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Food Facts

This Tiny Fruit Packs a Surprising Punch for Your Pet's Brain

What this fruit lacks in size, it makes up for in health benefits, as it offers an array of polyphenols with impressive antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties. Offer your pet a few bites and let them enjoy this fruit's delicious flavor and nutrition.

Inspiring Videos

Dumped in the Cold, Saved by Kindness

Dumped in freezing weather, Elsa was weak and heartbroken — but one person stepped in and gave her a second chance.

Cat Tips

Finally Caught on Camera — The Last Member of Its Species in the Wild

These magnificently sleek creatures once freely roamed the American Southwest, but vanished over the last 150 years. Researchers suspected that one of them still existed in the US, and spent years with the help of a dog trained in scat detection to find him.

Dog Tips

Why Do Pets Roll Like That — and Why Is It Always Something Gross?

Dogs roll for all kinds of reasons, and not all of them are what you would expect. Here is what your dog is really trying to tell you.

Inspiring Videos

The Little Pig Who Beat the Odds

She was being given away as snake food — but a daring rescue and prosthetics gave this piglet a second chance at life.

Dog Tips

Gentle Dogs Seek Escape from Abuse and Captivity — Can You Help?

They've been trapped in abuse, forced to live in confinement, and subject to injuries. But laws are changing, and that means more than 400 of these gentle, affectionate, easygoing dogs will have a new opportunity for life with a loving family. Maybe yours?

Dog Tips

That 'Sweet Treat' Might Not Be So Sweet After All

Excessive amounts of sugar is not healthy for people — but what about dogs? Before letting your dog indulge in a sweet treat, learn how it affects their health and why paying attention to sugar content really matters.

Inspiring Videos

From 'Put Her Down' to Running Again

A paralyzed puppy was told she wouldn't survive — but with care, a wheelchair, and determination, she proved everyone wrong.

importance of protein and meat in pet foods

Dog Tips

Pet Food Company Finds Startling Findings — but What Did They Do with It?

They did a study to discover how the type of protein affected adult and senior dogs. And followed it with another study focused on declining body composition in senior dogs. What they found may surprise you. But what they did with that information is stunning indeed.

Food Facts

This 'Weird' Fridge Food Is Actually a Win for Your Pet

If your pet isn't lactose-intolerant, try smearing a small amount of this creamy food to their lick mat. You can also add it to their pet treat recipes — here are a couple of ideas to help you get started!

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This Tiny Fruit Packs a Surprising Punch for Your Pet's Brain

Dumped in the Cold, Saved by Kindness

Finally Caught on Camera — The Last Member of Its Species in the Wild

Why Do Pets Roll Like That — and Why Is It Always Something Gross?

The Little Pig Who Beat the Odds

Gentle Dogs Seek Escape from Abuse and Captivity — Can You Help?

That 'Sweet Treat' Might Not Be So Sweet After All

From 'Put Her Down' to Running Again

Pet Food Company Finds Startling Findings — but What Did They Do with It?

This 'Weird' Fridge Food Is Actually a Win for Your Pet

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