Pets

How To Care For Your Feathered Garden Friends Year Round

How To Care For Your Feathered Garden Friends Year Round

(ARA) -Your garden says a lot about who you are. By carefully choosing and arranging plants, tilling soil, and caring for your flowers and vegetables, you bring a part of nature into your life.  In addition to the visual appeal of the plants, gardens attract wildlife. Rabbits and squirrels, butterflies and birds all enjoy... »

Therapy Animals Prove ‘Man’s Best Friends’ Hold Healing Power

Therapy Animals Prove ‘Man’s Best Friends’ Hold Healing Power

(ARA) – When Sunny, a 3-year-old golden retriever, began working for San Diego Unified School District last spring, one of her first students was a fourth-grader with cerebral palsy, mobile only with the aid of a walker. Adaptive physical education teacher Andrea Bazer says that as soon as this young student met Sunny, she... »

New Puppy? Learn How To Prepare Your Home For A Furry Friend

New Puppy? Learn How To Prepare Your Home For A Furry Friend

(ARA) – Anyone who’s welcomed a new pet into the home can tell you how important it is to prepare for that four-legged friend. Whether it’s moving furniture to accommodate a dog cage or learning to host a puppy play-date with the bulldog next door, becoming a pet owner can be a definite learning... »

A Veterinarian’s Top 10 Tips For Keeping Pets Healthy In Winter

A Veterinarian’s Top 10 Tips For Keeping Pets Healthy In Winter

(ARA) – Jack Frost is nipping at your pet’s nose. Winter is here again, and cold weather can be uncomfortable and dangerous to your pet. “In colder regions of the country, pet owners should already know that they need to make accommodations for their pets, but winter can be hard on a pet even... »

New Year’s Resolution: Slim Down That Fat Cat Or Dog

New Year’s Resolution: Slim Down That Fat Cat Or Dog

(ARA) – To his owners, Moby, a 4-year-old Australian Shepherd, was a very healthy, spry dog, so when his veterinarian told them that beneath his thick, reddish-brown coat he had a weight problem, they were a bit shocked. Apparently, all that baby food licked off the floor, and the lack of activity that came... »