Essential Dog Training Tips
Honestly, it’s easier said than done for many of us, but there really are some essential training tips every dog owner should know. If your dog isn’t willing to happily come when…
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PetsBlogs Editorial is the collective voice behind PetsBlogs.com, shaped by a small group of lifelong pet people across generations. Between us, we've shared our lives with animals across rural, suburban, and city homes. Not veterinarians or professional trainers. Just people who have spent lifetimes paying attention, learning through everyday life with animals, and writing honestly about it. Everything we share comes from real experience and a genuine love for the creatures who make themselves part of our lives.
3 Wise Cats
Lisa Stewart is an artist. Her simple and elegant lines create sophisticated illustrations on stationery as well as extraordinary linens and other home furnishings, decor, and even accessories these days. If you’ve never happened across the ECStewart Collections or CalligaphyPets Collections in a gift shop near you, you’re missing out.
Lick Granuloma in Dogs: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
Dogs often lick themselves as part of normal grooming, but when a dog begins obsessively licking the same spot over and over again, it can lead to a painful condition known as…
Chinchilla Care: 7 Important Tips
So you’ve found a chinchilla for sale that you want to buy but want to make sure that you can care for your chinchilla as good as possible? Good, that’s just the right attitude. Here are 7 important tips for chinchilla care that every owner needs to know…
1 · Chinchillas Are Skittish
Though chinchillas can grow accustomed to human interaction especially if they were handled properly as
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
by Barbara Freedman-De Vito
If dog is man’s best friend, then why does our language have so many expressions that portray dogs in a negative light? English abounds with sayings that focus on canine aggression or the sadness of “a dog’s life,” at the mercy of cruel human “masters.” Many of these date from past centuries when life in English-speaking nations was truly more harsh than it is today
Training Your Cat to Walk With a Leash
by C Swarens
One advantage that dog owners have long had over cat owners is the ability to take their pets out for a walk on a leash. If you envy those dog owners and you would like to take your precious kitty for a walk outside, just follow these simple steps to train your cat
Why Dogs Bite
A Short List of Reasons Why Dogs Bite by Michael Royce
Every dog comes equipped with a set of shiny, pointy, sharp teeth. And his or her teeth can be used as a tool or a weapon.
They’re a tool when your pooch uses them to pick up something, scratch an itchy spot, or rip his food apart (dog’s don’t actually chew you know). But they’re also a
Bring Fido!
My mom doesn’t get to travel much, but when she does her cocker-spaniel goes with her. Sometimes it’s not so easy to find a place to stay that allows pets. One of mom’s favorite desitinations? The beach. Why? She can rent a pet-friendly cottage.
But what if you’re traveling and need to book reservations along the way where you know you and your dog will be a welcomed?
Training Your Pooch to Wear Dog Clothes
by Joe Smith
Fashion trends recently have shown that dog clothes are all the rage. Everyone seems to want to dress his/her small dog up in some type of outfit and show them off to people during a walk or other type of outing.
The real issue that many owners
Tim Mollen’s London Broil Story
Tim Mollen (the humor columnist) left a comment on one of my PETSblogs pages and I didn’t want it to be buried where he’d left it – so I’m featuring it here today…
Here’s what Tim said:
I enjoy your PETSblog, and thought you and your readers might enjoy a humor column I wrote about a dog and cat in cahoots to commit the culinary crime of the