14 Tips to Help a Leash Reactive Dog
What is a leash-reactive dog? Your usually friendly dog starts barking and lunging when he sees or hears another dog or when a jogger or loud truck passes by. And you wonder what happened. After all, off a leash, he’s calm. Many dogs can ignore these sights and sounds and take them in stride. But a leash-reactive dog responds to certain stimuli at a higher-than-normal level of intensity. His reactivity is a result of the stress that he’s experiencing. Here are tips to help manage your dog’s leash reactive behavior: First,...
How Custom Dog Food Can Help Your Pup’s Health
Who says meal delivery is just for humans? The latest trend in pet nutrition is custom dog food, and it’s a great way to ensure your pet is getting the nutrition he needs to thrive. Not only is it healthy, but it’s also delicious, making mealtime the highlight of your dog’s day. There are a lot of choices for both custom kibble and wet food varieties. Typically, these dog food companies are subscription-based, where the food is shipped directly to your door in proportioned containers. Just like we humans, our pups can now...
Pain-Free Diabetes Testing for Dogs and Cats
This breakthrough technology means you no longer have to use a painful lancet to draw blood samples from your diabetic dog or cat. If you have a dog or cat with diabetes, you know that poking her with a lancet to get blood for a glucose sample hurts you almost as much as it does her. No one wants to cause their animal pain, especially when the goal is simply to help them live healthy, happy lives. Collaboration Is Born PetTest Genteel is quite literally the breakthrough technology diabetic dog and cat parents have been waiting for....
They’re No Strangers to The White House, and Other Fun Facts About Siamese Cats
Let’s face it. Most cat lovers – and probably a lot of cats – believe every day should celebrate felines. While we can certainly celebrate this way privately, there is one day in April dedicated to a specific popular breed: The Siamese! April 6 is National Siamese Cat Day. These cats, which originated in Thailand, were highly regarded by royalty in their native land. That may not be surprising, given their attractive looks, which come in four different varieties: seal point, chocolate point, blue point, and lilac point. To...
Horse Brothers React To Seeing One Another For The First Time In Years
We don’t give animals enough credit. They’re so intelligent, and they remember a lot more than we suspect. Just take Harley and Koda, two horse brothers, for example. Circumstances made it so they couldn’t live together. Even so, they never forgot each other – not even years later. Photo: TikTok/@wranglerbum Thankfully, Harley and Koda eventually had a sweet reunion and you can see just how much they remembered each other and missed each other! The video was posted on TikTok by @wranglerbum and quickly went viral, and...
Handsome Howard Has a Favor to Ask You. Please Say YES!!!
Meet Howard, a neutered chocolate-brown pibble mix with white markings and an adorably stubby snausage tail. He weighs approximately 63 pounds and is believed to be about 3 years old. Now that we’ve dispensed with the formalities, this incredibly handsome hunk finds himself in the difficult position of having to ask a favor of you: Would you please adopt him or share his story so he can find a forever home? He knows it’s a lot to ask, but he feels quite certain you’ll be glad you took a chance on him. Photo: Pima Animal Care...
Study Finds Anxious Dogs And Anxious Humans Have Similar Brain Activity
We often talk about how dogs and humans take on the same personality as they live with each other. Some people even choose pet dogs according to their personality if they match well. According to new research, there may be more truth in this than we thought possible. It can be seen in the way that both dogs and humans exhibit certain abnormalities in their brain patterns when they have mental health issues. Photo: Pexels/Dominika Roseclay After learning this information, it can have benefits for both dogs and humans when they are dealing with...
Senior Dog Survives Awful Pound Conditions Until Rescuers Arrive
We sometimes hear about dogs that live in terrible conditions, but we don’t often get the opportunity to see inside. That is not the case, however, for animal rescuers who spend their time saving dogs from such horrific conditions. This was recently seen in Sparta, Greece when animal rescuers arrived at a public pound. As shared in a video by The Orphan Pet, 400 dogs were living in the worst conditions imaginable, including a senior dog named Alma. Photo: YouTube/The Orphan Pet The conditions were so bad in the shelter that it was...
A Wobbly Stray Dog Finds A Place To Call Home
We really feel for the dogs that live on the streets. Some of them may do quite fine, and they are cared for by the kindness of strangers, but others have additional struggles they need to deal with. Such was the case with Matilda, a dog that suffered from cerebral hyperplasia. She was a little bulldog found wandering the streets and needed some help. Photo: YouTube/The Asher House Matilda is a tiny bulldog mix, and her condition, which affected the cerebrum, caused problems with her coordination. That part of the brain wasn’t fully...
Have You Ever Wondered Why Dogs Tilt Their Heads? Now You Know
There are many things to love about dogs, but one is how adorable they are when they tilt their heads while looking at you. It’s as if they are puzzled by your appearance, or perhaps they are trying to figure something out. We tend to humanize the animals in our homes when we see this behavior, but there are also times when we just want to know the truth about what is going on. Photo: Pexels/Julissa Helmuth Fortunately, we have science on our side, and two scientific studies were performed to determine why dogs tilt their head. Those...
