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How to Choose Your Child’s First Pet (with suggestions)

Choosing the first pet for your child is exciting. But you need to make sure to select the right kind of pet that is safe, as well as age-appropriate. When a child first hints for a dog or cat, parents often worry about safety. What kind of pet is best for a young child? Unfortunately, not all animals are appropriate for young children. Before dashing to the pet store, be sure you do your homework on which pets are safest for children, as well as low maintenance. What’s a good first pet for a kid? Until your children are old …

National Specially-Abled Pets Day

May 3: National Specially-Abled Pets Day

Not every pet is perfect, but as pet owners we believe that the imperfections of the creatures are what makes them unique and amazing. A specially-abled pet is one with physical or mental disability to varying degrees. Some of the inabilities include a missing limb or eye, hearing and vision impairment, deformities, and behavioral issues related to past trauma. These issues get overlooked in shelters across the country or when an individual decides to take care of them. Notably, such pets are celebrated on National specially-abled pets day on May 3rd each year. History of National Specially-Abled Pets Day Colleen …

Mind-blowing benefits of owning pets

Top 5 mind-blowing benefits of owning a pet

Sometimes it can be difficult to see how much our pets really do for us. Aside from making us feel better after a long day at work, our furry, feathery or scaly friends can actually bring us some scientifically proven health benefits. Studies have shown that individuals who own pets actually live longer and happier lives, so whether you are looking for a reason to become a pet parent, or you just want a reminder of how wonderful your pet is, here are 5 mind-blowing benefits of owning a pet! Improved immune system Did you know that pets can actually …

100 tricks to teach your pets

100 Fun tricks to teach your pets: Animal Enrichment

Tricks are so much fun and provide excellent mental and physical enrichment for your pets. Some are harder than others, so pick off the easy ones first. Here’s 100 to choose from. Even though it may specify a certain animal, a lot of these ideas are adaptable to different pets. Be sure to bookmark this page as we’ll be adding to it! 40 Tricks to Teach Your Dog  One of the first commands to teach a dog is to sit. Discover How to Teach a Dog to Sit in 5 Simple Steps. You’ll find that if you can clicker train your dog you’ll …

100 DIY enrichment toys

The best 100 DIY toys for pets : Enrichment Ideas

From rats and rabbits, to snakes and parrrots we’ve got toys to keep you busy all year round. Even though some of these toys may specify cat or dog, they can be interchangeable. Your cats may love playing with dog toys and vice versa. You’ll want to bookmark ( or pin) this page and come back as there’s so many ideas. And I’ll be updating it so the list will grow. Are you ready? Get your boxes, scraps and scissors at the ready and dive in!  Crinkle Balls Watch how to make colorful and crinkly washi tape covered balls, perfect …