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https://www.2pawsupinc.com/2018/01/28/snellville-pet-sitter-talks-catnip-actually-work/ Catnip, that magic plant that can send your cat into ecstatic leaps and comatose naps all within thirty minutes!  The real question is; how does catnip work and who should you buy it for?  This green and grassy plant can be purchased in holistic therapy shops, pet stores, and in garden nurseries.  It also comes in several forms; dried, fresh, spray form, and essential oil.  Potential buyers should be aware, though, the secret is in the oil, so the liquid spray version and stale dried catnip will be less powerful. How Does It Work? Specifically, catnip contains nepetalactone oil, which is the active ingredient in catnip.  Nepetalactone is breathed in through the cats’ nose, with the cat kneading and bruising the plant with their face and paws to facilitate the release of oil.  The nasal membranes absorb the nepetalactone and cause a neural response in the amygdala...

The Statistics Of Lost Pets Did you know that a family pet is lost every 2 seconds, only 1 in 10pets are found, and 10 million plus pets are lost each year? These statistics are sobering. It’s easy to understand why our shelters continue to be full of so many missing pets. Each day in my Facebook feed I see all the posts of lost dogs. I find this very troubling. Recently, on Nextdoor a pet was lost, and a few days later it was reported found. However, it was not a happy ending. It’s was comforting to know how loving we all are. So many people commented how sorry they were for their loss. When we lose a pet, it’s just as traumatic as losing a relative or friend, and sometimes even more so. How It Happens There are a variety of ways a dog becomes lost or missing. Theft of an unattended dog in your yard,  in your car, or outside of a store. Loud and sudden noises can frighten dogs to run, hide, jump or dig out of a fence. Getting separated from their ...

Anyone care for double the trouble, but twice the fun?   If you just held your hand up then a beagle-boxer mix could be the right dog for you! These muscular medium sized dogs are a hybrid between a beagle and a boxer, both breeds being notorious (some might even say ‘infamous’) for being big canine characters, which is code for saying boisterous and outgoing. But both these breeds are also dogs with a big heart, which are too busy being nosy or looking for food to bother about being aggressive. The prospective owner of a beagle-boxer puppy needs to know exactly what they’re letting themselves in for, the good and the bad, so let’s find out more about this appealing hybrid dog. The Bogle In the same way that a Cocker spaniel cross poodle is a cavapoo, so a boxer mixed with beagle is a bogle. This blend of two distinct breeds is known as a ‘hybrid’ or as some term them a ‘designer dog’. The original idea behind hybrid dogs was to create a dog with ...

We all want to keep our pets healthy and looking good. It is my pleasure to share an article written by Anna Josephs. Misi Becoupe here with Rocky and we want you to know that our mommy, Barbie feeds us Lucky Dog Cuisine , so she is already trying to keep us healthy and looking good. We can’t always tell her exactly what we need, although, we do let her know when we don’t like something. Our coats get rough, we get ear infections, and sometimes when she is not looking we yuk on the carpet. Take head, because I want to bring you some information I found while perusing the internet. Keep your Pet Healthy and Look Good Anna Josephs-    Anyone who owned a pet knows that how pet becomes our special part of our family. Yes our pets are a part of our family. Pet owner always want the best for their pet. Pet needs special and daily care throughout their lives. Pets are like small children, they won’t tell you exactly what they need. It’s the pet owner who has to understa...

We have all seen all of the YouTube videos of cats being jerks or thugs and knocking things over. However, one thing that you may not be aware of is that cats have many these perplexing behaviors hardwired into them from being predators and then becoming domesticated . We have to understand the behavior of a cat to make sure that we know who they are and why they do what they do. Cats who knock things over can be a safety issue for pet owners.  What to look for: Why Do Cats Insist on Knocking Things Off and Over? Some behaviors are easy to understand, and there are others that do not make sense to anyone. A few of these include the fact that your cat loves to knock things over and push them on the floor for no reason at all. Many people have asked this question for years. That is one of the main reasons that it is important to make sure that your cat’s know where they should be going and where they should not be going . It is very clear if you find cat fur in an ...