Burn calories, have fun, and enrich your pets’ lives by playing with them regularly. For example, if you’re busy, set aside a short block of time – such as 15 minutes – to toss and sprint after a ball with your pet. With a smaller pet, it might be possible to do this inside. If [...]
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Weight Loss Tip: Play With Your Pets
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Pets & Animals, tagged Cats, Diet, Dieting, Dogs, Exercise, Fitness, Happiness, Health, Joy, Lose Weight, Pets, Wellness on 2012/04/07 | Leave a Comment »
A Path To Creating Vegetarians
Posted in Pets & Animals, tagged Dating, Diet, Eating, Food, Health, Meat, Relationship, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarianism on 2012/01/31 | Leave a Comment »
If you’d like to convince your partner to go vegetarian, invite him to a meat tasting tour – to meat processing facilities. Originally published 25 October 2010.
Make Taking Medicine Fun For Your Pet
Posted in Pets & Animals, tagged Cats, Dogs, Ferrets, Medicine, Pets & Animals on 2011/09/21 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re having trouble convincing your pet to swallow a pill, there are many common suggestions to help, such as disguising the pill by mixing it with savory food. A very simple method is to convince the pet that the pill is a treat by playing with it with your pet, such as by rolling the pill [...]
Pets Benefit From Vacations, Too
Posted in Pets & Animals, tagged Animals, Friendship, Happiness, Love, Pets & Animals, Vacation on 2011/09/02 | Leave a Comment »
Just as people benefit from vacations or a change of scenery, pets can as well. If you have a pet, consider taking your animal companion someplace where it can socialize with other companions, such as dedicated animal parks, boutiques, and boarding camps. If trying to save time or money, consider arranging play dates. Alternatively, be inventive and make money [...]
Learning To Communicate Effectively With Your Pet
Posted in Family Enrichment, Pets & Animals, tagged Animal Behavior, Behavior, Birds, Cats, Communication, Dogs, Pet Training, Pets & Animals, Puppies, Training on 2011/08/28 | Leave a Comment »
In yesterday’s post, With A Pet, Don’t Hold Your Breath; Instead, Count To Three!, we mentioned using nonverbal communication to train pets. People who’ve had an animal companion for a while might recognize that both are able to communicate successfully with each other via non-verbally signals. For example, a dog will recognize hand and other signals, such as [...]
With A Pet, Don’t Hold Your Breath; Instead, Count To Three!
Posted in Family Enrichment, Pets & Animals, tagged Animal Behavior, Behavior, Children & Family, Dogs, Pet Training, Pets & Animals, Puppies, Training on 2011/08/27 | 1 Comment »
Want a creative way to train a pet, and a fun way to demonstrate your pet’s intelligence while turning heads? Rather than using clickers or “ssht!” to train and guide your pet, count to three, just as many parents do with children. Counting can work with dogs of all ages. When starting out, treats or [...]
Posted in House Matters, Natural Remedies, Pets & Animals, tagged Annual, Crop, Flower, Garden, Gardening, Grow, Growth, Health, Natural Remedies, Nourish, Nutrients, Perennial, Pets & Animals, Plant, Planting on 2011/06/10 | Leave a Comment »
Nourish your plants while conserving water by pouring water leftover in your pet’s dish onto the plant’s soil, rather than down the drain.
Inconsiderate Dog Training Advice
Posted in Pets & Animals, tagged Animal Training, dB, Decibel, Dog, Happiness, Health, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Obedience Training, Pet, Pet Training, Pleasure, Puppy, Training, Vacuum, Vacuum Cleaner on 2011/05/14 | Leave a Comment »
A number of animal experts suggest confining dogs to a space in which a vacuum cleaner is being used over periods of increasing length in order to train the dogs to become comfortable around vacuums. What is not considered in this advice is that fear might not be the only factor motivating a dog to escape a room in which a [...]
Enabling Pets To Live Full Lives
Posted in Pets & Animals, tagged Birds, Cat, Dog, Enrichment, Ethics, Ferrets, Friendship, Full Life, Happiness, Health, Horses, Humane Society, Life, Love, Perspective, Pet Adoption, Pets & Animals, Pleasure, Problem Solving, Rabbits, Regret, Tips on 2011/04/19 | Leave a Comment »
Many people apply or advise applying rigid rules to the raising of pets. Yet, many people do not consider the fullness of a pet’s life until near the end of the pet’s life. Then, some pet owners express regret over not having done more to contribute to a more full life for their pet. Expressed regrets [...]
Give Your Pets A Chance
Posted in Family Enrichment, Pets & Animals, tagged Animal Behavior, Animals, Behavior, Cat, Death, Euthanasia, Friendship, Happiness, Health, Health Care, Illness, Life, Love, Pets & Animals, Relationship, Vet, Veterinarian on 2011/02/15 | Leave a Comment »
Respond cynically to suggestions that your pet should be euthanized due to a health consequence. Recently, a TPLL contributor’s cat began bleeding from its nose. The contributor brought her cat to an emergency medical center. Without testing the contributor’s cat, the attending Veterinarian recommended euthanizing the cat because (a) testing was expensive, (b) medical care could be [...]
The Rising Expectations Of Dogs
Posted in Pets & Animals, Psychology, tagged Animal Behavior, Animals, Begging, Behavior, Behavioral Issues, Children & Family, Dog, Expectations, Food, Friends, Pets & Animals, Treats on 2011/02/11 | 1 Comment »
Don’t expect dogs to think or understand things the same way you do. If you provide a dog a treat, such as food from your plate, for a special occasion more than once, he won’t understand that the treat is for a special occasion. He will expect to receive more in the future and can become a pest [...]
