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Balanced Nutrition is the Key to a Healthy Diet

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Protein helps support lean muscle tissue for adult pets, and for puppies and kittens, protein nourishes growing muscle tissue. It’s very important to get the right balance of protein (humans take note for your diet too)! Vitamins support the immune system; minerals help puppies and kittens grow strong muscles and healthy teeth.

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False Pregnancies In Dogs

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A false pregnancy is a term used to describe a female dog showing signs of pregnancy, lactation and nursing, but never produces any puppies. Some dogs may experience a false pregnancy after every heat term because they have such strong mothering instincts that trick her into thinking she is actually going to give birth.

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10 Household Items that are Toxic to Dogs

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Everyone knows that young puppies keep you up all night, have to be let out to go to the bathroom every couple of hours, have accidents all over the house, chew on everything they can get their paws on (including cats), and don’t like being left alone at ALL. But there were many things that I didn’t realize she needed right off the bat.

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When Choosing A Pup, Research ‘Breeds’ Results

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At an NYC puppy shelter a few weeks ago, my mind was just about made up when I met Chester – The cutest Lab puppy I’d ever seen. The only thing I did right that day was begin my search at the animal shelter, though the local pound is also a great place to look. The following is a guest post from Kevin Sloan.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

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Instead, he simply points at the cup on the right. See TIME’s photo essay “ Puppies Behind Bars “ Henry the schnoodle just did a remarkable thing. . Horowitz and other scientists are now running experiments to determine what a behavior, like a kiss, really means. Hare lifts it to reveal the biscuit reward.

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On Bob Herbert and Direct Action

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I don't disagree with Herbert, but what if I wrote: Most people don't want to hear about the capacity of nonhumans to experience pain, pleasure, boredom or frustration, and President Obama would rather walk through fire than do anything other than acquire a pure breed puppy or pardon a turkey on Thanksgiving (though that one remains to be seen).

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A Tale of Two Dogs

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Still, it is a story worth telling, simply because there will be some of you who are in the position I was a few months ago, and even if you don’t agree with my final decision to give up on one of my dogs, my experience will hopefully open up a conversational space for multiple pet owners who find themselves struggling.

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