Adopting a dog is a massive 10-15 year commitment. Evaluating your lifestyle is essential to match energy levels, time availability, and housing constraints with the right dog. This ensures your new companion gets the care they need and seamlessly integrates into your daily routine. To make sure your new routine works for both you and your pet, you should factor in these key areas before bringing a dog home: 1. Exercise and Activity Level Dogs require vastly different amoun

Fostering a dog means providing temporary shelter, care, and love to a homeless animal until they are permanently adopted. For foster-based rescue organizations, like Positive Paws BHC, they operate without a physical facility. Foster families serve as a literal foundation of their lifesaving infrastructure. It is a vital volunteer role that transforms a vulnerable animal’s trajectory from a statistics report to a family pet. The Purpose: Why Rescues Rely on Fosters Anima

Canine Cough is a highly contagious infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract and sometimes the lower respiratory tract of a dog.

Leptospirosis is an infectious disease found in urban, suburban, and rural environments across the U.S.

Genetic diversity is a good thing. Purebred dogs come from a limited gene pool, making them more susceptible to conditions such as allergies, hip and elbow dysplasia, respiratory issues, hypothyroidism, and spinal trouble.

Allergy season is definitely here and many of our pets are suffering. Some pets will suffer year round. Here is some information that I...

Every pup parent has witnessed it – the sudden bursts of energy where your dog dashes around the house or yard like their tail is on...

With the new year here I thought it would be a good idea to look at some animal welfare statistics for the United States. In my next...

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Pets can provide companionship and emotional support for Seniors, and there are many health benefits to owning a pet. It is also...