Preparation and Education: The Key Ingredients to Successful New Puppy Parenthood
By: Cate Burnette National Puppy Day is March 23 Are your kids begging you to get a dog? Does your spouse want to add a furry family member to your household? Whatever the reason, bringing a new puppy into your home can be a challenging undertaking, filled with...
It’s Cat Playtime!
Cats and Playtime Did you know that cats need playtime just as much as dogs? Just consider how cats live in the wild, and it’s easy to understand why. Cats can spend up to 16 hours per day asleep – and wild cats, when they aren’t sleeping, spend...It’s Professional Pet Sitters Week!
March 6 – 12 is Professional Pet Sitters Week! It’s not hard to imagine, but at VIP Pets – we are big fans of pet sitters and are fortunate to have a group of rock stars on our team. We can’t thank them enough for all the wonderful work they do for...Canines in Danger: Military Working Dogs and Police K9s
By: Cate Burnette K9 Veterans Day is March 13 Dogs have been working animals much longer than they have been family pets. As far back as the Holy Roman Empire, dogs were trained to guard and protect their families and the lives of the soldiers who owned them....