Dogs love to lick. And while we don’t mind the occasional slobbery kiss, sometimes their overeager licking can become, well, gross. If you find your dog’s excessive licking bothersome, don’t fret. There are ways to curb this undesirable behavior. Why Your Dog Licks You Pixabay Canine experts offer several interpretations for overly enthusiastic dog licking.
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This post contains affiliate links. Read more here. Not a substitute for professional veterinary help. We know how much you love to treat your power chewer, but a recent alert issued July 31, 2019 by the FDA advises keeping away from all pig ear treats for now. The statement indicates that treats supplied by some
There are a number of ways people end up living in a van. At one end of the spectrum, there’s the romantic version where you and your yoga-loving, Instragram-savvy, travel-and-life partner trick out an old VW with white pine and handwoven blankets, take your dog, and cruise on down to Mexico to drink beer and
As a lifelong gardener and dog owner, I can say that dog proofing your garden isn’t a topic I take lightly. Are you worried about the birds getting your strawberries? If they’re lucky, they’ll get them before the dogs do. I’ll never forget the summer morning when I came out to find a nearly perfect
This post contains affiliate links. Read more here. Traveling with your dog can be a complicated endeavor, but thankfully, there are high-quality dog travel crates to help your dog arrive safely at your destination. The Dog People have tested and reviewed the Sleepypod AIR in-cabin pet carrier to help make choosing a quality dog travel
What do you love about your dog? If your answer is everything, you’re not alone. Dogs and people began living together 15,000 years ago when dogs followed people’s migration throughout East Asia. Dogs are social pack animals who thrive off of attention and affection, making them a prime candidate for a person’s best friend. Most
This post contains affiliate links. Read more here. Walking multiple dogs at the same time can be a trip—literally. If you try to wrangle three separate leashes, you can end up in a tangled, falling-down mess! Thankfully, pet supply makers have thought of everything. You don’t have to load up your wrist with three leashes.
Wow. Much Shiba dog. Many cute. Such cute. Very canine. So surprise! Wow. With the doge meme, suddenly Japan’s most popular dog breed, the Shiba Inu, which had somehow flown beneath the radar outside of the island nation, went international. Much international. Doge speak was everywhere by 2013 and the internet had a new love
This post contains affiliate links. Read more here. Every dog owner is curious about what our pals are up to while we’re away. Could he really laze around on the couch for eight straight hours? Is she secretly doing that one thing she knows she’s not supposed to? Does he miss me? I once had
Petting a dog—it seems so simple! And of course, there are many ways to pet a dog, depending on your dog’s preference and your own routines. This fun video demonstrates just how true that is. [embedded content] That said, the wrong sort of petting can make dogs dog nervous or scared—even if that’s the last thing
Not a substitute for professional veterinary help. A cat’s diet and health are intrinsically connected. If left on their own, cats instinctually hunt for food in its raw, natural state. But does that mean you should only be feeding your cat freshly dead rodents and birds? Some cat owners say yes. (Well, maybe not rodents,
Not a substitute for professional veterinary help. Every night at about 8 pm, Snoopy came to life. I mean, Snoopy was already alive—an adolescent mutt of the terrier variety—but at night it was like someone flipped a switch, turning Snoopy from a laid back pup into a little fireball of insanity. He galloped at top
This post contains affiliate links. Read more here. It’s summertime, and you’re ready to spend as much time outdoors as possible. You look forward to barbecuing, having fun in the pool, or just relaxing on your patio. But then, you realize that there’s an overpowering smell of pet urine that hits you as soon as
Not a substitute for professional veterinary help. Are you a cat lover with an allergy to your favorite furry friend? Well, you are definitely not alone. As many as 3 in 10 people with allergies have a pet allergy, according to The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Allergies often develop over time, and people