Feeding your dog a healthy and wholesome diet that suits their needs, age, and activity level is important. Still, you may be confused when hearing contrasting reports about dog food ingredients' quality and long-term effects. Perhaps you've heard rumors of grain-free food and its link to heart disease in dogs. But researchers are finding potential flaws in these studies and accusations.
This article discusses the controversy surrounding insufficient studies, whether the information is contrived and why, and what you should do to care for your pet.
We all want what's best for our pets, which means doing everything we can to ensure their health and happiness. Nutrition is a key component of these, but with all the different diets, supplements, and treats on the market, things can get quite confusing!
If you're wondering which supplements are the best additions to your fur baby's diet, look no further. Here 's some helpful information on what to look for, as well as a few recommendations to try.
It may not be listed on all of our food labels, but there is an ash level in all foods. Learn about ash (and phosphorous) and how it affects your pet.
As April is Pet First Aid Awareness month, now is an excellent time to review safety issues concerning your pet. As a pet owner, it's up to you to keep your furry friend safe, healthy, and warm. Along with snuggles, purrs, and excitable barks, pets are vulnerable to unexpected accidents, and you need to be prepared. Knowing how to react in an emergency can be the difference between life and death for a pet. Check out our tips on how to handle a pet emergency so that you can feel more prepared for the unknown.
July 4th may be a fun, patriotic holiday for you, but it can be overwhelming and scary for your beloved pet. Between the many party guests coming in and out of the house and the loud fireworks exploding in the air, pets can easily become frightened, get injured, display destructive signs of stress, or run away. More pets go missing on July 4th than any other day.
However, to avoid sending your dog or cat into a panic, here's how to keep pets calm using Cannabidiol (CBD), hemp, tryptophan, and melatonin products.
With the nice weather finally here, it's time for some tail-wagging outdoor events! While you and your canine companion are sure to have a great time, there are plenty of situations to pay attention to while you’re at the event.
You know how your dog acts around you in the comfort of home. But you need to prepare for how to handle and comfort your dog around outdoor events. Here are some things to anticipate.
As April is Pet First Aid Awareness month, now is an excellent time to review safety issues concerning your pet.
As a pet owner, it's up to you to keep your furry friend safe, healthy, and warm. Along with snuggles, purrs, and excitable barks, pets are vulnerable to unexpected accidents, and you need to be prepared. Knowing how to react in an emergency can be the difference between life and death for a pet.
Are you considering adopting a new family member? Pet ownership can contribute to a healthy and happy life -- we encourage you to go rescue a furry friend today! Here in the Portland, Oregon area, there are many amazing organizations and rescues and we know it can be difficult navigating the various shelters, rescues and other pet adoption agencies. So, we've highlighted our favorite organizations here.
Regular dental cleaning is extremely important for our pet's health but is often overlooked. Nearly 80% of dogs and 70% of cats have some form of periodontal disease by age 3 but by starting a brushing routine, you can help your pet combat dental diseases to keep them happy and healthy.
We understand that there is some confusion around feeding your pet(s) raw food so we've decided to take a deep dive into the benefits of feeding your pet a raw diet. All pet foods range in quality — and raw food uses only the highest quality meats and vegetables available to deliver your cat or dog optimal nutrition inundated with naturally-occurring enzymes. This means that raw food provides greater bioavailability, easier digestion, better utilization of food nutrients, eating less overall, healthier immune system, less additives which ultimately means less allergies.