As a parent to two-legged and four-legged “kids”, I often wonder if there is a checklist to determine “Am I doing a good job?” or “What am I forgetting to do?”. Now, if I check the abundance of social media references, I may find out more than I wanted to, on what I’m NOT doing [...]

Does your dog run and hide or start panting and shaking when children in the neighborhood set off firecrackers?  Has your dog run away during the Fourth of July celebration?  If so, your dog likely suffers from noise aversion, also commonly known as noise anxiety or noise phobia.  Noise aversion affects two-thirds1 of dog in the [...]

The main purpose of starting this blog was to create a platform to be able to share with y'all the very lowdown, nitty, gritty details of anything and everything pet-related. I wanted a place that we could discuss the skinny, the deal, the D.L., the scoop, the "poop". Catch my drift?  And so, The Frass [...]

Cheers to all the pets in our lives! It is National Pet Appreciation week and we understand pets are more than friends...they are family! The benefits of owning a pet are endless, but how do we show our appreciation for what they bring into our lives? Although we love our pets every day, we wanted [...]

May is Arthritis Awareness Month.  Dogs and cats suffer from this painful inflammatory disease, just like humans.  It is important to know that because osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease, it cannot be cured, but only controlled.  The pain of arthritis comes from the loss of cartilage which normally acts as a healthy shield, covering [...]

As the weather gets warmer, more of us want to spend time outdoors, this can also mean spending more time outside with our pets.  While we may want to include our four legged companions in all our plans, here are some things to keep in mind. Courtesy of Dr. Eppelsheimer's, Doc Dog Charters Including your [...]

Did you know that annually there are 6 million new cases of cancer diagnosed in dogs, and a similar number in cats in the US alone? Did you also know that the 2018 Nobel Peace prize was awarded to two immunologists ( James Allison and Tasuku Honjo) for 6 new targeted cancer treatments using targeted [...]

Happy National Pet Month, y’all! National Pet Month is a broad topic, as there are all kinds of pets out there. Our pets are quickly becoming bigger parts of our households! The closer the bond we share with our furry friends, the more we may find in common. For example, you both like to sleep [...]

Happy Earth Day! Ok, so I know it was actually on Monday, but let’s talk about it some more! It is all over the news….climate change, living green, and carbon footprint,  err pawprints, in this case! It is estimated that dogs and cats contribute a quarter of all the agricultural greenhouse gases (approx. 64 million [...]

IT IS NATIONAL PET ID WEEK, EVERYONE! Did you know that 1 in 3 pets will go missing over their lifetime? Without ID, 90% of pets do not come home.  So, what are some ways to help identify your pet, if they go missing?  This blog will give us an opportunity to think about what [...]