(PS: Did you know that several of the parasites that can affect your cats — including fleas, tapeworms, roundworms, and others — can also cause disease and debilitation in you and the
other human members of your family, too?
And by we I mean not just
the human members of our family, I also mean our dog too.
As you no doubt know, acts of animal cruelty are often the predictors and indicators of escalating violence against
the human members of the family, with serious implications for society as well.
Puppies don't need baths as often as
the human members of your family.
If you bring your pit bull home as a puppy, allowing him to socialize at a young age with other dogs and
all human members of your family can help stave off any aggressive tendencies.
While hookworms can't be passed from your puppy to
the human members of the family, people can be infected by hookworms passing through their skin from contaminated soil / sand, in the same way dogs are.
But you probably don't want them to get along so well with each other that they hardly take notice of
the human members of the family — a common result of raising canine siblings together.
Although we may love our cats and dogs just as if they were
human members of the family, that does not mean that their dietary needs are human.
Of course, the best way to have a family friendly dog is to ensure that the dog considers
every human member of the family as its Pack Leader.
I would avoid feeding raw ingredient diets if
a human member of your family is HIV positive or has had an organ transplant — but that is something for your physician to decide.
This care not only helps your pet, but also your family, because some of these illnesses (such as rabies) and certain parasites (such as fleas, ticks, roundworms and hookworms) can also affect
the human members of your family.
The death of a pet can lead to the same, or similar, feelings of loss that we experience when we lose
a human member of our family.
You should also have an emergency kit for
the human members of the family.
While they almost never accept leadership from kids, they are seeking to understand their place in the pack, where they belong, the same way
the human members of the family do.
For
the human members of our family, this is great — after all, we've heard of countless studies and anecdotes that suggest that cinnamon is great four our health — but what about our four - legged family members?
Helping families create a compatible and peaceful relationship between resident dogs is essential to our work as animal welfare professionals; it is as important to the well - being of
the human members of the family as it is to the dogs themselves.
«We have partnered with bloggers to help bring awareness to their readers about the health benefits of natural remedies for dogs and
the human members of their families,» Thorne said.
Your dog will, to some degree or another, compare himself in the same way with
the human members of your family and with any other animals in your house.
From dog fish oil reviews of other pet owners: «I previously had our dogs on the liquid version of the Nordic Naturals fish oil supplements that
the human members of our family have...»
Remember to pack for your pet just as you would for
the human members of your family, ensuring that you have all necessary supplies, food, and medication.
(ref1, ref2) Those resistant bacteria are not only a threat to your dog; they are a threat to you and
the human members of your family as well.
You are going to treasure them as much as you do
the human members of your family.
Once puppies pass the three week mark and become more active and social, they needs to spend some time each and every day with
the human members of their family.
The human members of the family survived.
And as pet owners, you may have struggled with this problem on a more personal level, scanning Internet listings for hours for an affordable apartment that will welcome not only
the human members of your family, but the ones with fur and paws.
This is a food that I can feel good about feeding to my best friend because it's made so that
the human members of the family could eat it if we chose.
You may find yourself or other members of your family experiencing the same kinds of emotions you might feel if
a human member of your family has died.
«People care as deeply about their pets as they do
human members of their family,» said Christine Devereaux, Vice President of Companion Animal Advocates.
It is important to let your dog clearly know that you are the leader and that he or she is below
the human members of your family.»
«They look for products that are just as good as the ones they buy for
the human members of the family,» he says.
Stress may result from any change in routine, like a new family member (human or animal), relationship problems between
the human members of the family, or boarding and grooming, and can result in problem behaviors.
This is true not only for
the human members of your family, but for your dog as well.
We buy health insurance to protect
the human members of our family, and it makes sense to buy insurance for your pet, too.
Unless, of course, the house is on fire or caving in and you have to first protect yourself or
a human member of your family.