Dog Raincoats and Boots: Does Your Dog Need Them? Somewhere between the first autumn downpour and the third muddy-paw cleanup of the week, most dog owners have the same thought: should I just buy the dog raincoat? And what about…
Automatic Pet Feeders: Are They Worth It? An automatic pet feeder promises something every pet owner has dreamed about: meals served on time, in the right portions, whether you are home or not. No more 5 a.m. wake-up calls from…
Best Cat Carriers: How to Choose the Right One Almost every cat owner knows the carrier wrestling match. The vet appointment is in twenty minutes, the carrier comes out of the closet, and the cat — who was asleep on…
Helping Pets Through Fireworks and Thunderstorms Every year, the same scene plays out in living rooms everywhere: the first boom of fireworks or the first crack of thunder, and a previously relaxed pet transforms into a trembling, panting, hide-under-the-bed creature.…
Building a Pet First Aid Kit: What to Keep at Home Pet emergencies have terrible timing. They happen on Sunday evenings, during holiday weekends, and at 11 p.m. when the vet’s office is a voicemail message. Nothing in a home…
Tick Prevention Basics for Dogs and Cats There is a particular kind of dread that comes with finding a tick on your pet. You are scratching behind the ears, everything is normal, and then your fingers find a small bump…
How to Pet-Proof Your Yard The first time most of us let a new dog or cat out into the yard, the pet finds the one gap in the fence, the one bag of fertilizer, and the one poisonous plant…
Why Does My Dog Whine? Causes and What to Do There is no sound quite like it: the high, thin, insistent whine that drills into your skull at 6 a.m., in the car, at the vet’s waiting room, or —…
Clicker Training Basics for Beginners (Step-by-Step) The clicker is a tiny plastic box that makes a clicking sound — one of the most powerful training tools ever invented, because it solves training’s core communication problem: how do you tell the…
Why Does My Dog Jump on People? (And How to Stop It) It is the classic embarrassing dog-owner moment: a guest arrives, the dog launches like a missile, paws on shoulders, and you are apologizing while peeling ninety pounds of…
