When You Leave Home, Your Pet Doesn’t Have To
When having to leave your dog in the care of other people, dog owners should research all possibilities. Now, with the help of the internet, dog owners may get together and help look after family dogs in their neighborhoods. In any case, if leaving your dog with someone else make a very detailed checklist to leave with the caregiver and to keep with you.
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Stray Cat Flea Remedy
One evening last November, I was outside rounding up all of our “children” to put them inside safe & sound for the night. There was one cat that I couldn’t find so I started calling her name. I heard a faint meow & shined the flashlight in that direction. Coming up the driveway I saw [...]
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Pappy’s Story
When I first saw Pappy he was running down the middle of busy Highway 16 in Denver, NC. It was 1997, I was on my way to check on some dogs that I was sitting for. I quickly pulled the Luv truck into the nearest parking lot, got out and called him. He came right [...]
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Just Thoughts: Life with cats and dogs.
For many of us our Pets are our children, tending to their needs before our own. The saddest reality with being a parent to a pet, chances are you will out live your child. Susan and I have been very fortunate to share the lives of many cats and dogs over the twenty years of [...]
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Have You Ever Seen a Green Dog?
So, you have made changes to your personal lifestyle to make our Mother Earth a cleaner place to live. But what about your pets Eco-Paw Print? They share this planet with us. You should make sound choices to help our furry friends “Go Green”. Here are a few suggestions to get started. Use alternative forms [...]
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Truly, My Best Friend
Mandy In the summer of 1976 I was 17 years old. I was about to enter my Senior year of High School. It was in the beginning of big changes and decisions. One day I was at Park Road Shopping Center thumbing through records in Ernie’s Record Store. I then wandered up the sidewalk & [...]
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Aunt Josephine and Snookie
I just had to share this. Aunt Josephine, actually my great aunt, was the youngest of 4 sisters. I loved it when they all got together. They seemed to have such a rich history, immigrating to the USA, Poppyseed Bread, Halupki and they way they spoke to us kids in slavak when we got in [...]
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Strays Prayer
Stray’s Prayer Dear God, please send me somebody who’ll care! I’m tired of running, I’m sick with despair. My body is aching, it’s so racked with pain, and dear God I pray, as I run in the rain. That someone will love me and give me a home, a warm cozy bed and a big [...]
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Home Cooked Food is the Best Dog Food
A huge majority of commercial foods contain toxins that destroy the immune system and gradually kill your dog as you feed him. Dogs are basically meat eaters. Meat based dog food may appear to be the best to provide the required proportions of proteins and other substances needed by the animal.
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Non-toxic Flea Remedies
Oh no! Fido has a flea! Quick, pour some poison on him and kill it! Most of us are guilty of this, including myself. But I have come to realize that when I use an insecticide on my pet I’m not just killing the flea. I’m doing harm to my pet, myself, my family, my [...]
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Tips on Finding a Missing Pet
To help in the location of your pet he/she should be wearing a collar with an ID tag that has your address and phone#. Search your house and yard. Canvas the neighborhood and ask neighbors if they have seen your pet. Show them a photo of him/her. Leave them a phone number where they can [...]
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Ear Mites – Homeopathy for Cats
Homeopathy for Cats – Ear Mites Article Courtesy of PetAlive Pet ears infections pose a perennial problem, equally for owners and the specialists who are called upon to treat them. The fact that your pets have been domesticated and made to change their natural habitat is one of the major causes behind their vulnerability to [...]
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Voice of the Voiceless by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
VOICE OF THE VOICELESS So many gods, so many creeds, So many paths that wind and wind, While just the art of being kind Is all the sad world needs. I am the voice of the voiceless; Through me the dumb shall speak, Till the deaf world’s ear be made to hear The wrongs of [...]
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No Poo for Your Pet!
Ha! It’s not what you think! About a year ago, I stopped shampooing my hair. Now, I don’t mean that I stopped washing my hair, I just stopped using shampoo. I now use baking soda, water and apple cider vinegar. I also switched our dogs to the same no-poo method of bathing them. There are [...]
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Is Neem Oil Safe to Use on Cats?
I see this question pop up often. Knowing the risks of using synthetic flea treatments, many cat owners are looking for more natural, non toxic remedies. Cats are always licking and grooming themselves. Whatever goes on their fur is likely to be ingested by the cat during their grooming regimen. I have found Neem Oil [...]
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We are Over Vaccinating our Pets
A few years ago I learned that vaccinating my pets every 1-3 years was unnecessary. In fact, it is down right harmful. With the exception of the Rabies vaccine, I have stopped giving my pets booster shots. I hope the reprint of this article will help you make an informed decision for your animal companions.
Home Remedies for Ear Mites and Ear Infections in Dogs
If your dog shakes his head too often, you have every reason to suspect an infection in the ears.
Grow Your Own Cat Grass
I just wrote an article on How to Grow Your Own Wheat Grass over at RiverRest.net. I also grow our cats their own Cat Grass. Yes, you’ve seen it in the pet stores. It’s the very same thing. Click here to learn how to grow your own kitty greens.
