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From pet health tips to ideas on fighting boredom and loneliness in pets, you can learn how to make your pets' lives better here.

Why one homeowners’ insurance company doesn’t hold your dog’s breed against him

Tuesday, Apr 10th, 2018 | By Mikkel Becker KPA CTP, CPDT-KA, CDBC, CBCC-KA, CTC

Most American households have pets, and nearly 90 million of those pets are dogs. Very few of them will ever bite or injure anyone, but any type of dog — […]

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What do to if your dog eats batteries

Monday, Apr 9th, 2018 | By Dr. Marty Becker

A reader wrote me about an emergency situation: Her puppy had eaten a toy that contained batteries. She got immediate help for her dog, but this is a fairly frequent […]

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Fear Free Friday: A soothing deal for pets and pet lovers

Wednesday, Apr 4th, 2018 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Music can be magical to stressed-out pets. Studies have found classical music, easy rock, and reggae — along with audiobooks — are most pets’ favorite sounds. Most Fear Free veterinary […]

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A new day dawns for ending fear, anxiety, and stress in pets

Monday, Apr 2nd, 2018 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Today is an incredible day for any veterinary practice that has compassion as its most important value, and protecting pets from fear, anxiety, and stress as their mission. For the […]

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#CougsGive to help pets!

Wednesday, Mar 28th, 2018 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Friends, I’m incredibly proud to have attended Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, where I first discovered the power of the human-animal bond thanks to legendary Dean Leo Bustad. […]

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