Holiday celebrations hold dangers for pets

#Middlebury #Pets DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Please remind your readers to keep their pets away from Christmas decorations, wrapping paper and all the other shiny accoutrements of the ... Continue Reading →

Get that perfect holiday pet photo

#Middlebury DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Every holiday, I try to take a nice photo of our two dogs that we can frame. And every holiday, I get a series of terrible, blurry pictures. The ... Continue Reading →

Gifts for pets should be useful and safe

#Middlebury #DogPark #YankeeSwap DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’m invited to a Yankee swap party with friends I met at the dog park over the past year. The theme is not presents for ... Continue Reading →

Life in the wild is no life for pets

#Middlebury #Pets DEAR PAW’S CORNER: If a pet gets released into the wild, can it survive on its own? – Ben G., via email DEAR CONCERNED: Some domesticated pets ... Continue Reading →

Family feud over dog may ruin Thanksgiving

#Middlebury #Thanksgiving DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Last year at Thanksgiving dinner, my dog, Aker, nipped at one of my sister-in-law’s children as they played in the living room. ... Continue Reading →

Was my dog poisoned?

#Middlebury #Poison DEAR PAW’S CORNER: We have three dogs that freely roam our 26-acre property almost year-round. In August, our youngest dog, Striper, went out for a couple ... Continue Reading →

Cats don’t care for new puppy

#Middlebury #Puppy #Cats DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My two cats do not like my new puppy at all. Every time Sparks tries to approach one of them, they hiss and swipe at his nose. I’m ... Continue Reading →

Is CBD safe for pets?

#Middlebury #CBD DEAR PAW’S CORNER: More and more of my friends who have pets say they are giving them CBD oil, saying it has health benefits. Isn’t this derived from marijuana? ... Continue Reading →

Halloween candy is no treat for pets

#Middlebury #Halloween DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Please remind your readers that Halloween candy can be risky for dogs. My dachshund, Jake. got very ill once when my son left his bag ... Continue Reading →

Dress up your pooch for Halloween

#Middlebury #Halloween DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My 2-year-old pooch Sookie and I have been invited to three separate Halloween-themed play dates, plus we are walking in a doggy parade ... Continue Reading →