Newsletters

April News

PET FRIENDLY PLANTS AND FLOWERS Hello!  I hope this letter finds you, your family and your pet family members well and in good spirits. This morning while walking through rows and rows of blooming trees, flowers, vines and bushes at Lowes and Home Depot, I decided what my topic would be this month. There are many decisions to make while trying to decide the layout of your landscape, but few of us think about the plants that could be poisonous to both our children and our pets. Here are j ...

May

IS YOUR PET AT A HEALTHLY WEIGHT? Today Belle, my newfoundland, made an unplanned visit to the vet for some tummy issues.  I will let you read between the lines on that subject, yuck!  Anyway, just like we humans, the first stop at the doctor's office is that horrible scale!  I knew Belle was overweight, now I know how much, 10 pounds.  She weighed in at 145.lbs.,  Brad and I have a job to do.  Get Belle down to a healthy and comfortable weight. He ...

Summer

SUMMER PET SAFTEY I hope this finds your family and pet families enjoying the summer with, vacations, picnics, sports, and backyard parties, or whatever else your family finds fun and relaxing as well.  I received a wonderful pet newsletter this week and decided to share some of these very important points with you. Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion  These can result in brain damage, heart failure or even death in a very short period of time.  To cool off an overheated dog, offe ...