Tending to your four-legged best friend with a touch of at-home crafty magic. There’s a time and place for pet box stores, like getting the summer’s flea medication or a new supply of scoop bags. Your creative spirit shouldn’t stop at your own menu or garage organization project—it’s only a ...
Tidy Cats Direct Disposable Litter Box
Before I became a mom, I was a cat mom. I'm a total cat person at heart and have owned outdoor cats my entire life -- or they have owned me, rather. Yes, I do love dogs, too, like my Boxer, Laila, but cats are just easier pets. They just need some food, water and a littler box if living indoors, ...
Teaching Your Kids Responsibility: Pet Power
For all the love we bestow upon our children and the delights they bring, there is one simple fact that is inescapable: it’s our job to teach them how to live in the world. We are the primary way they will learn how to behave, how to interact with others, and even how they will eventually conduct ...
Paw In Hand – Making Sure The Dog And Kids Are Friends
We’ve all heard the horror stories of what can happen when kids and a dog really don’t get on. Someone might get bit or seriously hurt. A dog might have to go to a new home. No-one wants that. If you have kids and a dog, you have to make sure they can get on well. Supervising the entirety of the ...
Can A Puppy Help Your Shy Child?
Children come in all shapes and sizes. Some are quiet and reserved while others are natural born entertainers and jokers. You never know what you’re going to get! That doesn’t mean your child’s development won’t affect some of their early character traits. Shy kids can come out of their shells, ...
Man’s Best Friend Isn’t Perfect
We’re not going to tell you not to get a dog. No way. We love dogs. There is just something amazing about home life when you have a dog to come home to, or a dog to keep your child entertained, or a reason to get up and out of the house, even when the weather turns. Dogs are truly amazing. Little ...
Which Pet is Right for You?
Choosing a pet is one of the hardest decisions you, or perhaps your partner and children if it’s a family pet, will ever face. If you love the idea of adding an animal to your family, that almost makes the decision harder, as there’s far too much choice available. You can’t have all the animals on ...
Get The Home Ready For A Pet’s Arrival
So you have decided to buy a pet, but it isn’t as simple as buying it and bringing it home. There are more things to consider than just that. For example, if you are going for a dog you need to work out what the best breed would be for you to ensure it fits with your home. You can’t just come home ...
The Mutts Might Have It: Purebred Dogs and Health Problems
The evolution of dogs is a fascinating one. They have been domesticated for between 10,000 and 30,000 years - experts disagree on the specifics, but the general consensus is still “a long time”. That means that they have gone from being wild wolves roaming the lands in packs to “man’s best ...
Canine Aggression Warning Signs
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