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Fake Service and Emotional Support Dogs on the Rise
While you may think it’s fun and a harmless lark to parade your smart pooch around in a fake vest or harness, this is not an innocent trick without consequences.
By Tamra Bolton
Service dogs and the people they help have always garnered the upmost respect and admiration, but in this new age of entitlement and self-serving attitudes, this is sadly no longer the case.
In many places now, service...
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10 Best Wedding Venues with Fido
A growing number of couples are opting to include their best friend in their special day at hotel wedding venues that welcome dogs.
By Paris Permenter and John Bigley
You’ve dreamed of your wedding day for years—a time to celebrate your love with your special someone, surrounded by family, friends, and, for a growing number of couples, Fido. To make sure that your dog is part of this milestone,...
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CBD for pets—Is The Peaceable Kingdom Arriving at Last?
The ins-and-outs of CBD products for pets.
By James van Maanen
Will that famous and much-loved painting by Edward Hicks (1780-1849) finally become some sort of reality? That would take a major evolutionary leap, of course, but for pet owners who would like to see their dogs, cats, and other animals calmer and/or in less pain, the introduction of CBD hemp oil products offers some hope and...
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Sully, a President’s Best Friend
An America’s VetDogs’ service dog lends a helping paw to a former president.
By Cheryl Smyth
Like most of his kind, Sully loves to play—anytime, anywhere, with anyone—human or canine alike. Though he enjoys his romps, he laps up being able to perform the jobs he is trained for. As an assistance dog, he helped his human friend, former president of the United States, George H.W. Bush, live more...
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Delivering Packages and Smiles
Jo-Anna Hehir dreamed of a job that would allow her to spend time with her dogs.
By Penny Eims
Imagine if you could earn money while spending time with your dogs and setting your own schedule...does it sound too good to be true? This dream job is exactly what Texas-native Jo-Anna Hehir, a retired wedding planner turned therapy dog trainer, secured when she started delivering packages for Amazon...
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Holiday Pet Safety
Steps you can take to keep Fido healthy and safe.
By Tamra Bolton
“Holidays can become ‘howl-i-days’ without exercising proper safety for pets”, cautions Arden Moore, The Pet Health and Safety Coach™ and host of Oh Behave Show on Pet Life Radio. “No one wants to spend Thanksgiving or Christmas at an emergency veterinary clinic.”
While you can’t make the holidays completely stress-free for you...
