Prevention is sadly, hard to sell. You might be following the story of a well known dog influencer and the tragedy she faced of losing three of her dogs in one incident. A quick summary of what occurred is that this person had 7 bull breeds living together. Lots of content online that I skimmed through made me uncomfortable in terms of proper multi dog household management (i.e. I saw a lot of red flags in their interactions, body language, and situational setups). This person boarded her...

Let’s discuss some inside the box and outside the box firework safety topics for your dog’s behavior. Holidays like the Fourth of July and New Years can pose a challenge for a lot of dogs, especially ones who already struggle with aggression, fear, and anxiety. For whatever reason people are enthralled with loud, giant booming lights in the sky. But for many dogs (and wildlife) they create a terrifying war scene, often times for a few weeks surrounding these holidays. Every year there are...

It’s not just the poinsettias you want to be careful of. Every holiday there’s a lot of posts, blogs, and infographics that get shared and passed around on the dangers associated with the holidays - things like keeping chocolate out of your pets’ reach and reminders to make sure their microchip information is up to date. But for this holiday, I’m not here to tell you that poinsettias are toxic to your dogs (even though, yes, they are). I’m here to look at other safety precautions to take when...