Helping Petfinder Foundation

Four years ago yesterday, we adopted Irie. We’d visited her shelter because we’d seen an Australian cattle dog on Petfinder, but once we arrived at the shelter we realized the cattle dog was just too energetic to be a companion to our then 15-year-old Yoda. While we were at the shelter, we recognized another dog Read the Rest…

Keeping Your Dog Safe at Super Bowl Parties

Sunday, as most of you know, is the Super Bowl or, as apparently we’re now supposed to say, “the big game.” For many of you, that means Super Bowl parties. (Hopefully, for even more of you, that also means Super Dog Sunday, the big photo contest we’re hosting.) Whether you’re having a full-fledged Super Bowl Read the Rest…

Caring for Your Dog’s Skin in Winter

We all know how our skin feels in the winter. Dry. Flaky. Itchy. We haven’t even had that much cold weather here and still I’ve been getting that itchy skin feeling (that makes you feel like you’re turning into a lizard!) We put lotion on our skin…but what about our dog’s skin during these winter Read the Rest…

Video: Teaching Your Puppy to Lie Down

In the continued series of training videos from trainer April Mackin from Birds and Animals Unlimited, today April teaches you how to train your buddy to lay down. April is the trainer for the “Treasure Buddies” movie, coming to Blu-ray/DVD on January 31, 2012. And, along with April, you’ll see Rosebud starring in this fun, Read the Rest…

Using Picnik to Make #SuperDogSunday Photos!

Have you made your football-themed photo for Super Dog Sunday yet? The photo contest and blog hop on February 5 are going to be a lot of fun (with great prizes from our sponsors) and will feature photos of your pets with a football theme, whether that’s a photo of your dog in a football Read the Rest…

Improving Your Dog Photos

If you were on Twitter on Sunday, you probably saw the flurry of tweets during our #SuperDogPics party we co-hosted with All Things Dog Blog. Our expert guest for the party was Life+Dog publisher Brett Chisholm, a professional photographer, who shared his tips for improving your own dog photos, regardless of your equipment. Brett will Read the Rest…

Why Organic for Your Dog?

Why Organic for your Dog? Guest post from Arcanatura LLC, a pet care company specializing in holistic veterinary products. U.S. sales of organic food and beverages have shot up from $1 billion in 1990 to $26.7 billion last year in 2010. The terms “natural” and “organic” have become a growing trend, the shelves in supermarkets Read the Rest…

Training Your Dog with a Harness

Training your dog is one of the most important things you can do to keep your dog happy, healthy and balanced.  While there are many types of trainers out there to choose from, one thing that will benefit any and every dog is using a harness instead of a collar to train them.  Harnesses keep Read the Rest…

Teaching Your Puppy to Sit (Video)

Please upgrade your browser Teaching your puppy to sit is so important, and it’s an easy skill to teach. Today we’ve got a new episode in this month’s Disney training series for “Treasure Buddies” featuring positive reinforcement trainer April Mackin and Mudbud! “Treasure Buddies” is available on Blu-ray & DVD Combo Pack and Digital on Read the Rest…

Helping Your Puppy Become Accustomed to a Crate

As we continue National Train Your Dog Month, we wanted to share a video from Debbie McKnight, training expert for PetSmart (where our Irie was trained!) This video helps illustrate how you can get your puppy accustomed to a crate, using his natural “denning” instinct to keep him from going to the bathroom until he Read the Rest…

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