Food puzzles engage your pet’s senses, provide mental stimulation, and increase activity by taking advantage of their natural inclination to hunt for their food. You can buy special bowls at the pet store, or you can get the kids involved and DIY your own food puzzle...

As a toddler, I would make a fuss whenever my mother cut my nails. I hated the pressure, the sound, and how exposed my fingertips felt afterward. 

Now that I find myself on the other end of the clippers, I understand why many furry family members squirm, scream, and...

A new year feels like a time for new beginnings, but it’s hard to be hopeful. After a long nine months of fighting COVID-fatigue, we’re now also entering the dreariest part of the year. We’re seeing short tempers at our workplaces, road rage in the street, and...

Every furry friend deserves a home of their own for the holidays, but expanding the family is a big decision! Here are the top five things to consider before searching for your new addition: Furry Friends are Living Beings, Not Gifts 
Being given as a “surprise” to...

My senior mutt, Roxy, has always been leash-reactive. We grew up together on a farm, so neither one of us ever really learned how to properly walk on city streets. Recently, I decided that enough was enough; I would try to teach an old dog a new trick. We set out with...

Things have been strange around your house lately. One windy autumn night, you hear a menacing slurp, slurp, slurp coming from the dark corner of your room. Your investigation leads to a foul odour. With horror, you realize that the victim is your own furry family...

Your dog suddenly throws up after eating her dinner. “It’s probably nothing,” you think. “Or wait. Didn’t she throw up last week?” You wonder if it’s related to that lump you’ve been meaning to get checked out. You push the scary C-word out of your mind. Everything’s...

The world has seen many viruses in its day, but one of the most prevalent, and interesting, throughout history, is Rabies. It has caused fear and legends around the world for thousands of years and continues to be relevant to both us and our furry family members...

Leo’s mom had tried every trick in the book. Despite switching to a large litter box and different brand of litter, scooping the box twice daily, and using special cleaners, Leo would still occasionally urinate on the laundry room floor. Frustrated and concerned for...

Social distancing has changed my perspective on the life of a dog. As a homebody, I thought I would thrive in isolation: fewer social commitments, more home-cooked meals, and not a pair of jeans in sight. Needless to say, the novelty is long gone and I now anxiously...