December has arrived and the holiday season is in full swing. Christmas trees are going up in homes all over the Greater Charlotte area. The holiday season is a joyous time for many, but it can also be a dangerous time for our curious furry friends. If you have pets in your home, it's important to know how to keep your pets safe. Christmas trees, both live and artificial, can pose a variety of hazards to your pets. Why risk ruining a happy holiday season by taking chances with your … (40 comments)
"I don’t get a seat at the Thanksgiving dinner table? This is a-paw-ling." ... Anonymous
Thanksgiving Day arrives in just a few days. As many of us are pet parents and since much of Thanksgiving Day is about food, it's important to know what not to feed your pets to keep them safe on Thanksgiving Day. … (24 comments)
"Animals are such agreeable friends--they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms." -- George Eliot
My post this morning about National Dog Day elicited a comment about how many pet holidays seem to be observed through out the year. I write posts about these holidays because it provides me an opportunity to further my "pet" cause (no pun intended) of pet adoption.
"People don’t get the big picture—animals matter, people matter, and animals in the lives of people matter." -- Noel Fitzpatrick
This morning's comment about many pet holidays got me to thinking about just how many pet … (30 comments)
As we head towards the end of the summer beach season and into the height of the dog days of summer, lots of people in Greater Charlotte are spending the remaining summer vacation days at the beach. Does your dog love the beach? If so, did you know that two beaches in North Carolina have made the list of the Top 10 Dog Beaches in the USA? The two North Carolina beaches that made the Top 10 Dog Beaches list in the USA are:
FREEMAN PARK CAROLINA BEACH The northernmost … (36 comments)
Clear The Shelters™ Month in Charlotte runs through the month of August. You can help to clear Charlotte's pet shelters and save a life this month and, for that matter, any month.
August 2023 is Clear The Shelters™ Month sponsored by NBC Universal Local, in cities around the country. Clear the Shelters™ is a nationwide pet adoption initiative whose purpose is to find fur-ever homes for homeless pets. Since 2015, the Clear The Shelters™ adoption campaign has helped more than 860,000 pets find new lovinghttp://www.cleartheshelters.com/ homes.
Animal shelters typically become overcrowded in the summer months because of spring … (28 comments)
Anyone who knows me will understand that I couldn't let Mother's Day pass without also wishing a very Happy Mother's Day to all my fellow pet moms... there are many of us and I know we love and share close bonds with our four-legged, furry children as much as we do with the two-legged ones. Someone once said that "everyone thinks they have the best dog and none of them are wrong." I agree. I would say the same about cats. It's a pet-mom thing, for sure.
I totally believe that a house is not … (26 comments)
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." ... Roger Carras
Who can resist a puppy? I know I can't! National Puppy Day was started in 2006 by Colleen Paige to bring awareness about homeless puppies in need of a caring and safe homes, as well as to make the public more aware of the horrors of puppy mills. The official slogan of National Puppy Day is "Love. Rescue. Adopt."
“You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him.” ... W. Bruce Cameron
CHRISTMAS TREE PET SAFETY TIPS FOR A PAWSITIVELY PURRFECT (AND SAFE) HOLIDAY!
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