How to Teach Your Dog to Swim

Say your dog wades but won’t swim. Do you let it go at that, or decide you’re going to teach your dog to swim?  I have no doubt what the answer is for me.  All dogs deserve to experience the joy and the physical and emotional good feeling and freedom that swimming brings them. Swimming feels good The water is exciting to dogs. It’s is…

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PFDs for Dogs – Our Picks

Just like people, not all dogs are designed well for swimming.  Most breeds do not have the Lab’s famous webbed toes, and some breeds are in fact particularly water-challenged by their short noses and deep chests.  Some dogs are actually well-designed for the water, but don’t trust it, and their fear of not being able to touch bottom keeps them from partaking of one of…

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Anxiety in Pets: Fireworks & Thunderstorms

Who doesn’t love fireworks and wild summer thunderstorms?  A lot of anxious pets…that’s who! Summer is ‘Anxiety Season’ for us at The Fish & Bone.  And it’s not just because of weather and pyrotechnics. Summer means road trips, visitors from away, open windows that allow in loud neighborhood noise like construction – and often long days at the beach with pets home alone. Anxiety is…

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Flea and Tick Protection & Prevention for Pets

If you are like us and you operate on a ‘natural first’ approach to health, your flea and tick prevention plan for your pets probably makes you wince. We don’t like ticks – and especially don’t like the diseases they can carry – but we definitely don’t like using toxins on our pets either. Chemical flea and tick prevention is a last resort that’s become…

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Love from the Inside – 5 Easy Ways

The love that we humans get from our animals every day is so healing and so powerful, it softens even the most hardened among us.  Our pets help us through our darkest days and they inspire us to be better humans. What can we possibly do to repay this incredible gift?  Our job is to do whatever we can to support their health and happiness….

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Dental Chews for Dogs

Dogs in the Wild Didn’t Eat Dental Chews Domesticated dogs are prone to gum disease and tooth decay just like people are.  Their ancestors of course didn’t eat dental chews.  But they didn’t eat kibble, milk bones or any other processed foods either.  Dogs in the wild subsisted on a diet of raw, whole prey that in order to consume had to be chewed and pulverized….

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Brushing Pets Teeth and Oral Care Products

Any Amount Helps If it seems daunting to take on brushing your pet’s teeth, remember that any amount helps, it could add years to their lives, and you’ll save a lot of money.  Your vet has to remove calcified plaque, but by brushing even once a week, you can help prevent calculus from forming…and that means a lot more time between vet visits. Veterinary dental…

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Paw Protection & Boots for Dogs: 5 Simple Tips

The Bare Necessities of Paw Protection Even the toughest dogs are prone to frost bite, burns from hot pavement, the sting of rock salt, or cuts from sharp rocks or broken shells.  The good news is that paw protection is simple if you plan ahead. 1. Just the Wax, M’am Paw waxes and balms like Musher’s Secret or Natural Dog Company Pawtection seal pads with a dense,…

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