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Nicole has loved animals of all sizes her whole life so it's no wonder she has dedicated her career to helping them through what she loves best: learning, writing, and sharing knowledge with others. She’s the proud mom of two dogs, a cat, and a human. With a degree in Education and 15+ years of writing experience, Nicole wants to help pet parents and pets around the planet to live happy, safe, and healthy lives.
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With basic commands out of the way, are you ready to take your dog’s training to the next level with some tricks? More complex skills enable dogs to enhance th…
After thousands of years of domesticating dogs, you would think humans would understand them. The nuances of a tail wag or head nod often fly over the casual o…
As much as we want everyone in the family to get along, our dogs and plants can never seem to maintain the peace. Prickly and poisonous plants can hurt our pet…
Dogs may not share our language, but that doesn’t keep them from being effective communicators. Understanding the nuance of their minor body positions and move…
It’s rare to find a cat and dog on speaking terms, but the communication between your pets might surprise you despite the language barrier. As it turns out, do…
In 2001, I read Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. It explained not only what I was putting into my body at the drive-through window, bu…
The benefits of having a dog far outweigh the drawbacks. However, cleaning up hair that ends up everywhere is one thing most dog owners would gladly do without…
Every relationship comes with compromise. No partner is perfect, but we put up with random disagreements and sometimes irritating personal quirks because their…
Adopting a mixed-breed dog invites a world of joy into the home and plenty of guesswork about how you should train them. While purebreds bear relatively predic…
The Bernedoodle is a designer breed that combines the Bernese Mountain Dog with the Poodle. The hybrid typically gets its intelligence from the Poodle parent,…
