Five ways to keep your pup happy and healthy, even when times get “ruff”: Inspired by Claudia and Mac.

At just over a year old, Mac is an adorable Toy Maltese who loves people, playtime and pulling apart his toys. In his free-time he likes to snuggle and play fetch with tiny tennis balls. On top of that, he will always appreciate a carrot when it’s time for a treat!

By Anjali

Thinking of taking your fur baby on a vacation or extended road trip with you? Being on the road with Holly Elizabeth has made me realize it can be the most fun thing in the world to take your best friend everywhere you go — but it’s also not without its stress. So often, I see people toting around their dogs like they are accessories — and not realizing, or not paying attention to, the fact that dogs are pack animals, that value a strong leader, and also have needs and wants of their own.

Let’s be real… who doesn’t want a snuggly bundle of love to curl up with them before they go to bed every night? Who wouldn’t want the kind of companion that comforts you from your darkest fears even without having to say a word? And who needs this companionship the most? Well… with the shift of an era comes this shift of opinion. Millennials have come to the conclusion that pets are a very real, very needed part of their lives, and for good reason!

I am a cat person. Of course, not in the way that I don’t like dogs, because I LOVE dogs, but in the way that cats might need a special kind of person to really understand them: someone who is a little more patient with mood swings and knows how to be gentle, someone who likes to cuddle during cat naps but also totally understands when you need some alone time. Admittedly, yes, I am that person. I love all cats, and if they don’t want to be my friend when I meet them, I’d just about die trying to change their mind.

For many families, the first thirty days of October are merely a countdown to the big event… Halloween of course!! The thrill of October comes with a mix of ghosts and ghouls, spiders and scary movies, tricks, and treats of the like until it finally comes down to the big day. People of all ages enjoy preparing with pumpkin carvings, spunky decorations and putting together elaborate costumes.

Craig Espelien, PetChatz®

What does it mean to “live healthy”? If you ask some folks it is “diet” for others it is “exercise” and for many it is a combination of those two — with varying levels of rigor. Exercise can mean multiple hours per day of hard work or the laborious chore of getting up to change the channel rather than use the remote. From a diet perspective, there is everything from the SeeFood Diet (you see food, you eat it) to any of the latest fad diets to other choices like being Vegan or vegetarian (or one of the variations).

Frisco, our adopted albino Lab and Coco, our founder’s niece.

How I see it, adopting a pet is a win-win situation for all involved. As I was growing up, going into animal shelters to play with the little kittens and puppies was always one of my favorite things to do. There was always something so special about seeing the sweet innocence of so many adorable pets just waiting to be loved.

A dog owner should set their mind in the right frame if they want to train their dog. This would prevent them from violating any dog rules, an act that could really detriment the dog's interest on learning.