Articles for author: Kristie

Finding Mobile Vets: Veterinarians That Make House Calls

Mobile vets are licensed and must have their facilities -- usually a clinic on wheels -- inspected regularly, just like a regular vet clinic. Many varieties of mobile veterinarians exist, and a mobile vet's services run the gamut from conducting monthly neighborhood clinics for spay and neuter services, to bringing state of the art equipment to your door for full-service pet care, and everything in between.

Easy Recipe For Homemade Dog Treats

We began with the Peanut Butter Puppy Poppers homemade dog treat recipe. It's very easy, only 4 ingredients. Then the Bacon Bits for Dogs recipe -- I never met a dog that didn't like bacon. Finally, we tried the Canine Carrot Cookies -- my dogs adore carrots. Then made our own homemade dog treats. We call our recipe: Peanut Butter Puppers.

Senior Dog Care Tips: Things To Do Early!

The senior dog years can be hard -- on both the dog and the owner. But there are many things you can do to keep your older dog with you and feeling as good as possible for many years to come. Here's what to look for in terms of your dog's weight, energy, and behavior issues as he approaches old age.

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Amaze Your Friends With Simple New Dog Tricks

The way to teach your dog some fun new tricks is to simply think about some things your dog does naturally without being asked. Then, give a specific 'command' to that behavior. From this point forward, whenever your dog does that behavior... call out that command. That's how you associate the behavior with the command. So, in the future, your dog will do this particular behavior on command.