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There are three core behaviors that every dog will benefit from knowing and practicing reliably. Follow these tips for creating a better bond with your pooch pal...

Dogs are masters at using all parts of their bodies to relay their intent. The two ends of our furry friends are the most expressive, actually: eyes and tails can tell us a lot about how Fido is feeling...

Spring is the beginning of what I like to call “crazy season” for cats. Females have spent all winter reproductively dormant. As the days grow longer and the nights become shorter, a specialized gland in the female cat’s brain recognizes that spring is coming and turns on their reproductive system. What does this mean to us as a community? That as spring approaches, every unsprayed female feline comes into heat, like clockwork, in unison...

Some of the things good dog guardians should know are simple: always have easy access to your veterinarian’s phone number, keep your pups hydrated in hot weather, etc. However, the following are tidbits that I find many dog lovers are unaware of. I truly believe that understanding these key morsels of canine wisdom will help to improve your lives with your furry friends in countless ways...

So you’ve gone green: you recycle, carpool, filter your own water and buy recycled paper. But is your pet green? After all, with our natural resources at stake, it’s important to reduce the carbon paw print, too! Fortunately, it’s easy providing natural and earth-friendly products for your pet pals thanks to the vast variety of eco-friendly beds, toys, leashes, grooming products, litter and more...

Why adopt rather than buy a pet? Because there isn’t enough room for all of the pets that crowd our nation’s shelters. Because every day, 70,000 puppies and kittens are born in America. Puppies and kittens that have no place to go. Because as long as these birth rates exist, there will never be enough homes for all the pets brought into our world. And because, as a result, the ASPCA estimates that between six and nine million pets will be put to death in shelters this year...

Hiking trails galore. Gourmet dog bakeries. Dog-friendly dining patios. If you’re looking for a great getaway, you’ll be hard pressed to find a more dog-friendly destination than Asheville, NC. Whether you’re in the mountains or in the city, there are not many places that don’t welcome your four-legged friend, which means you can have endless fun together...

The scenario: You wake to your fluffy feline friend head-butting you to beg for breakfast. You do your normal morning routine and she sees you off to work just like every other day. When you get home, however, kitty doesn’t greet you, and after searching and calling you find her lying in the closet breathing really hard. You grab her up and head to the emergency vet. After an exam, EKG and radiographs, the veterinarian tells you that Snickers is in heart failure and that, even with therapy, she not pull out of this...

I’ve lived here and there all my life: growing up an Army brat, we called everywhere from Berlin, Germany to Fort Bragg, North Carolina “home”. As an adult I lived in Chicago for almost eight years before settling here in Nashville in 2005. But as a Chattanooga native, I have always carried with me the wonder of mist-covered mountains and a wide, winding river. Chattanooga will always be my true home, where I return again and again to spend time with family, and where I now love to bring my canine pals for a little adventure...

Why adopt rather than buy a pet? Because there isn’t enough room for all of the pets that crowd our nation’s shelters. Because every day, 70,000 puppies and kittens are born in America. Puppies and kittens that have no place to go. Because as long as these birth rates exist, there will never be enough homes for all the pets brought into our world...