A TIME FOR PAWS
Crate Training Your Puppy
A TIME FOR PAWS Thoughts of puppies are dominating my life right now since we have a new puppy in our lives. One of our first concerns was how to address crate training. For those of you who do not know or have forgotten, crate training is essential to...
Picking a Dog Breed
A TIME FOR PAWS Spring represents many things to us, such as the greening of the world around us and new life. For me, since I am a veterinarian, the new life aspect to spring brings to mind all of the new puppies that I will get to see. And recently, I...
Outside the Litter Box
A TIME FOR PAWS Why do indoor cats go to the bathroom outside of the litter box? I wish there were an easy answer to this question. However, the psyche of cats is usually not an easy thing to decipher. Sometimes, there is an easy answer, such as in a multi-cat...
New Treatments to Combat the Parasites that Attack Your Pets
A TIME FOR PAWS Summer is over and schools are back in session. For most of us that means we stop our summer routines and start thinking about the fall. However, that does not apply to our pets. Often, the worst time of the year for external parasites like fleas,...
Anxiety in Dogs
A TIME FOR PAWS It seems as if I have been seeing many more anxious dogs over the last few years than I did earlier in my veterinary career. Why are so many dogs anxious? And what can we do to help them or even prevent this from occurring? Let’s start by realizing...
