by Susan Gary | Sep 14, 2021 | Cat Care, Dog Care, News, Responsible Dog Ownership
What Is Your Pet Telling You? Even the best pet parent can miss signs that their pet is in pain. Many pets are masters at hiding pain, a behavior that goes back to protecting themselves from predators. Pets also love to please their humans and often muster the energy...
by Susan Gary | Aug 17, 2018 | Cat Care, Dog Care, News, Responsible Dog Ownership
What do you do when your fur baby is anxious, has an upset tummy, a tick or skin irritation? Is there something to help that has no harmful chemicals? Yes, there is!! You may have heard that essential oils are good for humans, and they are. They are also...
by Susan Gary | Oct 14, 2017 | Cat Care, Dog Care, News, Responsible Dog Ownership
How Companion Animals Can Assist With Addiction Recovery Image Courtesy of Pixabay Cindy Aldridge is a freelance writer and dog lover. She started Ourdogfriends.org as a fun side project for herself and to educate pet owners and potential pet owners about how dogs can...
by Susan Gary | Jun 30, 2017 | Cat Care, Dog Care, Pet Sitting McKinney Tx
What day of the year is the BUSIEST for Animal Shelters? Easter with its chocolate candy? No. Christmas or Thanksgiving with table scraps of rich food? No. The American Humane Association (AHA) reports that July 5 is the busiest day of the year for animal...
by Susan Gary | Apr 6, 2017 | Cat Care, Dog Care, News, Pet Sitting, Pet Sitting McKinney Tx, Responsible Dog Ownership
Our fur babies give us kisses. They give us joy. They also give us germs and parasites. These diseases, passed from pets to people are called zoonoses or zoonotic illnesses (http://www.2ndchance.info/zoonoses.htm). Here are the top 4 zoonoses and how you can prevent...
by Susan Gary | Sep 29, 2016 | Cat Care, Dog Care, News, Pet Sitting, Pet Sitting McKinney Tx
Humans and fur babies are enjoying the cooler weather ushered in to North Texas this week. Last week, the end of September, the “feel like” temp was 105. Today, the high is 77 degrees. Woo-Who!! Even though humans and fur babies welcome the break from the...
