Dear Critter Corner: There were a lot of fireworks this year in my neighborhood, and my cats were really scared. Anything I can do to prepare for the next holiday? Fireworks can be very scary, loud, and abrupt for many animals, causing them to go into hiding indoors...
Dear Critter Corner: We just brought home our newly adopted pup. What are some tips you can give us on setting everyone up for success? Congratulations on your newly adopted pup! I am a big believer in having strict rules to start, which you can loosen up on later in...
Dear Critter Corner: We are bringing home a new baby soon and are hoping that he and our dog will be best friends. We can’t wait to introduce them—any tips? Congratulations on your new addition! A great place to start here is with your expectations: set them...
Dear Critter Corner: My cats keep getting into a fight whenever my kids and I get home. It’s always chaos at the front door. Any ideas about what we can do to address this? Door thresholds can be a little tricky as there’s so much excitement, especially since it’s...
Dear Critter Corner: After quite a few talks with my partner, we have finally decided that our children are old enough to understand the responsibilities that come along with adopting a new pet. They have been asking to expand our family over the past few years, but...
Dear Critter Corner: We will be flying over the holidays and want to take our pup with us. We tried to crate train our pup when he was younger, but he didn’t care for it, so we gave up the idea. How can we introduce the crate so that we can have him fly with us? When...
