Several years ago the company I work for (Cardinal Pet Care) had a toy in our Crazy Dog brand that was invented for kids (the Bumble Ball) and we adapted it to be a toy for dogs.... Continue Reading →
Pet Therapies Due to the Human-Animal Bond
We would have to be almost oblivious to lifestyle news not to notice all the many types of therapy that are available from pet therapy animals in today’s hectic, stressful... Continue Reading →
Human-Animal Bonding
Human-Animal Bonding No doubt about it, when our family gets together, one of the main topics of discussion is the pets. With 2, soon to be 3, horses; 4 dogs, 2 cats and a... Continue Reading →
Kids Learn Nuture By Practicing
Like most young children our kids had security blankets that went everywhere with them for well, a long time. Duckie, a stuffed yellow duck, was a favorite of one of girls. In... Continue Reading →
Pets Comfort Kids
Animals can be great sources of comfort to our kids – and to us! Mary Renck Jalongo, PhD, professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (yes, no mistake) and author of The... Continue Reading →
National Kids & Pets Day!
Saturday April 26th is National Kids & Pets Day! It's a fun day for kids to think of all kinds of different things that they can do with their pets - and then do... Continue Reading →
Bark in the Park Days at the Ball Parks
“Take me (and my dog!) out to the ball park, take me out to the game!” This year we can take our dogs with us to 11 of the major league ball parks and be sure to check out the... Continue Reading →
National Pet Day – April 11
Today’s NATIONAL PET DAY! It was created to celebrate pets and educate people about the need to ADOPT pets rather than go SHOPPING for a pet at a store. So it’s the... Continue Reading →
National Pet Tag Day
This day refers to the I.D. tags that we attach to our pet’s collars – or to the MICROCHIP that the vet inserts under our pet’s skin. We use both at our house because... Continue Reading →
Dogs Teach Us How to Welcome People
Our family was blown away with kindness one time when we came home from a long trip. A neighbor, Joe, picked us up at the local airport in California. It's always fun when... Continue Reading →