Assorted pet strollers and carriers. Pet gates and doors, Dog runs and pet furniture.
The demand for pet supplements is on the rise. The market has sustained a 15% annual growth since 2000, making it the $1.3million business it is today, according to the National Animal Supplement Council. About 17% of pet owners give their cats and/or dogs supplements or so says Simmons Market Research Bureau but all these […]
Puppies are too much fun, aren’t they? They’re so soft and warm, cuddly and cute. And that smell, who doesn’t love puppy smell. Puppies are perpetual motion, excited balls of energy, so eager to play, learn and obey. Because they are puppies, we tend to forgive the occasional act of indiscretion or “accident”. Puppies think […]
Each year, almost half of the animals entering animal shelters around th country are strays or lost pets. Pets can’t tell anyone who their owner is and where they live so how do you find your beloved family member should you become separated? There are about three different solutions to locating lost pets. One is […]
Up until about 150 years ago or so, dogs worked with humans in mutually beneficial relationships. They hunted with us, protected our homes, killed vermin, and helped us maintain and care for farm animals. Only a few rather wealthy people could afford to keep dogs as pets. These specialized jobs that dogs performed were not […]
Resource guarding is a natural, normal canine behavior. For wild animals, allowing other dogs or animals who come along when they are eating – to take their food from them, would mean death for their species. So how did this natural, normal behavior become so evil that many dogs have died as a result?Before the […]
Nothing is more profound than grief that can follow the loss of a family member and a pet companion. But did it come about as an evolutionary function? A British psychiatrist and an evolutionary psychologist believed that grief did not originally evolve as an emotion response to the death of a loved one, but to […]
Sometimes, people excuse the fact they don’t walk their dogs by saying the dog is small and/or gets enough exercise running around the house or the backyard. But what if they’re not getting enough exercise? Is it possible this lack of exercise is the reason for some of the “restless” behaviors observed in dogs; behaviors […]
If criminal charges were brought against your dog, what rights does he have?On December 21, 1921, in San Francisco, an Airedale named Dormie found himself the defendant in the courtroom of his honorable Judge Lile T Jacks. Dormie, it seems, had allegedly murdered 14 cats, however, this particular trial was for the death of “Sunbeam”, […]
It’s always a surprise, and a bit embarrassing when a dog trots over and buries his nose in your crotch or up your butt. When being searched in this manner, it’s hard to keep in mind that he isn’t trying to humiliate you, he’s merely searching for information. Ever wonder what he’s looking for and, […]
There is a very odd case concerning a nine-year-old German shepherd dog named Bela who is to be buried with his owner who died three weeks ago but the problem is…Bela is very much alive and healthy. Bela’s owner left specific instructions with her attorney for how her dog would live out the remainder of […]