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Home Alone; How Long is Too Long?
I went back and forth on a few blog ideas for this week, but decided that I wanted to write about a topic that hits close to home for me. So I'll be talking a little bit about how long your dog should be home alone, what an acceptable amount of time may be, and [...]
Wanna go for a (l-o-n-g) ride in the car?!
This was intended to be a quick blog this week, as it's already the day after Christmas and I'm currently on vacation, but that obviously failed. haha! I'm visiting my parents on Edisto Island in South Carolina with my daughter, Michelle, and dog, Cairo. It's a 14-15 hour trip down here from Syracuse, NY, and that [...]
The Great Table Scrap Debacle
It's the holidays, and what does that mean? Well, in many cases, it means family, fun, friends, parties ... and food. Lots of food. It all revolves around the food. Trust me, I know how it goes, and I love food just as much as all of you! But we have to remember to be [...]
To Chew or Not to Chew...
I'm constantly hearing stories about how raw hide is horrible for dogs ... but I also have multiple people telling me to never give my dogs harder bones because they splinter. Let's look at the pros and cons of a few different kinds of bones.Rawhide is an animal skin/hide that has not been exposed to [...]
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
It's frigid outside in the Syracuse area lately, and I only see it getting even colder over the next few months. I, for one, love taking my dog, Cairo, with me (in my car) whenever I can, but with this weather, it's simply not always possible. He LOVES my car. He wants to be in [...]
Cairo the Rottweiler & His Battle w/ Cancer
To preface this blog ... my name is Caleb, I just started working for Idle Paws recently, and Cairo (my dog) has the pleasure of having me as his human and best friend in this world.I believe it was 2015. I had noticed that Cairo had a lump on one of his front legs/ankles which [...]
Does a grain free diet cause heart disease in pets?
Over the weekend the stories were breaking of warning from the FDA that grain free diets caused heart disease in dogs. By this morning, a friend called me concerned that he heard that grain free diets caused cancer. This is typical of today's news cycle. It reminds me very much like that pass the [...]
Cayuga Community College Holiday Festival December 7th-8th- Auburn, NY
We will be at the Cayuga Community College Holiday Festival, December 7-8. Event hours: Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 11am-4pm For more information: http://www.cayuga-cc.edu/news_and_events/viewer.php?id=819