Your pet needs regular vet care and disease prevention to live a healthy life. Here are just a few of the threats to your dog or cat.
Category: Care & Train
Vet Corner: Distemper

Cats are susceptible to a multitude of viral diseases, many of which are preventable with vaccinations.
Courteous Canine Training: The Fallout from Punishment

To use punishment effectively, the owner has to have not only a perfect understanding of dog behavior but impeccable timing, as well.
Courteous Canine Training: Dogs and Babies

If you plan to adopt a dog, make sure to find a dog that’s compatible with children. Don’t make the mistake of so many adopters—looking for a puppy to “grow up” with a child.
Courteous Canine Training: My Dog Doesn’t Listen

I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard this! My sarcastic side wants to ask if the dog is deaf. . .
Vet Corner: A Short Course in Puppy Health

Getting a new puppy? Let’s talk about how to keep him or her healthy…
Courteous Canine Training: Dogs and Kids

Everyone thinks that dogs and kids are a natural combination. And they are—a natural disaster!
Vet Corner: Caring for Aging Dogs

As dogs age, they begin to wear out (they are no different from people). Since they cannot verbally express how they feel, it is up to us, their caretakers and friends, to try to identify their ailments and help them maintain a comfortable and happy life. . .
Courteous Canine Training: Barking–It’s What Dogs Do!

Dogs do bark. . . . and they shed and they chase things and they dig and any number of other doggie activities. To take any of these away from dogs is to take away their—well, their dogness.
Vet Corner: Bugs and Worms

You might think that vaccinations, dewormers, heartworm preventions, and flea/tick controls are an incredible expense. And you may think your vet is just making money off you.
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