Author: Janie Budnick

Counter Surfing and Garbage Gut in dogs

Counter Surfing and Garbage Gut in dogs

When I think about counter surfing and garbage gut in dogs I think about Kensington (Kensie). She was a beautiful golden retriever that we cared for with our Family Boarding for years until the family moved to Florida. She was like my golden retriever’s kid sister.  They adored each other. I am pretty sure Kensie

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New Kitten Care – how to prepare your home

New Kitten Care – how to prepare your home

I have spent decades hosting mamas and their babies as a foster for local rescues including Open Door Animal Sanctuary.  I get the privilege of loving on those little scraps and preparing them for their happy future with a new family. YES it is tough to let them go sometimes! It is important to prepare yourself

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Lessons we can learn from our canine friends

Lessons we can learn from our canine friends

Any Pet Parent knows we can learn so much from our 4-Legged Kids. This week, we thought we’d look at some of the lessons we can learn from our canine friends (of course sourced from the Big G – I am not this creative!): Embrace diversity…dogs will play with anyone and any dog, no matter

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Bordetella vaccinations – are they necessary?

Bordetella vaccinations – are they necessary?

Time for some vet talk.  Bordetella vaccinations – are they necessary?  We get this question frequently when we private board dogs in our homes. Bordetella vaccinations are to protect against several different bacteria and virus, the most common being the bacteria Bordetella bronchiseptica (named after, of course). The true name for the resulting contagious virus

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Lessons we can learn from our feline friends

Lessons we can learn from our feline friends

As Pet Parents, we all know that our 4-Legged Kids can teach us so much about life.  Here are a few lessons sourced from the big G (Google) we can learn from our feline friends: 1…When life gets hard, take a nap. 2…Curiosity never killed anything except maybe a few hours. 3…Variety is the spice

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Dear Dogs – an open letter from your human

Dear Dogs – an open letter from your human

Dear Dogs, -The dishes with the paw prints painted on them are yours and contain your food.  The other dishes are mine and contain my food.  Placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing

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