Teaching Your Dog to Sit

One of the first, best lessons you can teach your new dog is how to sit. It’s easy to learn and a skill that will prove infinitely useful throughout your life together. When you want your dog to back off from a situation, wait a moment or take a break, having...

Vaccines and the Canine Flu: Is Your Pet Protected?

There are a number of vaccines that are recommended for our pets—rabies, distemper, leptospirosis, bordatella, Lyme, feline leukemia, and most recently, flu. Some of these our pets absolutely need—the rabies vaccine protects against a deadly, nearly worldwide disease...

Is Your Cat a Pill About Medication?

Kitty medication can be a bitter pill to swallow-literally. Dogs usually fall for a pill hidden in peanut butter, cheese or a slice of bacon. Or, just tossing a pill in the air works for the dog sitting around begging for a tidbit. But most cats are savvier than that....

Home Sweet Home for an Aging Dog

It happens gradually—one day your dog is literally jumping for joy when you get home from work, then he’s super excited to see you but makes a few less leaps into the air. Then he keeps all four paws on the floor when he greets you, then he slowly saunters toward the...