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Helping Your Dog Avoid Arthritis

Four factors influence the health of the musculoskeletal system of your pet:Their body weightExerciseJoint degeneration (arthritis)TraumaBy feeding...

Shiba meets DuPage: into the wild and back again

After nearly three weeks of being left home while we traveled on vacation (and walked only on-leash), Seiki-the-shiba and Crystal, the spaniel-ish...

Shiba meets DuPage: Off leash with the big dogs

With repeated proof that Seiki, our new shiba inu, remains a flight risk, the only off-leash park we’ve been able to take her to is the one...

The bully, pully Beagle

Once upon a time, there was a Beagle, who, whenever taken on a walk, would pull on the leash this way and that, bark and show aggression towards...

Pets can enjoy a very local parade

Some parades are more pet-friendly than others. I'm lucky enough to live in a city that's still a small, friendly town at heart. Warrenville's...

Pets 101: July 4 pet safety tips

The weekend approaches and the first few unofficial fireworks are already being seen and heard in Chicago and its suburbs. Protect your pets from...

10 things your dog trainer won't tell you

The following are some things your dog trainer may hesitate you tell you, or may have to put into nicer words, but in most cases you should know: 1...