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Multiple cat households face particular challenges, especially when underlying conflicts exist.  Attending to the specific needs of each cat can help maintain a comfortable environment, and planning ahead can help minimize personality frictions.  In addition to tips on proper introductions for your feline forever friends, you’ll also find ways to recognize successful cat integration. If you have […]

There are a lot of resources out there about dogs, dog training, intelligence, care, and dog-human bonds.  Some approaches talk about dogs as if they are small (or frustrated) wolves.  Other approaches talk about dogs as if they are four legged humans, anthropomorphized more than understood.  Both extremes miss the mark.  The canine is neither […]

How cool is your dog? During summer and other warm seasons, it’s important to remember that cars heat up fast, even in the shade or with the windows down.  Dogs are cool companions, but keeping pup pals safe is a human job. Sixteen states in the U.S. have explicit laws to protect dogs in unattended vehicles.  Some […]

Losing a forever friend is heartbreaking.  Sometimes it feels like no one in the world understands your loss, or the special bond you shared.  Losing a companion animal is unique for everyone, and there is no single right way to deal with the grief.  Here are a few tips and resources that the folks at Claw […]

Fireworks can be a big part of summer festivities.  Although outdoor bonding time with a canine pal is important, fireworks just aren’t fun for dogs.  Compared to humans, dogs have what seems like superpower hearing.  Canine ears are attuned to sounds that reach far beyond human capacity.  Dogs hear everything humans can, plus sounds within higher frequencies, […]