Your Dogs Health – Raw Dog Food Maybe The Solution!

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Your pooch is probably a valued member of your family, deserving of quality nutrition just like your children. When her tail is wagging, your heart is melting, as she brings your family an incredible amount of compassion and security. Just like she is always there for you, with her nose wet from unconditional love, you [...]

How to Keep Pets Safe During a Home Renovation

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Fall and winter months are becoming ever more popular times to do home renovations as the sweltering summer months are over, and contractors are offering a variety of specials in order to fill the empty spaces in their workflow calendar.  However, no matter what time of year you decide to do a renovation, they are [...]

4 Tips to Help Your Pet Lead a Greener Lifestyle

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There is a Chinese proverb that states, “The frog does not drink up the pond in which it lives.” Who wouldn’t agree with that statement? Using up all the natural resources where you live is a terrifying thought. Yet every day, people all over the world frivolously waste things like water, energy, and air – [...]

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie – 5 Tips for Living with Pets Allergies

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Living with pets can bring many benefits for people. Dogs provide security as well as companionship. Cats are independent, but comforting when they choose to cuddle. Even mice and birds can bring feelings of happiness and peace to their owners. A study in the Animal Cognition reference journal  found that pets, especially dogs, are sensitive [...]

How to Extend Your Eco-Friendly Lifestyle to Your Pets

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Living in the Blue Ridge Mountains has a lot of perks. Our local farmers’ market has the ripest tomatoes, the sweetest honey, and the plumpest pumpkins, all grown or harvested from right within our own county. Along with healthy foods that are grown locally, we shop local businesses over big name stores whenever possible. And [...]

Plastic Flamingos Make Terrible Chew Toys – Keeping Fido Safe When Playing Outside

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My best friend is the most loyal, faithful companion known to humans – probably because she isn’t human at all! Gingerbelle is a golden retriever and she’s been with me since she was a mere 7 weeks old. From the day she came home our favorite activity has been playing in the back yard but [...]

How to Have a Green Pet – 4 Tips for Raising an Eco-Friendly Puppy

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American president Ronald Reagan once said, “We have three cats. It’s like having children, but there is no tuition involved.” A lot of people treat their pets as good as, if not better than, they treat their family members, including giving them an eco-friendly lifestyle. The primary reason people give for choosing an eco-friendly lifestyle [...]

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