Not sure how to keep your dog cool this summer? We understand it can be a difficult task. Here are 5 tips on how to survive the summer heat with your dog. Keeping your dog cool this summer can be daunting. Especially when you have no air conditioning, or perhaps Sparky loves to…
Safe Summer Dog Boarding: Checklist edition
Finding a reliable person to care for your dog while you go on vacation Finding a reliable person to care for your dog while you go on vacation can be a daunting task. Check out the Safe Summer Boarding Checklist to help ease your nerves before your next vacation! That awkward moment when you arrive to pick up…
5 Tips on Dog Safety
With a policing background and a love for animals, Michelle Sevigny is the creator and head instructor for Dogsafe: Canine First Aid. Below are 5 tips on dog safety. Release the Hounds’ staff had the privilege of attending Dogsafe Canine® First Aid with Michelle Sevigny just this past weekend. This full day training program teaches…
Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz
In the book Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell and Know, Alexandra Horowitz gives us a glimpse into what might be going through the mind of a dog. What do you think is going through a dog’s mind when they do things such as jump on the bed, eat your beloved shoe collection,…
10 Warning Signs of a Dog Lap Potato
Yes. Dogs get diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease too. And being overweight or obese puts them at greater risk. Take a good look at little ol’ Harry and go through this checklist: When you come home, Harry still wags his tail ecstatically and struggles to get up, but he no longer comes running with a…