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Dr. Candace Benyei of Schulhof Animal Hospital in Westport has sent out another letter with an important update about pet insurance, specifically VPI’s WellCare Protection program. If you have any interest in pet insurance this new program appears quite comprehensive and affordable, as far as pet plans go. This WellCare program even includes treatment for cancer–the number [...]

I found a Le Bone Appetit business card at the Bluebird and was curious enough to go to their website http://www.leboneappetit.com/ where I found a terrific assortment of gift baskets and ideas for pets to ”indulge your pet as you would yourself.” There are many themes such as Birthday, Get Well, New Puppy or Kitten, Spa, [...]

Hi Heather, I have a couple of questions for you…Molly has been getting up at 4am to go out. I take her out and she does in fact pee and poop. The problem is when I put her back in her crate — she barks endlessly. This morning she literally barked from 4-5:10am. I ignored [...]

This letter was sent out after some extensive research into the pet insurance dillema. There are 3 insurance providers she recommends and which are available in Connecticut. The entire letter is now posted on my website for quick reference.

Here is some useful info I found on crate training and also some advice on what type of crate to select from DogChannel.com.

This is why you put a microchip in your pet. Hopefully he would be returned to you a lot sooner than 4 years though.

If you’ve ever lugged around a heavy metal crate, even from room to room, you’ll appreciate a lightweight mesh crate which even comes in large sizes for plus size dogs. Assembly is a snap. The mesh is tear resistant, breathable and quieter than metal, and since it’s dark mesh it makes it more den-like too.

It seems there is a pill for almost everything these days and the FDA today even approved a new pill for dog obesity. Slentrol, a diet pill made by Pfizer specifically for dogs, acts similarly to human diet pills by suppressing appetite and blocking fat absorption. Of course diet and excercise are necessary in addition to the drug for effectiveness, and they say [...]

Here’s a few gifts our pups have enjoyed over the years:
Material Dog Toys that have removable AND replacable squeakers
Jolly Ball (handle-less variety) for practically indestructable kickball fun
Cold Bed for Next Summer’s heat wave
Poochie Bells for your pup to jingle when she needs to go out
Talking Bone! lets you record your own changeable message to your pup [...]