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How To Help Your Dog Be A Terrific Thanksgiving Guest

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year, full of family, food, and gratitude. It can be easy for dogs to get overwhelmed, though, so it’s worth it to plan ahead. Perhaps your dog gets worked up by the doorbell, overexcited by guests, or begs for table scraps. Don’t worry, you can still have a great holiday! Here are 5 tips to help your dog be a terrific Thanksgiving guest this year. #1 – Wear them out before dinner The best … Read more

Share Thanksgiving Dinner With Your Dog (Recipes Included!)

It might seem a bit unconventional, but since most of us consider our dogs part of the family, why not make a meal they can enjoy right alongside you this holiday? Celebrity Pet Chef Lisa Hennessy has simple tips and recipes to help you create a wonderful Thanksgiving meal for you and your dog. “We don’t recommend sharing rolls, stuffing or other Thanksgiving menu items that contain grains or gluten with our dogs as their systems can’t really process these ingredients,” advises … Read more

Senior Sweetie Watches 375 Pets Get Adopted While She Still Waits

UPDATE, 12/12/2016: Thanks to everyone out there who shared sweet Melony’s story, she has now been adopted and is ready to spend the holidays with her new family! Jennifer Buege of Union City, Georgia heard about Melony when a friend in Michigan shared our original post with her. Buege lives with her 16-year-old son and 4 cats, and although she has never had a dog, she found that she could not get Melony out of her head. She decided to … Read more

Chef Creates Gourmet Thanksgiving Dinners For Shelter Dogs & Cats

Some very lucky shelter pets will enjoy Thanksgiving in style this year. Chef Malik Von Saint has pledged his culinary skills to the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter where he will create decadent cuisine for the residents. Chef Von Saint has designed two separate three-course meals to delight both canine and feline palates. The shelter hopes the public event will raise adoption rates by drawing out a new crowd of potential adopters. Stop by next Wednesday and wish our cats and … Read more

13 Dogs Who Ate Way Too Much This Thanksgiving

(Note: Always be careful what you feed your dog! Please educate yourself on what kinds of foods are dangerous and what qualifies as safe, dog-friendly options to give your pup before feeding her “human food”!) We hope you had a happy Thanksgiving! If you’re suffering from a turkey hangover, you’ll be able to relate to these ten tuckered-out, turkey-loving canines! 1. First there’s this dog, who’s about to lapse into a food coma. Three words, my friends: Tryp-to-phan. Or “stuffed and lazy.” Or “I love food.” … Read more

9 Holiday Foods That Are Safe To Share With Your Dog

The holidays are here and that means more food than we (or your dog!) can imagine. It’s natural that you would want your dog to share in the festivities with a special treat from the table, but many popular holiday and Christmas dishes include ingredients that are not safe for dogs, like onion, sugar, and chocolate. Others, while not toxic, are just not healthy, such as those high in fat and starch. Butter, milk, and cheese can really tear up … Read more