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Tips for Choosing the Right Pet for Your Family

Over the last few weeks, we’ve written about Why You Should Adopt a Pet and how Animal Shelters and Rescues Work. Today we’re going to give you some tips on CHOOSING the right pet for you and your family. The very fir...

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Getting to Know the Beagle

The next featured breed in our Getting to Know Your Dog Breed is the Beagle. The Beagle is part of the Hound group of the AKC and ranks #5 in the AKC most popular breed list. Life expectancy: Beagles have a good life ...

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Getting to Know the Bulldog

The next breed we are featuring in our Getting to Know Your Dog Breed series is the lovable English Bulldog. We’ll cover the French Bulldog in a separate post in a few weeks. Life expectancy: Bulldogs have a short lif...

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Getting to Know Your Persian Cat

We continue with our Getting to Know Your Breed series and move from dogs to CATS. As we noted in our introduction to this series, there are over 50 recognized cat breeds in the US. And the Cat Fancier’s Association r...

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Getting to Know the German Shepherd

The next entry in our “Getting to Know Your Breed Series” is the breed that has gone up and down on the AKC Most Popular Dog Breed list over the years, but recently has settled in at the #2 spot - the German Shepherd ...

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Getting to Know the Labrador Retriever

Our first entry in our Getting to Know Your Breed Series is the dog breed recognized as the most popular dog breed for the last 26 years in the U.S, Canada and England - the Labrador Retriever. Life expectancy: Labs a...

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Kiddies, Kitties and Canines: Harmonious Housemates

At first glance, it seems like children and pets have a lot in common. They sleep a lot but always wake you up entirely too early. They whine when they want food. You have to clean up their potty messes. But all the h...