Pet Digest

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 Days of Christmas with Your Dog: How to Include Your Pup in the Holiday Fun Welcome to the Paws & Claus Countdown! It’s the most wonderful time of the year — twinkling lights, cozy nights, and cinnamon-sweet kitchens. But for our dogs, the holidays can be confusing, overstimulating, orn hazardous if we aren’t careful. This series helps you make every day from now until Christmas safe, calm, and joy-filled for your dog. 🎁 Why Dogs Deserve a Spot in Your Holiday Plans Dogs thrive on routine and connection. The holidays bring new sights, sounds, and smells that can unsettle them — but they also bring opportunities to strengthen your bond. Including your dog in celebrations reduces anxiety, encourages good behavior, and keeps them feeling loved amid the chaos. They rely on routine – even small schedule changes can...

Why Dogs Shouldn’t Eat Raw Ground Beef or Human Meats 🐶 Why Dogs Shouldn’t Eat Raw Ground Beef or Human Meats: A Safety Warning for Pet Parents Feeding your dog a raw diet can be an excellent way to nourish their body with species-appropriate ingredients—when done responsibly. But tossing raw ground beef or grocery store chicken into their bowl is not the same as feeding a balanced raw pet food. In fact, it could be putting your pet at serious risk. In this article, we'll explore the key differences between raw human meats and raw pet food, the hidden dangers in supermarket meat, why nutritional balance matters, and how to safely feed your dog raw if you choose that path. Raw Meat Isn't Always Safe Raw Food Many pet parents assume raw is raw—but that’s a dangerous oversimplification. Commercial raw dog foods are prepared, handled, and packaged with raw consumption in mind. Human meats, however, are not. They're produced with the assumption that they will be cooked be...