A Sitting For a Cause Blog Featuring All Things Pet-Related
Whether it’s going to visit family or friends or traveling to somewhere new, road trips can be difficult due to long hours on the road. Bringing along your precious pet can cause added stress. However, taking your pet on a road trip doesn’t have to be difficult if you prepare ahead of time and keep their safety in mind. Here […]
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Recently Rocco, a five-month-old Border Terrier, tragically passed away due to an unexpected accident: he caught his collar on a kitchen door handle and was strangled by his collar. The owner suspects “he must had been jumping up to get to the work top and fell down catching the collar, my poor Mum found him hanging on the door”. The […]
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Are you expecting, or do you have, a newborn baby in your house? Are you also a dog owner? If you answered yes to both of these questions, you may need some advice on how to introduce your pup and your baby. Having a newborn in the house might stir up some confusion, or even jealousy in your pup, and […]
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Does your pup get too excited on walks sometimes and end up pulling on their leash? Over time, if a dog frequently pulls on their leash, they could develop fatal long-term health injuries. To prevent this from happening, changing to a different kind of leash, harness or collar can significantly reduce your dog’s frequency of pulling. To keep your dog’s […]
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Editor’s Note: Please welcome our newest intern to Project Pawsitivity, Samuel Chillette! Samuel majors in English at Westchester Community College. He lives with his family and their dog, Roscoe. Animals that are up for adoption need our help but more importantly, they need our love, affection, and companionship; they’re a lot like us in that regard. Just like we feel things, they feel things […]
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I always had a dog growing up, and to me, it was one of the treasured memories of my childhood. Whether it was running through hot, hazy days of a New England summer with a romping dog bounding joyfully behind me or sleeping with a faithful canine companion curled around my feet, I simply enjoyed the beautiful uncompromising love that only […]
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When you’re looking for a pet, it can pay to know what sort of options you’ll have available. The American Kennel Club has posted their list of the most popular dog breeds, and this can serve as a great guide to what sort of dogs are the most desired by pet owners. Those that grace the top of the list […]
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When considering ways to help your local animal shelter, one of the options available that you may not have heard of but is equally important is the process of fostering. This is where a family takes a dog into their home for a designated period of time while a shelter searches for a permanent home. If you’ve never considered fostering […]
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Summer can be fun for humans and dogs alike! Though dogs don’t need to wear any sunscreen, it’s still important to keep a close eye on the health of our four-legged friends in the summer heat, especially if you live in a geographic region that regularly experiences high temperatures or humidity. Here are five tips on how you can help […]
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With the summer months coming up, there are a few things pet owners should think over and prepare for. There are things that occur during summer that aren’t usually an every day occurrence during the rest of the year. Due to this, everyone who owns a pet should take the proper precautions and measures to assure that any and all […]
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