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Let Dogs Be Dogs: Why a Dog’s Natural Instinct Is Your Most Powerful Tool

Let Dogs Be Dogs: Why a Dog’s Natural Instinct Is Your Most Powerful Tool

…issue and take a more basic approach that appeals to the dog’s natural instincts. Where Natural Instinct Comes Into Play Dogs can be the greatest and most loyal family members…

Petropolis: Empowered Pet Care

Petropolis: Empowered Pet Care

and veterinary school, Paul continued to manage the kennel.  He graduated veterinary school in 1984, and in 1988, he opened the first Petropolis in Chesterfield, Missouri. Built from the ground…

Feeding Raw: Benefits, Perils & Quandary

Feeding Raw: Benefits, Perils & Quandary

…anecdotal and no peer reviewed scientific research comparing the long term health benefits to commercially prepared food has been performed. GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED FOR FEEDING RAW BY THE AVMA AND CDC…

The Pandemic Puppies Are Coming! Addressing Anxiety & Crate Training

The Pandemic Puppies Are Coming! Addressing Anxiety & Crate Training

The rush to purchase and adopt dogs during the pandemic was “out of the blue”— just like the pandemic itself. No one expected the surge in demand for companions during…

Pet Care Professional Safety: Who’s Taking Care of You?

Pet Care Professional Safety: Who’s Taking Care of You?

…doors opening and closing, phones ringing, and clients coming and going. Her days are filled with barking dogs and bustling business concerns; such is the life of a pet care

Creating Confidence in Handling

Creating Confidence in Handling

…managed in a different way. There are three ways to manage handling with a hesitant dog. 1) The first way is to give the dog the complete freedom to choose….

Understanding Flea Products

Understanding Flea Products

We often hear clients complain that their dog still has fleas even though they treat monthly with a topical or oral product. It is assumed the products are not working….

Cleaning Solutions for Your Pet Care Facility

Cleaning Solutions for Your Pet Care Facility

…a facility, below are a few of the most common ways. Using a standard broom and mop may be the first thing that comes to mind; first sweeping the floors…

Cat Daycare???

Cat Daycare???

…rolling a daycare session over into overnight boarding. This is especially comforting to families that are going out of town for the day. If something comes up and the family…

Educating Your Clients on Feline Nutrition

Educating Your Clients on Feline Nutrition

…clients and their pets will further their commitment to you as loyal customers for years to come.  And your relationship with the cat is just as important as the relationship…

How Much Does Breed Really Affect Canine Behavior?

How Much Does Breed Really Affect Canine Behavior?

…training experience and background organically lent itself to opening a doggie daycare business and dog sitting facility. In 2000, Mike opened his first Hounds Town USA dog boarding location in…

Reactive! When to Get Moving so Everyone Can Move On

Reactive! When to Get Moving so Everyone Can Move On

…pulls) and without a word spoken. It gives the dogs a common job (walk quietly at your side), a common direction (forward) and a common (and calm) director—you. It gets…