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My dog sits on command and responds instantly to “No!” but the only way to cease my pooch from barking his furry head off at people walking past our yard is with all-powerful treats. The shake of a jar filled with puppy crack brings Gomez running into the house, falling over himself to sit and [...] I have always been told that scarlet-leafed poinsettias are super toxic to humans and pets. But if they’re so poisonous, why do so many people display poinsettias in their houses this time of year? So I went on a miniquest to confirm or debunk the poinsettia myth. Turns out they may not be so bad [...] Armed with fingernail clippers and all the great advice from the blogosphere after my last blog, I finally did it. TK’s claws have officially been clipped—well, the front anyway. I waited till he wore himself out and had fallen into one of those cat-nap stupors in the sun. I crept up, clippers in hand, and [...] I’m going to kill him. If I have to get out of bed at 3AM one more time to make the little devil stop tearing up the couch, I swear…bad things, very bad things. The guy I’m seeing keeps telling me, “Just get him declawed already.” But we don’t roll that way at Natural Solutions, [...] After writing “Time to Put Kitty on a Diet” for our June issue, I felt compelled put my own little fur ball on a preventative diet plan. He’s still young, only a year, very active and lean, but I’ve seen what happens to house cats who spend years munching unchecked on unhealthy cat food. So [...] Most Saturday mornings I sit on my couch with a cup of coffee and gaze out the storm door to watch the colorful parade of joggers, bikers, and walkers as they make their way past my little house. This calm reverie is usually accompanied by the high-pitched, incessant yapping of the two terrier mixes that [...] In the three years I’ve been Pasha’s dog mom, we’ve gone through four different vets and thousands of dollars. His chronic ear infections—common to Bernese mountain dogs like him—were taking a toll on my budget and stressing both of us out. Our first vet immediately suggested surgery, a lateral ear resection to open up the [...] About two weeks ago, my partner and I decided to volunteer at a local cat shelter. Being kitten season and all, what they really needed were “foster parents,” or temporary housing for momma cats and kittens. In less than a week, we had a brown tabby mother cat and five 5-day-old kittens staying in our [...] It’s officially mud season, and as the fickle Colorado springtime waxes between blizzard and 75-degree paradise, the melting snow turns my backyard into a swamp. Naturally, my fuzzy buddy seems to feel that there’s no better place in the world to curl up for a nap than right in the middle of the deepest, squishiest [...] |
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