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3 Tips to Keep Your Dog’s Toes Cool this Summer

The summer temps are on the way (forecast for the upcoming week are high 60s, into 70s with a peak in the 80s on Wednesday & Thursday). Which means we need to be proactive about keeping those dog toes and the dogs who own them cool!  3 tips for keeping your dog’s toes cool on these coming dog days of summer: (Fyi “dog days of summer” comes from when the star Sirius – the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major – rises alongside the sun in late July. The Romans believed Sirius added to the heat of the sun […]

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5 Places to Adopt a Pitbull in St. Cloud MN

Looking to add a pitbull into your family? Below there are 5 places you can adopt a pitbull in St. Cloud MN. But first…Did you know there isn’t actually a breed called a pitbull? Pitbull is a term that get put upon bully style dogs and can include the terriers – American pit bull terrier and American Staffordshire terrier – along with American bulldogs, boxers, Staffordshire bull terriers, cane corsos and other blocky headed bully type dogs. Which makes adopting a “pitbull” a bit more of a variable as they may be full American pit bull terrier, mixed with assorted

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Thanksgiving Prep: What Your Dog Can (and Can’t) Eat

Gobble gobble greetings, tis the week before Thanksgiving. This year is a unique one, with our gatherings smaller and quite likely virtual. We may not get to see all the faces and eat all the fixings, but we can still celebrate the ones we love. Gather, be merry and love greatly! The meal: a classic large bird, stuffed to the brim with homemade or box made stuffing, veggies, breads and pies galore! All super tasty items to your begging dog, but there are a few things that they shouldn’t get their paws on. Dog’s can’t eat: – stuffing* – ham*

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Pie for Everyone This Thanksgiving — Yes, Even Your Dog!

The turkeys are being bought, the stuffing stuffed, the cranberries are singing, being de-canned or compoted, while potatoes prepare to be mashed and smothered in matching turkey gravy. The end of the meal has released the belt at least two notches,  a statisfied sign, a burp then the wafting goodness as the last element of classic Thanksgiving is pulled from the oven. PIE! Around here pumpkin pie with an over generous heaping of whipped cream caps off the meal. Which got us thinking, could dogs delight in the same pie goods as us humans? In a way yes. Traditionally pumpkin

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