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Safe and Dangerous Thanksgiving Foods for Dogs and Cats

Curious about safe Thanksgiving foods for pets? Interested in giving your best pal a special treat? It can be tough to know which foods are pet-safe and which aren’t, even…
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Favorite Fall Activities With Your Pet

        Favorite Fall Activities With Your Pet Apple Picking Nothing says fall in Upstate New York like going to an orchard and loading up on fresh apples…
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Dog Trainers in the Capital Region: 3 Instructors We Love

Finding the right person with the right methods for your pup can be challenging, but dog lovers know the importance of having a properly trained pup. If you’re looking for…
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How to Trim Dog Nails: Tips & Tricks for At-Home Nail Grooming

Learning how to trim dog nails at home can be an overwhelming task for you and your pup. However, we’ve got some tips and tricks to help make the experience…
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Should You Feed Your Pet Raw Food?

An in-depth look at the pros and cons of feeding a raw food diet to your pets. When it comes to pet food, there are more varieties available now than…
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How To Prevent Property Damage Caused By Pets

Have a Problem In Mind? Use Our Quick Links Scratching Marking Water Damage Getting on Furniture Chewing Damage Damage While You Are Away We can’t imagine a home without pets,…
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Introduction to Fresh Water Fish Keeping

Welcome to the fascinating world of fish keeping – an art, an experience, and a source of endless enjoyment! Aquariums are not just beautiful to look at, but also have…
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Small Animals Need to Play Too!

Proper care of a small animal (Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Gerbil, Mouse, Rat, Chinchilla) includes more than a great enclosure, clean bedding, nutritional food, and toys. All of these rodents…
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Considerations for a New Bird

The three most important topics to factor for your pet birds are Habitat, Enrichment and Nutrition. Habitat – You’ll want to provide the largest environment possible for your pet bird…
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Frozen vs Live feeding of Rodents

We are asked all the time if feeding live or frozen rodents is better. Some people will say only frozen, some will say only live, and some say it doesn’t…
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