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We all know the importance of adopting pets from animal shelters, and how choosing to bring home a dog from a pet rescue can be a life-changing experience for you, and a life-saving decision for them. But there is a vital step in the rescue-to-adoption process that often gets overlooked: fostering. For many fortunate dogs,…

Welcome to our “Ask Dr. Paola” series, where every Monday we bring expert advice straight from Dr. Paola Cuevas (MVZ) to help our readers better understand their dog’s health and well-being. Whether you’re a new pet parent or a seasoned dog lover, Dr. Paola is here to provide answers to your most pressing questions. From…

In this article Winner Runner-Up 3rd Place Enter Your Dog View 3 More + Less – Welcome to our Dogster Weekly Photo Contest, where every Thursday we pick the best three photos from our readers, based on that week’s topic. This week’s topic was “Best Easter Photo“, and we received some amazing photos from you. And…

“We didn’t just bring a dog home—we built a life together.” Most people are quietly taught a version of pet ownership that looks like this: early morning walks squeezed in before work, quick potty breaks between meetings, weekend guilt for not doing “enough.” Travel? Your dog stays behind—or becomes an afterthought. We tried that. And…

This article was created in sponsorship with PetSmart, which helps make content like this possible. Don’t you hate it when you go to feed your dog and realize that you used the last of the food yesterday? Or your resident canine starts scratching like mad, and you can’t remember the last time you gave him…

Airline pet policies are notoriously hard to navigate. The information is scattered across different pages, buried in FAQ sections, and often contradicts what customer service tells you over the phone. One of the most common questions that rarely gets a clear answer upfront: Can you buy an extra seat for your dog? The answer depends…

“I’ll take a highly trainable, low-shedding lapdog, hold the heart disease and anxiety!” Something I always found amusing was when people would point to their expensive crossbreed and say smugly that their puppy was “the best of both” with the implication being that this Labradoodle (that cost twice as much as either of the parent…

Welcome to our “Ask Dr. Paola” series, where every Monday we bring expert advice straight from Dr. Paola Cuevas (MVZ) to help our readers better understand their dog’s health and well-being. Whether you’re a new pet parent or a seasoned dog lover, Dr. Paola is here to provide answers to your most pressing questions. From…

In this article Winner Runner-Up 3rd Place Enter Your Dog View 3 More + Less – Welcome to our Dogster Weekly Photo Contest, where every Thursday we pick the best three photos from our readers, based on that week’s topic. This week’s topic was “The Cutest Puppy“, and we received some amazing photos from you. And…

In this article Identifying a dead tick Why is the tick dead? Why remove a dead tick? How to remove a dead tick Checking your dog Tick-transmitted diseases How ticks find dogs When to call a vet View 7 More + Less – Finding a tick on your dog can look like a lot of…