Dog Safety & Recovery Tips

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Tips For Finding A Lost Dog

Remember: the odds are in favor of you finding your lost dog; and the faster you move, the better those odd get. Here are some ideas to get your search started: 1. Make fliers with your pet’s picture, a brief description and your phone number. Make sure there is an answering machine or voicemail that will take messages if you can’t pick up a call at that number. 2. Go to all the local shelters, including Ventura County Animal Services & … [Read more...]

Tips to Keep Your Cats and Dogs Summer Safe

This is from an email received from petwellbeing.com – thank you to these folks for the following valuable tips! Summer is here! And your pets cannot be more excited. Here are a few quick tips to help keep your pet safe this summer. 1. Do not leave your pet alone in your car – vehicles heat up quickly in the sun, and animals left in them can succumb to heat stroke within minutes. Heat stroke is life threatening for both dogs and cats. Signs to … [Read more...]

Loose Dog? Don’t chase! Stop, Drop and Lie Down

This is copied from nodogaboutit.wordpress.com/2014/06/01/loose-dog-dont-chase-stop-drop-and-lie-down/ Have you ever had a dog escape your arms or car or home? What is the first thing you do? If you’re like most people, you chase after them. They run and then you run. It seems almost instinctual, doesn’t it? I’ve come to believe that it REALLY IS INSTINCT that takes over when we chase after our loose dog(s). It’s not just something we do when … [Read more...]