When winter approaches, it brings a number of distractions and factors that tend to keep people from getting outside and staying active. From holiday parties and vacations to bad weather, it’s important to keep health and exercise top of mind throughout the busy season. This is especially important for your furry friends since they depend… [Read More]
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[Video] Seven Tips to Ensure Your Pet's Safety in an Emergency
May 14 is observed as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day. In time for this awareness, Hill’s Pet Nutrition is joining with its network of animal shelter partners to encourage pet parents to fully consider their pets in emergency planning. The Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love Disaster Relief Network, with over 100… [Read More]
[Infographic] Creative Dog Play Ideas for the Outdoors
Physical activity has a number of benefits for canines that include reducing problem behaviors, maintaining physical fitness, improving overall health and helping with socialization. Pet parents play a key role in making sure their dogs get regular physical activity, so playing outside with your dog promotes the development of healthier habits and lifestyles – not only for the… [Read More]
Why Pet Adoption is Good for Tweens & Teens
My daughters have been driving my husband and I crazy for several years that they ‘need a perrito’ (dog) and ‘daddy’ has been saying ‘noooo’ for just as long! For their birthday this year I really pushed that it was a good time to introduce the responsibility of caring for a pet and he finally… [Read More]