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How to prevent your pet getting ill | PetsOnBoard.com

Only an ill cat would let you do this. Photograph: GK Hart/Vikki Hart/Getty Images One of the secrets to keeping your beloved pet healthy and happy is to follow some...

The Biggest Mistake 99 Percent of All Pet Owners Make | PolicyGenius

This article was written by Adam Cecil of PolicyGenius. You’ve just brought your new pal home for the first time. You remembered the essentials: food and water bowls, a comfy...

Pet Tales: 6 questions to ask before taking your dog out on Halloween

After a night of treats, Halloween can play the cruelest trick should your dog be spooked by candy-marauding children. We’re surprised commercial haunted houses don’t include an “Escaping Dog” room,...

Keep your pets safe on Halloween – PetsOnBoard.com

Halloween is only three days away. Where did the year go? I feel like I just wrote a column about Halloween last week, but one of my readers sent me...

Why You Should Love Your Dog Like a Child – PetsOnBoard.com

You love your dog, that’s a no-brainer. And with Americans expected to spend an estimated $58.51 billion on the pet industry this year, it’s clear that the emotion is deeper...

Heartbreaking Images of Dogs About to Be Euthanized-Shelter Awareness

Taiwanese photographer Yun-Fei Tou has spent the past five years documenting shelter dogs’ final minutes of life, right before being . Through this heart-wrenching series, Tou is hoping that viewers...

Lost 60-pound pet tortoise returned to 11-year-old owner – PetsOnBoard.com

By James Ridgway, Jr. Renewing one’s faith in people, for some, is no easy feat. Sometimes it takes something big — or, as one South County father recently discovered, something...

Tucker the pig may be a family pet, but some leaders disagree |PetsOnBoard.com

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The Chesterfield Planning Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday night to reject a Brandermill family’s request to keep their pet pig, Tucker.Should the Chesterfield Planning Commission allow Tucker...

Why This Dog Makes $15,000 A Month |PetsOnBoard.com

It’s a misty fall afternoon in Central Park, and Bodhi, a handsome, slightly-big-for-his-breed Shiba Inu, is on edge. He’s yanking around one of his two humans, Yena Kim–a petite, 27-year-old...

Ebola: Photos of Dallas nurse’s quarantined pet dog released | PetsOnBoard.com

Ebola: Photos of Dallas nurse’s quarantined pet dog released | PetsOnBoard.com

Ebola: Photos of Dallas nurse’s quarantined pet dog released | PetsOnBoard.com (CNN) — An update on the dog of Ebola-infected nurse Nina Pham. You may remember her pet Bentley, a...

Can pets get or spread Ebola?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Ebola virus concerns do not stop with humans. Pet owners want to know if their animals can catch or transmit Ebola. Two local Jacksonville Veterinarians along...

Guiness Book of World Records dubs Illinois pet ‘world’s tallest cow’ | Times Free Press

ORANGEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A 6-foot-4-inch cow owned by an Orangeville woman was recently dubbed the world’s tallest. Patty Hanson and Blosom the cow smiled for their official Guinness World...

Study results: Adopt or purchase a pet? PetsOnBoard.com

Of approximately 3,000 survey participants, 24 percent said they prefer getting an animal from a breeder over adopting from a rescue or shelter. A new study from PetSmart Charities found...

Parrot missing for years returns speaking Spanish |PetsOnBoard.com

A pet parrot that spoke with a British accent when it disappeared from its home four years ago has been reunited with its owner — and the bird now speaks...

Hottest trends for pets this Halloween

  The list is out and if you’re a dog you are probably waiting with baited breath to find out what kind of costume are they going to put you...

Students commended for dog rescue efforts – PetsOnBoard.com

NEWARK — When Roger Johanson realized early Sept. 16 that his 16 ½-year-old dog Kodi was missing, he was very concerned. Somehow, when he let what he thought were his...

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Dog Survives Euthanasia -PetsOnBoard.com

OZARK, Ala. (AP) — Animal control officer Wanda Snell knows what she saw: A veterinarian injected the black-and-brown mixed-breed dog with a deadly chemical, seeking to euthanize the 4-year-old dog...

A Bear in a Swimming Pool? A Bear in a Swimming Pool! PetsOnBoard.com

A Bear in a Swimming Pool? A Bear in a Swimming Pool!  PetsOnBoard.com A man in Luzerne County, PA  has an unusual visitor in his backyard pool. A Bear in...

25 Pet Halloween Costumes That Are So Cute We Can’t Even

Halloween is just around the corner, and that can only mean one thing: Pet owners everywhere will soon be scrambling to find the perfect outfit for their dog/cat/guinea pig/snake. Can’t...

FBI Turns Animal Cruelty Into Top-Tier Felony – ABC News

Young people who torture and kill animals are prone to violence against people later in life if it goes unchecked, studies have shown. A new federal category for animal cruelty...

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NUTS THAT ARE UNSAFE FOR DOGS TO EAT

Some nuts are safer than others for your dogs to eat. If your dog gets into your almonds, there’s no need to panic; your dog should be OK. The almonds...