Jun 21, 2018 | Behavioral Problems, Cats, Dogs, Enrichment, Food & Nutrition, Pets, Recreation, Training, Uncategorized
How rich the world is around us. It’s easy to overlook all the amazing smells, textures, sounds, tastes and sights in life when we get busy and focused on the demands of life. Our dogs are probably more tuned into these things than we are, but we tend...
Jun 15, 2018 | Behavioral Problems, Cats, Dogs, Enrichment, Food & Nutrition, Pets, Recreation, Uncategorized
Dogs, for the most part, have it pretty easy these days. They don’t have to hunt and forage for their own food. They have it presented to them two or three times a day. For many dogs, mealtime lasts, oh, maybe 30 seconds. Sure, they are happy to chow it down in...
Aug 13, 2012 | Behavioral Problems, Food & Nutrition, Pets, Recreation, Safety
I originally wrote this post in December 2011: Call it New Year’s Resolutions or a To Do List. Either way, as you look to the New Year, what changes or habits do you want to adopt for your pets? In this Pet Passions column, I review topics from this past year, with an...
Aug 13, 2012 | Cats, Dogs, Food & Nutrition, Pets
I originally wrote this post in April 2011: After the tragic 2007 melamine contamination of pet food and the subsequent recall, alternative pet diets gained popularity. The convenience of commercial pet food was suddenly outweighed by a degree of mistrust. It wasn’t...
Aug 13, 2012 | Cats, Dogs, Food & Nutrition, Pets
I originally wrote this post in March 2011: You’re probably pretty savvy about interpreting the package labels on the food you eat. But have you ever tried to do the same with your pet’s food? Go ahead. Grab the package and take a look. Make sense to you? Last month...
Aug 11, 2012 | Cats, Dogs, Food & Nutrition, Pets
I originally wrote this post in February 2011: Watching what food we put into our own bodies is hard enough. Ensuring our pets get a healthy diet can be downright mind-numbing. Standards for pet nutrition and food labeling are not as strict as those for human food....
