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When you adopt your dog, you are essentially signing up for the ultimate walking buddy. Your dog is always going to be ready to go for a walk and they will embrace it in an enthusiastic manner. Walking is not only great exercise for you and your dog, but it’s also a bonding activity that the two of you can share.
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Many pet owners today are choosing to take a more holistic approach to their animals’ care. With the right diet and supplements, you can help keep your dog or cat happy and healthy, particularly when you work closely with a veterinarian to determine your pet’s unique needs. Check out the list below of five of the top natural supplements for pets that you can consider giving to your furry friend.
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Our best dressed pet lovers’ holiday shopping guide will help you find the perfect gift for the pet-loving fashionista on your holiday shopping list. We know they have high standards for their apparel and they’re obsessed with their pets. But rather than focus on just their fashionable side or their love for their furry friends, take a look at our best dressed pet lovers’ holiday shopping guide.
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Just about everyone loves the holidays, including our pets. They can sense the excitement in the air, they’re visited by friends and relatives and they even get the occasional holiday treat in the form of a few tasty treats that they don’t get any other time of the year. If you’re like the millions of other pet parents who give holiday gifts to their furry best friends, you’re already thinking about what Santa might put under the Christmas tree for your pets.
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There are several types of topical flea preventatives on the market today, with a few of the most popular being the various versions of Frontline (Frontline Gold, Frontline Plus, etc.) and the K9 Advantix line. While these topical flea preventatives have been known to be effective for years, there have increasingly been reports of them losing effectiveness in the last few years.
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Keeping your bored dog entertained while he or she is home alone can be a challenge. If your dog has the free reign of the house while you’re gone, mischief can take place while you’re gone. Often, it can be quite expensive and even dangerous if your pet assuages his boredom by shredding his bed, chewing a hole through a bathroom door or any one of a dozen scenarios you’ve seen illustrated on Facebook and YouTube.
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Every Halloween, pet owners spend millions of dollars on pet Halloween costume
s. They dress up their dogs and cats in everything from a simple ghost costume to elaborately coiffed pirate get-ups, long gowns, zombie clothes or UPS uniforms. It’s all in good fun, but there are lots of pet Halloween costumes out there that don’t measure up to the safety standards you should have in order to make sure your pet is injured in any way on Halloween night.
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While surfing Kickstarter recently, I came across a new concept in leashing and collaring your dog. The title reads, “MAGDOG: Magnetic Dog Collar, Harness and Leash + ID System. The ultimate, simple and secure pet safety system.” That’s a tall order for any leash, collar and/or harness combo; adding in pet security makes the claim even more impressive. There’s a short (less than 3 minutes) video on MAGDOG’s Kickstarter page that sums up the details that make the magnetic collar system so unique.
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At the end of this review, you’ll have a chance to win one of two free copies of the “Cooking with Cats” coloring book. Please follow the instructions at the end. We will notify the lucky recipients via email in order to get their mailing information. Look for an email from thecontemporarypet@yahoo.com.
Jess Erskine, a self-taught illustrator, is making waves in the adult coloring book field with her latest release, “Cooking with Cats.”
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There are multiple websites that offer detailed information on the ingredients and quality of various dog food brands. Most of them are helpful, but there are a few that are actually sponsored by or done by a particular brand. These are the ones to avoid because they will skew in favor of the company doing the testing. Instead, look for the best dog foods reviews by looking for reviews done by an independent testing agency that doesn’t have any stake in the sale or promotion of any dog food brands.
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