R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Find Out What It Means to...

Having a dog as part of your family unit is trickier to negotiate than you might imagine. If your family reflects the nuclear family model – a mom, a dad, and two kids – it practically goes without saying that there is some kind of pet involved. If you have a cat, a fish, or a rodent of some kind,...

Feeding Hector from the Table...

Little Hector has been giving you the sad puppy eyes. The ones that express that the poor little guy is starving. Don’t give into that face! Giving him table scraps can have some serious and some annoying consequences. There is almost no good reason to give Hector anything from your dinner plate. Obesity You’ve...

What Your Dog Really Wants...

The pet industry has long since been considered recession proof but it has proved to be more recession resistant than anything. While spending continues to increase, the products being bought display more value-for-money thinking, where frivolous expenditure is replaced with thoughtful. People are willing...

Why do you want a dog?...

There are many great reasons to get a dog, and, unfortunately, probably a great many terrible reasons to get a dog. As with most decisions, there are rational approaches to exploring the question and emotional responses. Wanting, desiring or hankering for a dog is a very different experience compared...

End of a Pet’s Life - What to Do?...

Thanks to Dr. Jan Bellows for all his support with this website. As living beings, all pets will one day reach the end of their lives. It is not always predictable as to how and when and the details, but that there will be an end is a sure thing. No one is ever fully prepared for the death of a loved...