Whenever the pops and high pitched squeals of home grown firework displays start to happen in our neighborhood, sometimes days and even weeks before the Fourth of July, I cringe. I know how these sudden and unexpected sounds can impact dogs who suffer from anxiety. While many people look forward to the holiday, I know many pet owners who dread the days leading up to it and afterwards if they have a dog who is anxious and that reacts to loud noises like fireworks or thunders

Our weekends have been full of adventures lately! What a great way to kick off the start of the summer season! This weekend (actually starting with trials on Friday) I have been helping my friends from Paw Street Barkery who are the official sponsors of a dog diving competition in upstate New York which is hosted by Ultimate Air Dogs. We didn’t bring Bean or Yoda with us, but the Cuddle Clone version of Yoda came along for the ride. I had never seen this kind of competitio

This post literally combines all of the things I love: dogs, drinking, rescue, travel and a giveaway. If you can imagine me whistling and skipping as I type, please do (note, I can’t actually whistle, and if I skipped, I’d probably break something). So, let’s dive in, shall we? In celebration of the start of the summer season and our friends from Go Pet Friendly and Tito’s Handmade Vodka traveling to my home town of Mystic, Connecticut, we are kicking off our drink recipe se

What do you do when your dog doesn’t eat, has allergies & food sensitivities, and a stomach that threatens loose poo at the slightest change of diet? I think the answer is different for everyone, but for us it meant that we needed to try something different for Bean’s food. Up to this point, we had been feeding a high quality, grain-free kibble, with Super Gravy mixed in and some Stella & Chewy’s meal mixers. Everything I just listed means, her meals weren’t cheap, but she