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Does your dog tend to ignore your cues and commands and basically do whatever they want? If so, you may be accommodating them too much. This is when you let them do whatever they want - whenever they want, most of the time. And this means that when you do ask...
Have you heard of the Vet that walks the streets of L. A. in California looking for people that live there that have pets that might need some vet care? Dr. Kwane Stewart has been on numerous TV talk shows lately and can be found all over social media. He also just...
Are you allergic to cats but love the creatures? That means you either have one living with you and suffer through the symptoms (it was congestion and headaches for me with my cat, Willie) or you have resigned yourself to no feline company. Maybe this describes you -...
If you have adopted a homeless cat or dog, by bringing them home, you know you have given them a second chance for a better, happier life. In addition to saving them you may feel that in some ways, they have rescued you. In this week's episode of the Raising Your Paws...
It's always good to visit the issue of a cats need to scratch. Since they will always do this and much conflict occurs when your feline chooses your favorite chair, it's best to fully understand this behavior. It is a common belief that when your cat scratches the...
Get them SEEKING more. This is one of the core emotion systems in your dogs brain. In your's as well by the way. The SEEKING system is a combination of emotions - wanting, looking, curiosity. Overall, it makes us and our dogs feel happy. In this week's episode of...
As I'm writing this blog, on Sept. 8, 2020, it is startling to me to think that the events of Sept. 11, 2001 were 19 years ago. In recalling and paying respect to all those that lost their lives and the people and canines, that worked to save and recover others, on...
You, dogs and cats (and other mammals for that matter) have the same core emotion systems in our brains. These systems reside in the lower parts of the brain and evoke feelings whose basic, most elemental purpose is to tell us when something is good for our survival...
You’ve heard that for every 1 year of your pet’s life, it counts as 7 human years, right? Well, there's new thinking in this regard that lets you be a bit more accurate. Our pets mature quicker than we do during their early years, so a dog and cat's first year is...