Pet Parents Community
As we slowly emerge from shut down mode, people continue to help heroes everywhere. Early on, dog sitting and doggy daycare services were considered nonessential.
But the shut down ignored one very critical pet parent community: Healthcare workers. Hospital support staff, nurses and doctors can’t work from home. And their pets still need care, feeding, exercise and TLC.
Continue reading “Good News: Dog Sitting is an Essential Service! 🥳”Sending our thoughts and prayers to end the spread of the coronavirus...
I’m happy to share my interview with Jason Johnson, Founder and CEO of the nonprofit, Project K-9 Hero Foundation. This wonderful organization helps retired military working dogs.
Johnson explained that Project K-9 Hero was formed in March of 2016, to assist retired Police K-9 and Military Working Dog Heroes with medical care, food, and death benefit assistance.
Continue reading “Interview: Project K-9 Hero Founder, Jason Johnson 🎖️”Cats make wonderful pets for any family of any size. Boomer families, Millennial families, retired couples, families with young children or teens and single adults are adopting cats.
If you’re thinking about adopting a pet, here are a few tips to guide you in the right direction.
Note: All photos (by @SocialClaude) are our feral rescue cat Oscar... 😎
Continue reading “Successful Cat Adoption Tips 🐱”Many things are on our minds these days including family, surviving and thriving. Pets are important family members. And this month, we celebrate pet first aid and therapy animals.
Continue reading “April Pet Awareness Days 🗓️”Nature is amazing and always in control. In the midst of today’s global life change around the Coronavirus outbreak, I remember that there is truly much beauty in the world.
Some of nature’s most beautiful animals are birds. It may not feel like spring time right now. But birds can bring beauty, color and song into your life.
Continue reading “Pet Bird Adoption Tips 🦜”Spring is here and all around the planet, we are living through troubling times. Each day, we learn more and more about COVID-19. This virus has turned the world upside down.
Sadly, the impact on pets is very distressing: People are abandoning their pets. People are fearful and confused by stories that claim COVID-19 is transmitted from our pets.
PLEASE DON’T BELIEVE THE MYTH THAT PETS ARE CONTAGIONS OF THIS VIRUS! Pets are not the problem. COVID-19 is spread only through human-to-human contact.
Continue reading “Pets and Companion Animals: Safety and COVID-19 ⚠️”I thought I’d share some photos of military service dogs as a followup to Dr. Pet Mom’s 3/13/20 blog “Honoring Our Brave K-9 Veterans on March 13.”
Enjoy! 😎
Continue reading “Military Service Dogs Slide Show 🎖️ 📷”March is here and spring is in the air! We’re moving into Daylight Saving Time, looking forward to longer sunny days, and spending time with our furry family members outside.
All month long learn how to keep your pets safe from poison around the house, and celebrate a very special day, K-9 Veterans Day on March 13.
Continue reading “March Pet Awareness Days 🗓️”Animals lovers everywhere can help their furry friends and help firefighters save lives. For less than $100, your local fire department can save pet lives with pet oxygen masks.
You may have seen firefighters save a pet using CPR and administering oxygen. The masks are made for people, and are not ideal for pets.
Continue reading “Does Your Fire Department Have Pet Oxygen Masks? 🚒”We’re in the middle of the winter and the flu season. Flu is preventable if we avoid contact with sick people, avoid touching our mouth, nose and eyes, and wash our hands with soap and water.
As a pet parent, you can also prevent disease in your family pet. Pet diabetes, dental disease, and obesity are preventable. How can you keep your pet healthy all year?
Continue reading “Pet Diseases: How You Can Keep Your Pet Healthy 😷”
