A Sitting For a Cause Blog Featuring All Things Pet-Related
“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing how much and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.” – John Grogan The greatest joys and life lessons we […]
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Have you ever heard someone talk about getting a microchip for their pet and wondered what they were talking about or why someone would want to get their pet micro chipped? Getting your pet micro chipped is a back up for having a collar and tags. If your pet should happen to get lost or stolen, it is all too […]
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We all know about secondhand smoke. It’s the aroma and cloud of smoke given off as you walk past someone who is smoking or an area where someone has smoked. We know the side effects of secondhand smoke are even worse than the actual side effects of firsthand smoke, but did you know that secondhand smoke can be just as […]
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It’s almost that time of year again! The time of year when we celebrate America’s independence from Britain with cook-outs, pool parties, and the age old tradition of setting off fireworks. While us humans look forward to sitting on our front porches or on city squares with loved ones and watching the colorful spectacle, our furry four legged friends may […]
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When it comes to owning a pet, there are a lot of responsibilities involved and decisions to be made such as what kind of pet food to buy, to crate train or not to crate train, when and where to walk your furry friend, and so on. One of the major responsibilities and decisions of owning a pet is deciding […]
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To crate or not to crate, that is the question. Many pet parents find themselves facing the difficult decision of whether or not to crate their animals, myself included. When I got my first dog, Midnight, she was not crate trained. My mom and I put up baby gates to block her from going into the bedrooms and bathroom. My […]
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If your furry four legged friends are anything like mine, they enjoy a nice long car ride, whether it is to the store, to get ice cream, or out in the country. With summer weather upon us and temperatures already in the near 90s, it is getting more difficult for pet owners to take their pets for these beloved car […]
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Summer weather has finally arrived for the majority of the US and with that warm up comes the dreaded insect, the mosquito. Why do pet owners dread seeing mosquitoes? The American Heartworm Society identifies mosquitoes as the primary carriers and transmitters of heartworm disease, a potentially fatal disease caused by foot-long worms that live in the heart, lung, and other […]
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Editor’s Note: Please help me in welcoming our newest intern, Gabrielle Davis! From the time I was a child, I have always loved animals and have always had them in my life. When I was two (and before my mom realized I was allergic to cats) I had a cat named Buster. I don’t really remember Buster but I have […]
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