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Why Grooming is Crucial for Your Dog’s Health

Although most pet parents appreciate that good grooming helps keep their pups attractive and pleasant to be around, they may not realize that grooming also has an effect on health. If you want to keep your dog healthy, a regular grooming regimen is essential. In particular, grooming helps with coat and skin health, as well as giving you an opportunity to spot other underlying health problems. Healthy Fur Regular brushing distributes your dog’s natural oils throughout the coat to...

5 Active Dog Breeds You May Not Know

Love the outdoors? Looking to become a pet parent? Many breeds make great companions for running, hiking, camping, and other types of active living. Here are a few for consideration that you may not have encountered before. 1. Norrbottenspets The Norrbottenspets is a spitz-type dog from Sweden and Finland, originally bred for hunting in the rugged landscape of Scandinavia. Tough and very agile, they can hunt even large game, like moose, despite their small size. At the same time, they...

5 Great Pet-Friendly State and National Parks

If you’re a pet parent who loves to camp, you may have thought of bringing your pup along. Although many campsites and parks allow pets, it can be challenging to find parks that offer good amenities for human and dog alike. So, we’ve put together a list of a few lesser-known parks that are both pet- and pet-parent-friendly to consider for your next getaway. Acadia National Park, Maine Acadia National Park on the coast of Maine is the oldest national park east of...

Dog-Friendly Outdoor Adventures

So many of our dogs love the outdoors, from exploring new scents on a hiking trail to enjoying time on the water. If you enjoy outdoor adventures, but haven’t taken your pup along, you could be missing out on a lot of fun for you both. Of course, it’s important to make sure that the activity you choose is appropriate for your dog, and that you’re prepared to make sure everybody stays healthy and has a good time. If you’re...

What You Can’t See, Can Hurt

  It’s easy to ignore things that are not visible, like your pets teeth. Their cute muzzle lips cover the teeth so well that it takes effort and intention on your part to actually observe what is going on inside their mouth. What you can’t see can be hurting their very existence. It’s important to become familiar with your pet’s oral cavity. Starting at an early age, you should pull up their lips, touch the teeth, and examine the...

NASC Seal of Approval

What is the NASC? Why should you care about the seal? First things first, it would probably help to begin by telling you what the NASC is and what they do. The NASC stands for the National Animal Supplement Council, and their goal is to promote the health and well-being of companion animals that are given animal health supplements by their owners and to protect and enhance the integrity of the animal health product industry. The seal is a...

The Great Outdoors

Ah, the great outdoors! With summer in full swing, we tend to spend less time indoors and more times outdoors. As pet parents, our pet’s probably don’t mind this at all! There are a lot of fun activities to do with your family that you can include your pets this summer. Here’s a list of fun summertime activities that you can bring Fido to.   Camping: Picture yourself sitting around a fire, under the stars! Just make sure your...

Incredible Coconut

The Power of Coconut Pet parents are educated on what is new, what are the best ingredients and the newest trends evolving around the pet industry. Some trends can come and go just like an older cat’s interest in playing with you. Yet, there are trends that pop up each year that pet parents can’t deny joining the movement. An example of this would be the Going Green movement. What started out as a trend shortly swayed into a...

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials The Purpose: Why we did it We set out with clinical research to prove the efficacy of TropiClean Fresh Breath made easy! with a focus on two outcomes. 1) To remove existing plaque and tartar build up. 2) Retard plaque and tartar development. Our hope in this research was to validate countless customer reviews of the Fresh Breath Clean Teeth Gel showing the product can improve pets’ oral health without brushing. Using natural ingredients and a simple application,...

Health Starts in the Food Dish

Ever wonder what the ingredient section of your pet food bag really means? Maybe you think you are getting a good food for your pet, but still question if it is the best choice? Dr. Ava Frick goes into detail on how choosing the right selection of food for your dog or cat is the beginning of a healthy life. Everything in health and wellness has a nutritional component. The right balance of vitamins, minerals and whole food components...

Helping The Geriatric Cat Reclaim Interest In Self and Life

We hope you enjoyed the first tip from Dr. Ava Frick during Pet Wellness Month. In this week’s post, Dr. Frick sheds light on how to help give your senior cat a better life. We hope you enjoy! Helping The Geriatric Cat Reclaim Interest In Self and Life Cats, one of nature’s most fastidious animals, suffer from dandruff, dirty skin, and matting fur as they age.  This condition ia very annoying to this once neat and clean creature.  Petting...

Ten Ways to Spoil Your Dog

As pet parents, it sometimes seems like we spoil our dogs every day, but sometimes we want to go above and beyond—for a birthday, holiday, or Spoil Your Dog Day. We’ve compiled a fun list or suggestions on what you could do to spoil your pup. 1. Make sure you own a dog. You can spoil other dogs; just make sure you have approval to spoil from the dog’s owner! 2. Walk it out. Put on your tennis shoes and take your pup...