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(Photo Credit: ''A Sound Beginning") Above is the segment from Twin Cities Live where Susan and Elizabeth discussed Pet Adoption. As exciting an occasion it is to bring home a newly adopted pet, it can be a very stressful experience for the dog or cat with everything...
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...
There are tell-tale signs that your multiple cats will exhibit that let you know if they consider themselves friends or enemies. Of course, it may be obvious to you that two of your cats are getting along. They play nicely, may groom each other and often will sleep...
Have you ever seen your cat get itself into a dangerous physical situation, that you’re sure is going to kill it, but somehow, they make it out okay? There is the myth that cats have 9 lives, because what else explains the perilous things they do, like leaping madly into the air or falling hundreds of feet and still live to meow again.
Dogs can act differently towards other animals and/or people when they are attached to a leash or restrained in some way. Does your dog, who normally and peacefully greets other dogs running free at the dog park, start barking and jumping and lunging aggressively at...
Want to improve the odds that your dog will listen to and follow your cues? Look into it's eyes. This is what two researchers from the University of Vienna, discovered when they conducted an experiment to find out how dogs decide when it is safest to disobey their...
How can cats possibly go along with you when you go hiking, biking, kayaking or even simply to the beach? We are used to dogs always accompanying us in our adventures, but we rarely if ever conceive of the notion that cats can do these things as well. And for many...
One of your pet's stories could be heard on the Raising Your Paws Podcast. I've started a new feature on the show - telling true, funny, scary, crazy or heartwarming stories about dogs and cats from pet parents and owners like you. And you just might have the...