A Home for the Holidays: Best Pets for Kids

Are you thinking of bringing home a pet this holiday season, but you’re not sure if your kids are ready? Sharing a home with kids and pets can be extremely rewarding, fun, and educational – children love taking care of living things. However, there are many factors to consider when bringing a new pet family…

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I Found an Abandoned Animal…Now What?

Most people will find an abandoned animal at some point in their lives. The odds increase when you spend a lot of time outside, either on the trail or strolling the neighborhoods (perhaps with your own pet). While our hearts are often in the right place, encountering an abandoned animal can be dangerous for everyone…

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Welcome Home! Adding a New Pet to Your Family

Pretty Little Husky Puppy Outdoor In Womans Hands

Congratulations! Adding a new dog or cat to your furry family can be an exciting time. While welcoming home your new family member should be fun, a little legwork ahead of time can go a long way towards making the transition a smooth one. Prepare yourself to be sure that you are ready to welcome…

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Pick of the Litter: Choosing a Dog

Have you decided to take the plunge and welcome a new pooch to the family? Taking on a new canine companion can be a fun and exciting time, but there are many decisions to be made. Keep reading to get a little guidance in choosing a dog.

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Finding a Purr-fect Partner: Choosing a Cat

Cat lovers know how special the bond between an affectionate feline and her owner can be. There are lovely kitties everywhere. Shelters are brimming with them, rescue organizations bombard you at local events and pet stores, and who can forget the beautiful breeder raised cats you come across. How are you to choose which lucky…

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More Love To Give: Why Adopting A Senior Pet Is A Good Choice

There are usually extenuating circumstances that lead to the surrender of a pet, and whether it’s military deployment, divorce, relocation, or inability to pay for care, millions of senior pets languish in shelters every year. Can you imagine one day receiving meals, naps, and attention like always, only to wake up the next day in…

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Celebrating Pit Bulls, Rotties, and Other Misrepresented Breeds

Each year, thousands of pit bulls and other unfairly maligned dog breeds are euthanized or passed around from shelter to shelter. From negative press to misinformation, dogs who fall in the pit bull family (such as the American Staffordshire Terrier and Staffordshire Bull Terrier) and those who love them, face certain challenges with respect to…

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Caring for Pet Birds

Birds can be surprisingly fascinating and even affectionate pets. And, they are undeniably beautiful. Many will even provide melodious background music for our homes and most are quite intelligent, capable of learning to speak word and phrases. As diverse as they are interesting, pet birds are popular exotic pets that require a lot of planning,…

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The Fun and Responsibility of Pet Adoption

Adopting a new pet is lots of fun, but it’s also a serious commitment. Consider adoption as a two-way pact between you and your new furry, finny, scaly, or feathered friend – to love, honor, and (hopefully, for at least one of you) obey, ’till death do you part! Scary? You bet. But the good…

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