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Spooky Pets For Halloween
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Halloween is right around the corner and maybe you have an idea of what you would like to wear, but do you have a Halloween canine costume picked out for your dog yet? Yes you heard me, your dog!

There are so many ideas on costumes for pets. A dog is the best pet to dress up because like us, they don’t mind looking silly.

The possibilities are endless. When my dog Shiloh was alive (shepherd/lab mix) he used to go trick or treating with me and the kids. Of course he was in costume; he was the hit of the neighborhood.

One year he was Catdog from the cartoon of the same name.  We just found the largest size stuffed animal of a cat at a thrift store and tied it to his backside. That costume, because the show was so popular was the talk of the …

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Beware - Dogs and Vegetables - A Lethal Combination
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There are dogs and puppies that like to chew on different kinds of vegetables. It may be a way to clean their teeth or they do it just for fun. Be very careful with this attitude, your dog may poison itself and die. People have taken to study home remedies that will help in these situations because their pets have had accidents before or they just want to know what to do when it happens.

For example dogs like to chew on raw, hard vegetables like carrots or broccoli this is fine but eating tomatoes or raw potatoes will cause your dog to shake like a leaf, stomach pains and contractions and a rapid and dangerous heart beat. Corn on the cob would also be adequate for your dog to clean his teeth with and scratch its gums with it. The cob is extremely dangerous and the pieces …

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Five Dog Breeds That are Suitable for Keeping inside the House

Adopting a giant dog to be kept at homes or a dog breed that is not meant for indoors will result in a lot of issues. As much as the pet will be irritated and remain uncomfortable, the owners too will have to suffer in various ways and will have to decide on what should be done about such a problem.

Apart from size, there are several other behavioral factors that should be considered when adopting a dog that one is intending to keep inside their home. So, homeowners must not settle on a particular dog breed based on how adorable it is or simply because they are being sold reasonably in the ‘dogs for sale’ section of a website, but be aware of other specific requirements too.

Here are five dog breeds that that can be easily accommodated inside both size and behavior wise, but before you read onwards …

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Shedding Pets - Ways to Reduce the Amount of Pet Hair in Your Home
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If you’re like me, you love your pets but hate the pet hair they leave behind. If left unchecked for any length of time, pet hair can get everywhere in your home. You can find it in every corner of the house, even if you keep your pet restricted to one area. It gets in your bed, on your cloths, in your food, it can even clog you furnace filter.

Today I am going to share with you how I dramatically reduced the amount of pet hair in my house. And let me tell you, with three dogs and two cats living in my house, I really needed to find the fastest and easiest way to cut down on the pet hair.

First give your pet a good bath with a mild soap. You can find inexpensive pet shampoo at any pet store or large grocery chains will …

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Cat Flaps – Convenience for Cats and Their Owners
Cat Flaps - Convenience for Cats and Their Owners

Cat flaps are convenient, provided you do actually have a cat of course. They serve as an entry and exit point that your cats can use independently, eliminating the need to be constantly worried about if and when the cat needs to be let out or indeed back in.

Since the inception of the cat flap, this “cat door” has moved along with technology and now there are different kinds of pet flap on the market. Although the principal is the same, no longer are some of the cat flaps, simply a hole in wall or door!

These evolutions in technology have certainly helped to prevent some of the less pleasant side effects of effectively having a small entrance point in the side of one of your walls or doors. With some of the more advanced flaps, you can now prevent other; let’s say less desirable cats from around the …

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