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Dog Tips

Moving to a New Home with Your Dog? Avoid These Mistakes

You may want to skip this during your move, but don't — it can help your dog settle in. Moving is hard, and without care, your dog may pick up new bad habits. Follow these simple steps to keep them calm and happy.

Food Facts

Many Pet Owners Still Think This Fish Is Healthy

It may be loaded with omega-3s and other nutrients, but giving this food to your pet can cause unseen damage — it contains a toxin that accumulates in their body. Give your pets these safer options instead.

Cat Tips

Surprisingly, Your Kitty Loves This More Than Just About Anything

They're prone to hiding this fact, so you might not be in the know. But when researchers studied two groups of kitties, presented items from four categories, you wouldn't believe what they chose — despite their seeming dislike for it.

Dog Tips

Defamatory Pet Advice from Time Magazine

Instead of addressing the real crux of the issue — an area of research long ignored by the veterinary community — they resort to insult your intelligence. A more honest question is, why aren't they equally as concerned about this as you?

Dog Tips

From Anxiety to Arthritis, This Fast-Growing Pet Supplement Is a Godsend

No wonder it's become so popular. It offers wide-ranging and potent effects for developing puppies, anxious pets, and pets with arthritis, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, and inflammatory skin conditions. And that's just the start. Know how to pick the best type.

Food Facts

Kumquats: This Tiny Citrus Fruit May Surprise You and Your Pet

Feeding these small, sweet-sour fruits to your pet may help ward off chronic diseases and keep them from gaining unwanted pounds, but are they 100% OK for companion animals? Here's what you should know when sharing this food with them.

Dog Tips

Dog Gazes Trigger Release of 'Love Hormone' Oxytocin

Gazing into your dog's eyes makes you feel good for a reason. Research shows it triggers the release of oxytocin in both you and your pet, helping to strengthen your human-dog bond.

Dog Tips

Born to Run — 12 of the Best Canine Companions to Run With

These 12 breeds are born runners — it's in their genes. And they don't even have to be big dogs. Two are small enough to easily scoop up, but still have oodles of energy for long runs. Like to run fast? These two breeds could compete with any racehorse.

Dog Tips

5 Popular Indoor Plants to Avoid Like the Plague

Houseplants and flowers are lovely for homes, but if you choose one of these five toxic beauties, you may be exposing your pet to toxins that can burn his mouth or cause seizures, arrhythmias, or worse. Select one of these 19 plants instead.

Reviewed by Dr. Becker

Moving to a New Home with Your Dog? Avoid These Mistakes

Many Pet Owners Still Think This Fish Is Healthy

Surprisingly, Your Kitty Loves This More Than Just About Anything

Defamatory Pet Advice from Time Magazine

From Anxiety to Arthritis, This Fast-Growing Pet Supplement Is a Godsend

Kumquats: This Tiny Citrus Fruit May Surprise You and Your Pet

Dog Gazes Trigger Release of 'Love Hormone' Oxytocin

Born to Run — 12 of the Best Canine Companions to Run With

5 Popular Indoor Plants to Avoid Like the Plague

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