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Does Daylight Saving Time affect dogs?

By making small adjustments to your routine, you and your dog can make the transition through daylight saving time a little smoother!

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Soulfully In Sync with Our Dogs

For those of us who see our dogs as more than just pets—who feel they are truly extensions of our spirit, emotions, and soul—this article is for you.

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Inside The Mind of a Dog Review and Recap

The documentary Inside The Mind of a Dog reveals dozens of interesting facts scattered throughout the film. Here’s a re-cap of some of them.

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Everything You Need to Know About Dog Clothing Safety

When dressing your dog in clothing, its fashion appeal will come to mind first but safety should also be a top priority. We’ve got 2 pups and our business is dog accessories. When creating new designs, style and safety are both factored in. No matter how confident we are in the safety of an accessory, we are still supervising! Silkie and Skippy get dressed up for photoshoots and when we head out for fun but when we’re home, they are usually in their birthday suits.

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How to tell if my dog is cold?

I believe anxiety caused his shivering as well, especially when we paid a visit to the vet. Of course, just pure excitement would trigger it too, like seeing another dog, his favorite mail delivery person or anticipating a car ride. Then there are those big head shakes which of course are different from the shivers and one interesting fact I learned from our Vet was that dogs will shake side to side to release tension.