spring.

Caring for Your Cat for a Lifetime

(Family Features) Just like humans need to see the doctor, cats need to see the veterinarian at least yearly, though some need to be seen more frequently.

4 Ways to Refresh Your Pet's Routines

The spring season and warmer months are typically all about renewal and evaluating things that may no longer serve you, such as habits, products or routines.

5 Springtime Adventure Ideas for You and Your Pet

As temperatures rise and days get longer, pets, just like humans, get excited about spring.

Expert Tips for Welcoming a Kitten

Whether you’re fostering or adopting a kitten, learn how to give your kitten proper care during her first weeks and months with you with this advice from the experts at Royal Canin.
Pet Peeves

Be Aware: Any Dog Can Bite

(NAPSI)—Most people would probably agree that having a dog charge at them and bite is a frightening experience. The Postal Service reports that that is exactly what happened to over 5,800 letter …
Environmental News And Notes

Mutt Mulligan, TurfMutt Spokesdog, Celebrates Adoptaversary, Her First Year Wearing The Superhero Cape

(NAPS)I—Outdoor learning experiences, stewardship of green spaces, and care for all living landscapes, is the aim of the TurfMutt Foundation, now celebrating the one-year “adoptaversary” of its …
Pets & People

From the Creator & Star of CHEATERS, Tommy Habeeb, “To The Rescue”: Saved Dogs and Their Grateful Families, Airs Weekly on Saturdays

(NAPSI)—The heartwarming stories of abandoned dogs and the grateful families who save them are documented in the half-hour weekly syndicated docu-series “To The Rescue.” Airing nationwide, the …

AI Comes Home With Smarter Robots

(TVA) - If your mental image of a robot in the home is limited to Rosie from the Jetsons, it's time to change your perspective. Small, efficient robots from the innovative home robot company Trifo …

AKC Partners with YuMOVE to Promote Pet Joint Health and Mobility

(NewsUSA) - The American Kennel Club® (AKC), the governing body of dog sports in the United States, is teaming up with the dog supplement brand YuMOVE® to educate pet owners about helping …

Five Tips to Get On Track to Peak Fitness This Spring

(NewsUSA) - With the cold weather retreating and some lifting of COVID restrictions across the nation, more seniors are feeling hopeful about getting back to their normal routines of life, including …

3 Tips to Help You Jumpstart Your Spring Health and Wellness Goals

(NewsUSA) - With summer right around the corner, spring is a great time to get started on your health and wellness goals like moving more and losing weight. Just take it from Rose Kis. Like so many …

Help Your Pets Avoid the Threat of Fleas

(NewsUSA) - Pet owners love their four-legged friends. In fact, many are considered a part of the family. However, one thing that dog and cat lovers hate are the fleas that ultimately find their way …
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