10 Ways You Might Be Unknowingly Stressing Your Pet Out
Nobody wants to see their pet in distress, and we’ll go to great lengths to keep it from happening. The reality is we can’t always avoid it. But what if you found out that something as innocuous as looking at them or feeding them something new was causing them stress? You’d want to stop it immediately, wouldn’t you? Well, hold onto your hat because you might be blown away by some of the fears Fido could be harboring and the triggers that set them off. Recently, a group of animal experts spoke with Insider to discuss...
Sweet Rescue Pig Asks To Be Tucked In Bed With Blankets Every Night
A sweet rescue pig living at the Little Woods Animal Sanctuary in Central Michigan loves being tucked in at night with cozy blankets. Little Althea the piglet had a rough start to life, but thanks to rescuers at the sanctuary, she was given a second chance to not only survive but thrive. Photo: YouTube/The Dodo In an interview with The Dodo, the sanctuary’s co-founder, Ryan, said that when they got Althea, she was “basically lifeless.” The tiny piglet saved her own life by jumping from a transport truck heading to a...
Rescue Group Feeds 100 Stray Dogs Daily, They Are NOT Invisible
As a society, we tend to look the other way when it comes to stray animal populations. They are basically invisible to us even when in all actuality they are in plain sight. That’s because for most they are a low priority with everything going on in our busy lives and the seemingly never-ending chaos around us. We tend not to give it much thought even though we know it’s happening. Photo: YouTube/@lovefurryfriends Homeless Animals Fortunately, not everyone can look away. For them, knowing the true plight of creatures that are...
Pangolins Rescued From Trafficking Are Being Rehabilitated – And Making Pangopups – Thanks to You
Pangolins – a species that has thrived for 80 million years – are struggling to survive in today’s world. This is because they’ve become the most trafficked mammal on Earth. Their meat and scales are in high demand, even in the United States, where their leather is used in items like boots and bags. Their scales are also used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Thanks in part to you, though, we’ve been able to help some of the victims of the traffic trade. Over the past two-and-a-half years, Greater Good Charities...
You’ve Helped Provide Shelter and Food for Endangered Red Pandas
The red panda population has fallen by an estimated 40% over the past 20 years. The species – which is endangered – faces several threats to its survival, but habitat loss and degradation are among the most significant. Thanks to your clicks, shopping for a cause, and contributions, we’ve been able to take some steps to address the issue. Greater Good Charities recently teamed up with the nonprofit Red Panda Network (RPN) to plant native trees to help the red panda. The tree species chosen provide the animals with both...
Veterinarian Runs Dogs Through Wet Cement To Leave Pawprints In Front Of New Veterinary Clinic
When the Oakdale Veterinary Group in Oakdale, California was getting ready to open its new veterinary clinic, they came up with a special way to honor their patients. The veterinary group shared on social media that when they laid the cement for the sidewalk in front of their building, they invited a group of dogs to run in the wet cement and leave some prints! Photo: Instagram/@oakdaleveterinarygroup One resident dog, Mowgli, was especially keen to get his prints in the concrete and leave his lasting mark. The veterinary group shared a video...
How to Massage Gas Out of a Dog
Claire Primo, CVT, ACMT, FFCP Claire Primo, CVT, ACMT, FFP, is a veterinary nurse and certified animal massage therapist residing in Lyons, Colo. She specializes in senior pet care, holistic veterinary nurse care, and empowering guardians with the tools and guidance needed for a healthy and nurturing relationship with their pets through her veterinary nurse practice, Peak Animal Wellness & Massage. Follow her Facebook page here and her Instagram page here. Source:...
Dug Up at Dogster: April 2023 Dog Events and Dog Holidays
Happy April and yay for warmer weather! April 23 is Lost Dog Awareness day. We don’t like to think we can lose track of our furry buddies, but one in three pets ends up missing at some point in their lives — and only 21 % end up making it home. YIKES! Aside from microchipping your dog and properly fitting her for a tagged collar, we have a great article with quicks steps you can take to find your lost dog. Planning to attend any dog events near you? Send us pictures of your pup to be featured on our social media pages. Or email us...
Sea Otters Face New Deadly Threat, and Humans Can Catch It, Too
Sea otters, the smallest marine mammals in North America, are iconic symbols of the California coast and a keystone species. These furry creatures once numbered in the hundreds of thousands, but due to hunting, habitat loss, and pollution, they have become one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world. In recent years, a new threat has emerged that could drive otters to extinction: a bacterial infection known as toxoplasmosis. Photo: Adobe Stock / erikakirkySea otters are a marine mammal found along the coasts of the Pacific Ocean....
Blankets, Pet Food, and Pizza: GreaterGood’s Work in Ukraine Continues
As the war for control of Ukraine rages on, the people there need as much help as they did in the first days of the invasion. Many of them are living in cramped conditions with relatives or in shelters. Attacks on infrastructure have caused power outages and supply chain issues, leading to a lack of resources and basic necessities in many locations. Photo: GreaterGood/Nina YevtushenkoPeople in Kyiv, Ukraine, are receiving food and supplies thanks to your donations. In certain areas of Ukraine, attacks are ramping up, and more and more homes...
