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The Truth About Pets and Babies

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New motherhood is an exciting time, full of joy and optimism. And few things are more precious than the bond that can develop between your child and pet. To ensure the newest addition to your family and the furriest member of your family enjoy a happy and healthy life together, it is important to distinguish between myths and facts. Pets and Babies Myth or Fact: Raising children with pets can help your child’s development of non-verbal communication skills, compassion, and empathy. Fact! A positive pet experience is very beneficial to children. Taking care of a pet can help children …

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Valentine Healthy Recipes for Your Dog

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Be My Valentine Recipes to show your love! Valentine Healthy Recipes for Your Dog:  Yummy to the Tummy! Biscuits, Bark-tastic  Cake, Pet Party Coolers, Healthy Veggie Bones, Look’n Lean Liver Treats, Banana Mutt Cookie If your Pet has a pre-existing medical condition, consult your  veterinarian before adding a new food to his or her diet.  Biscuits Try this recipe for Good Puppy Cookies—your pooch will love you for these! Ingredients: ½ c powdered milk 1 egg – well beaten 2 ½ cups flour ½ tsp. garlic salt 1 ½ tsp. brown sugar 6 Tbs. gravy 1 large jar baby food …

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My Valentine Cats Recipes

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My Valentine Cats Recipes Yummy to kitty tummy  treat recipes.  Purr-fect Puff Pops and Pet Party Coolers  For birthdays or Valentine day. Cats Recipes to show your love!  Let’s party.  If your Pet has a pre-existing medical condition, consult your veterinarian before adding a new food to his or her diet. Purr-fect Puff Pops A tail-twitching, whisker-lickin’ treat that is sure to get a meow from your favorite feline! Ingredients: 1 hard-boiled egg ½ cup of honey 1 long sliced carrot 1 can of tuna (6-ounce can of tuna in water) Directions: Mash the hard-boiled egg and put it …

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Great Ideas: Pet Owners Plan For Pet Sitters

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Below you will find help to be prepared in our blog post: Pet Owners Plan for Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers.  Before leaving for your trip, it is best to equip your sitter with what she needs to know. This will help her perform her tasks better and make things easier. First and foremost, it is a good idea to have a meet-and-greet session where your pet can meet his sitter. This is so they can get acquainted with one another and you can decide if it is a good idea to leave your pet with this sitter. If …

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There is No Place Like Home For Pets

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There is No Place Like Home For Pets! “Pets Prefer Pet Sitting”  No Place Like Home for pets Pets love being in the comfort of their homes!   Cats are not fond of change or their carriers.  I thought “Oh, no; not again!” upon seeing a news item yesterday afternoon containing the words “cat” , “Air Canada”, and “escaped”. Fortunately, it was not another story of  a cat gone missing from cargo, possibly never be found again Ripples’ crate was securely latched when he arrived at the airport, but the person conducting his security check did not properly snap the …

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Pets: Bite-Proof Your Children

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Bite-Proof Your Children   Warm weather means kids on the move. Children on bicycles, skates and skateboards explore new places and come into contact with different sights, sounds, people and yes, animals. . . To prevent upsetting or even tragic situations resulting from active children encountering strange dogs, teach your children these rules about how to behave around dogs. Dogs do not like to be teased. Stay away from dogs that are chained or in fenced yards. Do not shout, run around, or stick hands at dogs through fences or open car windows. Never approach a strange dog. Dogs …

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