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Raising Your Paws

Podcast & Blog

Live More Happily Together by Knowing:

  • HOW your pets communicate.
  • WHY they behave the way they do.
  • WHAT to do in caring for the canine and feline members of your family.
When the Diagnosis is Canine Cancer. (Blog #106)

When the Diagnosis is Canine Cancer. (Blog #106)

I’d like to tell you what has been going on with Rosy since I wrote about her emergency  surgery. I got the biopsy back from when they took out her spleen and she does have cancer. It’s visceral hemangiosarcoma – the kind that affects the internal organs.  There is no...

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How To Play Tug-Of-War with Your Dog. (Blog #104)

How To Play Tug-Of-War with Your Dog. (Blog #104)

In this week’s episode of Raising Your Paws (ep. 104) I explained the reasons that the game ofWTug of war is considered to be the best game to play with your dog. Listen below to segment three at timestamp, 25:58 to find out why. Alot of it has to do with satisfying...

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When A Dog Acts Unusually Ill, Take it Seriously (Blog # 102)

When A Dog Acts Unusually Ill, Take it Seriously (Blog # 102)

There was something wrong with Rosy. Sunday morning, upon waking up, instead of trotting by my side in her usual manner to the kitchen, Rosy wouldn’t get out of bed.  She never needs prompting to go to outside and to eat breakfast. When she slowly made her way to me,...

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(Episode #101) Dog Heroes of 9-11.

(Episode #101) Dog Heroes of 9-11.

Full Show Notes. Introduction Timestamps: 00:00 - 1:27 Segment 1: 1:29 - 43:59 Did you know that over 200 dogs helped alongside the emergency personnel at Ground Zero, the Pentagon and the Land Fill where debris was taken?  These dogs worked tirelessly to search the...

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How to Deter Attacking Dogs. (Blog #96)

How to Deter Attacking Dogs. (Blog #96)

In this week's podcast episode I tell the story of an incident that happened in my town recently where two dogs broke free from the person that was walking them, and wound up attacking two other different dogs being walked, causing injuries to both the canines and the...

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Preventing Children From Getting Bitten By Dogs. (Blog # 95)

Preventing Children From Getting Bitten By Dogs. (Blog # 95)

We have gotten good at teaching children that they need to ask a person if they can pet their dog before they come close to do so. For the last few years, every child that Rosy and I come upon on our walks, politely asks me if they can pet her. What we don’t think...

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How To Pleasantly Groom A Cat (Blog # 95)

How To Pleasantly Groom A Cat (Blog # 95)

In this week’s episode of Raising Your Paws, (listen below) I talked about cat hairballs, why and how they are formed, the two ways your cat gets rid of them and the best thing to do to greatly reduce how often your cat has hairballs. Prevent your cat from swallowing...

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