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Halloween & Your Dog: Tips for a Safe Spooky Season

Spooky season is upon us, with Halloween landing on Monday. EEEEEEK!  I LOVE Halloween! Once the month of October arrives, the Halloween wardrobe is assembled – nothing overly exotic, just long sleeved tees that range in oranges, some with cute Halloween designs. There is one doozie of a zip up sweater that is an UGLY Halloween ensemble (yes ugly sweaters come in the Halloween variety) that is rather over the top. Paired with an orange hoodie and orange Chucks and we’re ready for spooky season! This is Blue’s first Halloween! He’s got a multitude of collars perfect for spooky season […]

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The Rainbow Bridge

The Rainbow Bridge is where our pet cross when they have departed from us. Their landing point is a vast open area, brimming with every favorite landscape with ample opportunities to play, swimming, chase, fetch and nap. Each of our dogs who has departed and all the dogs before them live in harmony in this space, perhaps forever, perhaps until they return to the land of the living as a new dog in a new land, new time and with new people to protect, love, inspire and teach. This of course is based on your mythology of what happens to

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The Ultimate Guide to Overplanning for Your Puppy’s First Year

Before your new furry (or three-legged!) family member arrives, here’s how to over-prepare for a smooth puppy experience: Do a MEGA MEGA TON of breed research. Find every source you can about the breed (or breeds) your puppy will be. READ IT ALL! Find breed standards, breed forums on Reddit, talk to breeders, buy breed books (check thrift stores and Ebay) and do Google searches.The ideal is to learn everything you can about what your pup could be – remember personalities are full of variety! (Breed = looks & tendencies, not personality) If you get a wicked cool Heinz 57

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Meet the Working Dog: Roles and Breeds Explained

The working dog. You may have visions of German Shepherds on the police force, Bloodhounds with their noses to the ground, Dalmatians escorting firetrucks, Border Collies herding sheep and an extensive group of service dogs working in everything from assistance to scent work. True these dogs all have jobs which means they are working, yet (excluding the undefined dog types of service dogs) NONE of them are actually working dogs! Or at least not in the working dog breed classification of the AKC! (UKC outlines guardian dogs / mastiffs instead of a working class!) German Shepherds are in the HERDING

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5 Tips to Make the Best of 4th of July with Your Dog

The ooos and ahhhs of firework watching is just around the corner as we celebrate with the 4th of July. As much as we fancy those showy displays of light, many dogs are not fond of the booms that accompany fireworks. Each dog is different – Icey my rottie didn’t mind fireworks, Mick ran away once & hid under a deck, Bender didn’t care but most frequently was in the house so he didn’t get nommed on by mosquitos and Axle didn’t get much exposure to them (he may not have liked them).  Here are 5 tips to make the

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Before your dog jumps in the lake, here’s what you need to know!

Before your dog jumps in the lake, here’s what you need to know – temperature matters, why you need to bring fresh water and the status of algae!  Lake temperatures? For swimming, the ideal temp for dogs seems to be 40s-50s at the minimum for shorter durations (up to 20 mins). Here in Minnesota, our 11,842 lakes likely won’t hit warmer water until July with the north shore along Lake Superior staying in the 50s and under throughout the summer. Brisk! (A quick check puts water temp of lakes around St. Cloud at 49˙F to 62˙F. I found the LakeMonster

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