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New Year’s Resolutions for You and Your Dog If you are resolving to make some changes in 2020, you can take your dog along for the ride. Whether you want to improve your eating habits, start exercising more, or pick up a new hobby, involving your dog can help you stick to your resolutions beyond the first month of the year. Here are a few New Year’s goals you and your dog can try for together.   Embrace an Exercise Routine Committing to regular exercise is one the most common New Year’s resolutions. While you probably can’t bring your dog...

Splish, Splash: How to Make Bathing a Dog Easier “I LOVE getting baths!”…said few dogs, ever. If your pupper is like most, chances are he/she is not eager to leap into a sudsy bath of warm water. Some will simply grin and bear it, but others just might put up some resistance. Or maybe a LOT of resistance. If bath time with Ruff becomes a seasonal wrestling match, is there anything you can do to make this situation easier on you, and on him? From distractions like a Peanut Butter Lick Pad for bath time to a hand-strap pet shower...

Can Dogs Help You Live Longer? Recent headlines about dogs’ potential to increase their human companions’ lifespan gained a lot of attention. Sure, we love our dogs, but what about those soulful eyes and fluffy tails help us to live longer? The study that sparked all those headlines focuses specifically on our hearts.   Heart Health Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death, which makes our heart’s a major focus for our overall health and longevity. A study published in the Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes journal found that owning a dog decreases a person’s cardiovascular risk....

Emotional Support Dogs vs. Service Dogs A peacock, a hamster, dogs, and cats: all manner of animals have been called emotional support animals (ESAs). A flurry of news stories about airlines cracking down on emotional support animal flight rules has called attention to ESAs. What does it take for an animal to be an official ESA? What differentiates an emotional support dog and a service dog? Emotional Support Dogs Emotional support dogs provide comfort to individuals with different emotional and mental conditions, according to the United States Dog Registry. Emotional support dogs can help people with conditions such as anxiety,...

Older Dogs Need Love, Too: Consider Adopting a Senior Dog! In American society, we oftentimes relate “old” to “useless”, but this should certainly not be the case when it comes to living beings such as cats and dogs. Shelters across the country are filled with dogs aged 7+ years, an age at which a dog is considered past his or her prime. Of the nearly 700,000 shelter dogs euthanized each year, many are older dogs that simply did not get adopted. Too many potential dog owners have their eyes on puppies, but senior dogs can give possibly years of joy...