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,…
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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…
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…
Stockings for Shelter Pets
UPDATE: This week, with your help, we donated 405 stuffed stockings to homeless dogs and cats at Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, HART of Maine, Animal Rescue League of Boston, MSPCA Adoption Center, Rock…
Update: Still Open As ‘Essential Businesses’
Both of our stores continue to operate for curbside, delivery and shipping orders, using these precautions. We care very much about the health of our communities, your health, and that of our team…thank you for…
Hill’s Science Diet & Vitamin D Recall
In November, the FDA issued a voluntary recall on two brands of dry dog food, Nutrisca and Natural Life, with toxically high levels of Vitamin D. Re the vitamin D recall, according to the Whole Dog…
Hemp, Hemp, Hurray! CBD for Dogs & Cats is Something to Cheer About
Marijuana and hemp are actually two entirely different plants in the same family (cannabis). Hemp is the one of the two that contains high levels of CBD. CBD is the main cannabinoid (chemicals found in cannabis) credited with…
Grandma Lucy’s Affordable Freeze-dried Pet Food
Making Freeze-dried Pet Food Accessible Grandma Lucy’s makes accessibly-priced freeze-dried pet food. It costs about the same per day (about $3.50-$4.25 for an average 50lb dog) as our most popular kibble, Acana. So should you…