Pet Health & Wellness Begins with the Food: Pet Food Failings
Home Activities for Your Dog – Stimulate the Brain!
Why Add Stimulation to Their Day? Anytime you can add activities for your dog, you’re stimulating their brain and cognitive abilities, encouraging movement and interest in the world around them. Additionally, you will be reducing the chance of skulduggery due to boredom or restlessness. Consider that as humans we get varied stimulation throughout our day; this could be in the form of cooking, talking with a mate or a friend, going to an office, or stimulated by activities such...
Dog Ideal Weight – Assessing Fido’s Waistline The time with our canines is not long, yet there are ways to make the road longer. According to the latest data, on average, 59% of adult dogs are obese.(1) Yet, what is considered overweight? How can you determine if your dog is at an ideal weight? What is a healthy weight for him/her? We can determine this, easy peasy, with the Fist Test. What is the Fist Test? This is an...
How to Switch Dog Food – Diversity at Dinner: Transitioning Fido’s Food
How to Switch Dog Food & Dispelling Some Myths Before we discuss a safe and effective way how to switch dog food from their current diet to a new one and embrace diversity at dinnertime, let’s first address common questions and dispel some myths surrounding switching your dog’s (or cat’s) food. Is it ok to switch your dog’s food? Can you switch dog food flavors? Will changing dog food cause diarrhea? The story goes that switching your dogs’ food...