If you have both a dog and a cat, is it OK for them to eat one another’s food?
Unfortunately, the answer to this question is a resounding NO!
An occasional dog’s nibble at the cat’s food shouldn’t hurt it. However, a dog that is allowed to heartily eat cat food could become dangerously obese as cat foods are high in calories; and cats that eat dog food regularly may develop
nutritional deficiencies.
Cats are obligate carnivores with complex metabolisms. They require nutrients that dogs don’t need!
Thank you for reading this . . . Your pets will thank you too.

 Pets, just like people can be crippled by foreign substances found in municipal drinking water. to help maintain their health and strength, fill their bowls with . . . . filtered water .      

People food to Avoid Feeding your Pets
Provided by ASPCA nutrition experts, an article lists the
 top10 people foods that must not be fed to your pet, 
please Click Here for list. 
If ingestion of any of these items occurs, note the amount ingested and contact your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at
(888) 426-4435 immediately.

Every dog has his own unique personality, and some dogs are simply wanderers. Continually escaping from their fences or yards, it is not only a nuisance to you, but it also a hassle for your neighbors as well. After all, when a dog escapes from his yard, he’s bound to be the average dog. This means he’s likely to get into your neighbor’s garbage cans or other kinds of mischief.

If you’re at the end of your rope with this behavior, many dog owners turn to a wireless dog fence. This administers a small shock when your dog wanders beyond the property line. Quickly enough, dogs learn exactly how far they can or cannot roam. Approved as humane by many pro-animal foundations, the fence has two big advantages to simply tying your dog up in the backyard. One, your dog can’t escape from the fence, and two, it allows your dog to wander the entirety of your backyard rather than a small swath.

Pets can be allergic to certain ingredients in their food. With companies trying to keep costs down and substituting cheaper ingredients the probability that an allergy could be triggered for your dog or cat has probably increased.

Sometimes a food allergy can come from something besides their commercial pet food. There was a case where a dog was suffering from low energy, a chronic cough, and a yellow discharge from his nose. The holistic vet took the dog off commercial food and switched him to a natural dog food diet. The idea being to give the dog food it had never had before to make the allergy go away. The new diet worked but the dog was still having some problems. It turns out the owner was giving the dog its daily medication in a piece of cheese and the dog was allergic to cheese. Once the cheese was eliminated from the dogs diet, all the allergy symptoms disappeared.

Dogs and cats most common sign of an allergic reaction is itching and scratching. Any ingredient may cause allergies, with beef and soy protein causing the largest percentage of allergic reactions and treating allergies may take as long as two months. To help with the itching and scratching consider using a natural dog food or natural cat food product to reduce itching. Vets also recommend boosting your dog or cat’s immune system to help their bodies resist triggering an allergy. There are herbal remedies available for dog and cats to strengthen their immune system. Common ingredients are dandelion, yellow dock, burdock and goldenseal

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Whether due to being afraid, nervous, or a natural desire to protect their territory, some dogs bark a lot more than others.  Having a barking dog can be nerve racking for the owner, and it also can make guests uncomfortable.  While there are numerous methods to deter puppies from barking, once a dog has become an adult, it can be a bit more of a challenge to break them of the habit.  But one of the easiest methods to preventing barking is with a dog bark collar.  The bark collar gives the dog a small shock right around their neck whenever they start barking.  The shock doesn’t hurt the dog at all, but teaches them to associate barking with a correction.  Most dogs, after wearing dog bark collars for a few months, no longer need the collar to prevent them from barking, which is great for the owners. 

Dog bark collars are available in all shapes and sizes, though with larger dogs that have a lot of fur, it might be necessary to trim the fur before using the bark collar.  It’s also important to reward the dog when they don’t bark (when they otherwise would) this will teach them that barking is not rewarded.

Pet Identification is most important. Dog collars with tags  should be worn, however, a cat or dog microchip identification is much more reliable. A dog tag, dog ID tags, dog name tag, pet ID tags, or pet identification tags are small flat tags worn on a pet’s collar or harness.

 Cats may have microchips also, but if your cat is allowed outdoors, train it to wear a CatSafety collar (without) tags. The collar should have your cat’s name and your telephone number (inscribed) to distinguish it from strays.

Collars with dangling tags may endanger cats and all climbing pets and. some owners object to these ID tags because of the sound made as pets move.      Collar-mounted tags or collar name plates, riveted flat or slipped on the collar’s surface are silent and do not protrude and may avoid these problems.

Collar tags are made of a variety of materials. Metal tags usually made of aluminum, steel or brass, have their information embossed, engraved or stamped onto their surface.

Humane societies, government animal care and rescue organizations recommend that dogs and cats wear ID tags, containing information that will enable them to contact a pet’s owner.
 
Identification enables contact with you if your pet strays too far from home. 
Microchip implants, tattooing, when used, and registering the dog’s license number, microchip information, and tattoo number with lost-pet registries are good backups to identify stolen or lost strays found without ID tags but it is always a good idea to include registry ID numbers on engraved dog ID tags as a thorough method to identify a pet.

In this age of mobile phones, pet ID tags showing the pet’s owner’s home and cell phone number make it easy for anyone finding a stray pet to contact its owner.