Archive for January, 2010

Keeping Your Pets Safe Around the House

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Now that a new year is upon us, it’s time to consider steps you can take around your house to keep your pets safe. – Are all dangerous items safely out of your pets reach? – If your backyard is fenced, check to make sure no holes or gaps have cropped up. – Are all [...]

Pets Are Lucky

Friday, January 15th, 2010

One of the many reasons pets are lucky is that they do not have all the responsibilities we humans do – they don’t have to get up and go to a job, and they don’t have to clean up after themselves (we get to do that for them).  Pets are never concerned about their self-image, [...]

Fighting the Bulge in the Winter

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

During the spring and summer, I was walking Maggie twice each day for long amounts of time, but now that the weather has turned cold – it is harder to walk the same amount of distance.  Even Maggie is too cold to be outside for very long!  I still am committed to walking Maggie twice [...]

Maggie’s Weird Quirks

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

I know all dogs are different and have their little oddities, but one of Maggie’s strange behaviors involves sniffing my eyelids if I have any kind of eye makeup on – especially mascara.  She won’t like my eye lids or anything, but she gets her nose as close to them as she possibly can and [...]