Pet Care Tips

You may have noticed your older fur baby slowing down in recent years. Maybe they are playing less, sleeping more, and moving a bit slower. Although this might seem normal for an aging canine, arthritis could be the cause. Arthritis is likely to impact most dogs and cats as they age. Unfortunately, owners and veterinarians may not...

Life is better when there’s fresh air, bright stars, s’mores, and a warm sleeping bag. But life is best when you have a four-legged friend to snuggle in that warm sleeping bag with! Their nails might puncture the bag though. But that’s the beauty of an adventure pet. You stop counting the miles and start...

Keeping our pets active is extremely important in maintaining their physical health. Activity is not only important for the body, but also for the mind. One way to keep your pet both physically and mentally active is by challenging them with interactive pet toys like ‘food puzzles’. Why Pet Food Puzzles? Food puzzles or puzzle...

Christmas with Santa’s little helpers. Oh, what fun! We went about asking some NHV pet parents what makes Christmas the most fun-est time of the year. They gave us a lot of answers! We went back a second time and asked them what really, really makes Christmas the fun-est time of the year. We ended up with a...

Everything is in order. And then suddenly… life happens. A new season. A new pet. A new family member. A new house. A new job. A new routine for the holidays. Each time we change, we get to add a little stress to our platter. But sometimes we just need to trust the magic of...

Fur on everything you touch. Toys scattered across the floor. Chewed up slippers. Ripped sofa arms. Litter boxes or pee pads…or both? Pet-loving friends are always welcome, to make “pet-friendly” weekend plans. A home with pets is a home fur keeps and we would never have it any other way. Does this sound like your...

“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.” – John Grogon, Marley and Me Time flies when you’re having fun. One day you bring them home from the shelter. You find them the right bed, the best toys, you...

It’s the best time of the year for dog lovers. Parks, hikes, picnics, barbecues, patios outside cafes & pubs, ’tis the season to bump into dogs everywhere we go. We might be able to resist saying hi to every dog we see, but our furry friends might not know how to curtail their excitement. Let’s face it,...

Picture this dull scenario. Girls are stumbling across your Tinder, but all your photos are cropped-up group shots. Some even have stray arms around you or a head sticking into your face! There are some solo shots of you. But they’re from that one vacation you took years ago when you looked like a 20-year-old version of yourself. Chances...

We’ve successfully humanized our pets, haven’t we? Just like us, they eat convenient meals (highly processed kibble), don’t get enough exercise, and potential pet health issues are not dealt with until they become real health problems. An increasing number of pets nowadays have “human” health problems too – liver failure, cancer, obesity, seizures, just to name a few. The...