Essential Tips for Camping and Hiking with Your Dog

Essential Tips for Camping and Hiking with Your Dog

If you’re planning a great escape with your best fur friend, you’re in luck! Summer in our area brings ample opportunities to hike and camp. However, when it comes to your pet, you can never be too careful. Camping or hiking with your dog means taking extra precautions to protect their health and safety. Let’s […]
Water Safety Tips for Pets and People

Water Safety Tips for Pets and People

Is your favorite pastime boating on a beautiful lake or swimming in your own backyard? Water is a summertime must, and when you have a dog, there’s no limit to the fun you can have together! However, water activities can also be dangerous to both animals and people. To protect your furry loved one, here […]
Understanding Your Pet’s Risk and the Rattlesnake Vaccination

Understanding Your Pet’s Risk and the Rattlesnake Vaccination

California living is hard to beat, but one thing that many of us could live without is the worry of rattlesnakes. If you have lived here very long, you have probably learned a little bit about rattlesnake safety and how to peacefully cohabitate with the reptiles in the landscape. Every year, though, our staff at […]
Know the Risks: Your Pet, Wildlife, and Leptospirosis

Know the Risks: Your Pet, Wildlife, and Leptospirosis

As many pet owners in California may know, leptospirosis has become a problem over the past few years, with outbreaks occurring more frequently in the Western states. With spring in the air, we tend to see an uptick in cases of leptospirosis, giardia, and other illnesses that become problematic with increased temperatures and more rain. […]
Fitness for Fido: How Much Exercise Does a Pet Really Need?

Fitness for Fido: How Much Exercise Does a Pet Really Need?

As the winter months come to a close, we look ahead to the coming spring. Uh-oh. It’s that dreaded time when the shorts and swimsuits come out, and many of us will be back out the gym, aspiring for that bikini body and working on our fitness goals. Along with your own exercise plans, you […]
Fleas and Ticks Don’t Take a Break: Why Year-Round Parasite Prevention is Essential

Fleas and Ticks Don’t Take a Break: Why Year-Round Parasite Prevention is Essential

When considering the smallest of foes (namely those itchy parasites like fleas) there’s good reason why they’re so mighty. They can proliferate and cause an infestation in the home that affects both us and our pets. For anyone who’s ever dealt with an infestation, avoiding a repeat episode is a must. Although small, many parasites […]
Bugged Out: Parasites, Pets, and Parks

Bugged Out: Parasites, Pets, and Parks

Dog parks and other pet friendly outdoor locations are popular, especially during the spring and summer months. Who doesn’t love to roam through the blooms, enjoying the fresh air with a four-legged pal? However, while these gathering places can be great for exercise and socialization, they’re also popular among pests. Parasites, pets, and parks seem […]
Break Some Records: Fun Spring Activities for Your Pet

Break Some Records: Fun Spring Activities for Your Pet

Even though we have high temperatures approaching nearly 70 degrees, this wet, chilly season can really get us down! The one thing that never fails to keep our collective chins up this time of the year is thinking about spring. Blue skies are on the way (or at least we keep repeating this to ourselves), […]
Camping with Pets: Preparing for a Great Outdoor Adventure

Camping with Pets: Preparing for a Great Outdoor Adventure

One favorite summer activity for many families is camping. From the high Sierras to scenic lakes, we have a wide range of scenic places to pitch a tent and kick back for a little outdoor recreation. For pet loving families, bringing along the family four-legged is a no-brainer. After all, what’s not to love about […]
What You Need to Know About the Rattlesnake Vaccination for Dogs

What You Need to Know About the Rattlesnake Vaccination for Dogs

If you live in here in California, you probably know a little bit about rattlesnakes. The bite of one of these venomous snakes can pack a big punch. In fact, rattlesnake venom can be fatal for people and pets alike. Even if you practice good rattlesnake safety, pets can still happen upon these dangerous animals, […]