by sundanceretrievers | Oct 24, 2024 | living with dogs, Safe and Happy Dogs
Halloween seems to get bigger and bigger every year. Have you noticed? Even in pet stores, the costumes start showing up earlier and earlier and there are more of them. And, yes, dressing up your dog and going out in the evening to walk and talk and people watch is...
by sundanceretrievers | Oct 18, 2024 | dog care, dog health
Making sure your dog’s paws remain in a healthy state is crucial to their overall health. For a long and happy life, your dog needs to be active and active means walking and running and jumping on a daily basis. Your dog can only do so much for their own paws so that...
by sundanceretrievers | Oct 6, 2024 | dog care, new puppy
Maybe the kids have been begging for years. Or maybe one of the adults in the house never got to have a puppy when they were younger and have always dreamed of it. For whatever reason, you are considering a dog for the first time and have just about decided it’s time...
by sundanceretrievers | Oct 4, 2024 | dog care, dog health
Just like humans, dogs do well having a social network of different friends.They are healthier and happier and live longer. (Here there are a bunch of studies linked in this article.) So planning a dog play date is not the nutty thing it might sound like at first to...
by sundanceretrievers | Sep 13, 2024 | dog health, living with dogs
Like any relationship, we can get into ruts and routines that become predictable, boring, and no longer provide fertile ground for growth. This can happen even as a dog parent. And those ruts and routines mean your dog is not getting the mental or physical stimulation...
