Pet Health
04/19/2021
5 Strange Things Your Older Dog Might Do
Getting older is ruff… especially when you are a dog. Their little lives are so short that it seems to…
08/18/2021
Feeding Your Cat
Back when I had a cat, my only nutritional goal was just to find something she would eat. We brought…
07/06/2021
Ear Infections in Dogs, aka, Why do My Dog’s Ears Smell Bad?
I don’t want to be gross, but as a former groomer at Holiday Barn Pet Resorts, I could smell a…
06/28/2021
How to Gain Experience Working with Pets
We are often asked if we accept volunteers, particularly by enthusiastic young people under the age of 16 who are…
06/07/2021
Protecting Your Pets from Coyotes
We were extremely saddened to read about the family’s small dog that was killed by a coyote in Chesterfield a…
06/01/2021
Does Your Cat have a Split Personality?
This one really baffles me: Petting induced aggression. Have you ever heard of it? It sounds like a contradiction in…
05/17/2021
6 Little-Known Beach Dangers for Dogs
One of the best things about living in our area is the ability to day-trip to the beach, whether it’s…
05/03/2021
Who Gets the Dog?
We consider our pets a precious part of our family, especially nowadays as more and more people either put off…
04/26/2021
Sunshine, Flowers and Snakes!
The long-awaited springtime sun brings us so much joy! Warmer days, pretty flowers, and… snakes! Eeek! As our daytime temperatures…
Pet Lovers
04/12/2021
How to Keep your Dog Quiet during Video Call Meetings
We were in a group Zoom meeting with a partner of ours recently when one of the participant’s dogs went…
Dog Fun
03/29/2021
Easter Food for your Dog
Nothing is more beautiful and appealing than an Easter spread, complete with glazed ham, carrots, deviled eggs… followed up with…
Dog Training
03/22/2021
How the Pandemic has Changed our Dogs
Thank goodness the state of Virginia is starting to see some relief from the “stay at home” order this month.…
Pet Lovers
03/08/2021
Planning for your Pet’s Care
One of my New Year’s resolutions for this year is to plan for my death. What?! I know… I hate…
Pet Lovers
03/01/2021
Dog People vs Cat People
There are two main categories of pet lovers in this world: People who prefer dogs as pets, aka “Dog people”,…
Pet Lovers
02/15/2021
Biewer Terrier and the AKC Registry
My faithful informant, Alexa, told me that a new breed was just accepted into the AKC (American Kennel Club)! Two…