Sentences with phrase «human family members»

Their diet, exercise habits, how often and how much attention they receive, and their relationship with human family members and other pet family members, all must be taken into consideration.
This means that it can be passed on to not only other canines in the household, but also to other pets as well as human family members.
Some of these parasites are not only a problem for your pet, but can pose a risk for human family members as well.
It's as important as air and water and the love we give and receive from human family members.
So a dog really is part of the family — since a policyholder's immediate human family members are also covered by renters insurance personal liability.
The loss of a pet, much like a beloved human family member and can be devastating.
* Dogs kept outdoors are deprived of human companionship and have more trouble bonding with human family members.
Most people would agree that pets are like extensions of their owners, and just as important as human family members.
So a dog really is part of the family — since a policyholder's immediate human family members are also covered by renters insurance personal liability.
Selecting a dog breed by considering the needs of human family members guarantees that everyone enjoys the love and companionship of a faithful pet perfectly suited to the entire family.
Derrick and Shivolli look forward to celebrating the holidays with their canine and human family members in the coming months.
Fleas may get on your dog or cat when they go outside, or may come in on human family members when they have been outside.
She may also growl or hiss when approached by human family members or by other animal members of the family.
Puppies naturally chew and bite on each other to establish dominance and rank within a pack, and if there are no other dogs to chew on, the puppy will chew on human family members.
They had significantly greater aggression toward human family members, unfamiliar people, and other dogs; greater fear if other dogs; greater fear of other dogs and non-social stimuli; and greater separation - related problems and house soiling.»
But please, be honest and realistic about whether you and your other human family members really have the resources and commitment to give both pups what they need to ensure their lifelong loving home with you.
This time, researchers are suggesting our pets may be to blame for infecting human family members.
Before long, his team demonstrated through studies of lean and obese twins that human family members harbor similar mixes of gut microbes that can be altered by conditions like obesity.
Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter, and Cryptosporidium are some examples of infections that could make human family members ill.
Fido may spend lots of time alone while human family members go to work or school, and he may be feeling isolated from the family unit.
Luckily, regular fecal examinations allow us to diagnose roundworms, and routine deworming is sufficient treatment for your pet, decreasing any chance of human family members becoming infected.
Human family members stepped in to help these little dog families and called HUA for assistance.
Coughing episodes throughout the night are very disruptive to the patient's well needed rest and prevent human family members from getting a good night's sleep.
Animal cruelty coincides with outbursts against human family members more than 50 percent of the time.
Those two extremes aside, it's a great game just because it's fun, many dogs adore it, it's the perfect play activity for human family members who might otherwise want to get in appropriately physical with the dog and it's a terrific energy - burner.
Rags don't seem to need the company of other pets, and sometimes seem to prefer to spend time with human family members over other cats.
Many dog owners report anecdotally that their pets seem highly sensitive to the moods of human family members.
Vaccinating your pet against rabies remains the best way to protect your pets as well as human family members from the disease.
Kitten care does involve some amount of hands - on attention from human family members.
«Just as they do for human family members, consumers want to provide quality foods to keep their pet happy, healthy and full of vitality,» said John Kampeter, vice president of marketing and sales for Diamond Pet Foods in Meta, Mo..
Compared with dogs obtained as puppies from noncommerical breeders, dogs from pet stores had significantly greater aggression toward human family members, unfamiliar people, and other dogs; greater fear of other dogs and typical life events; and greater separation - related problems and house soiling.
So a dog really is part of the family — since a policyholder's immediate human family members are also covered by renters insurance personal liability.
Katherine currently lives in Fall City, WA with her canine and human family members.
When Fido loses someone he loves — be it another pet or a human family member — he may suffer from sadness and depression the same way humans do, and the severity of it usually depends on how close he was to the deceased.
As more pets are kept inside with more interaction with their human family members, grooming becomes more important, not only so they look and smell nice, but also to keep down shedding hair and parasites.
It could also be a redirected aggression where the original object of the aggression (such as a feral cat hanging out in the backyard) is not reachable, so the feline goes for the next nearest object, whether that object is another cat, a pet, or a human family member to vent.
That's why it's critical that we have a disaster plan in place — just as it's critical that every family have a plan that takes into consideration not only the human family members, but the four - legged, furred and feathered ones as well.
Even then, raw diets of any form can contain pathogens and parasites which threaten both our pets and our human family members.
Unlike in their human family members, hyperlipidemia does not typically pose cardiovascular risks.
If you already have a dog (s) at home you are encouraged to bring them with you, as well as all human family members, for a meet and greet with the potential new family member.
While Czech Shepherds can be quite distrustful with strangers, they are very gentle with their human family members.
At the Newburgh Veterinary Hospital, our staff completes a rigorous training program so we can provide your pet with the most up - to - the - moment care, the same care you want for a human family member.
In 1988, a study was conducted by the Journal of Mental Health to determine if the human / canine bond could be closer than some of our human family ties.1 Most of the participants placed their canine family member almost as close or just as close as their human family member in terms of importance.
Cognitive behavior issues include difficulties with spatial orientation (a sense of direction while moving around); problems with memory, learning, housetraining; and difficulty in recognizing and reacting to human family members.
Some cats share these healing powers with a wider audience than just their human family members.
Means that the dog sees him self as the second most dominate dog in the pack, in my opinion I see this as being trouble for the rest of the human family members this is something that I wouldn't like to see in our dogs they MUST have respect for every family member.
By eliminating sexual instincts, pets become less aggressive and more loyal companions to their human family members.
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