Not sure what to get for that pet parent on your list?  Or maybe you are looking to get a gift for your own pets.  Why not?  They are family, too! To help you out, we rounded up some gems sure to delight pets and pet parents in your life. Dog Beds Bowsers Microvelvet Donut Dog Bed (Granite, Large (42in x 32in)) Find on Amazon Bowsers Microvelvet Donut Dog Bed We love Bowsers dogs beds.  Yes, these are on the expensive side, but if anything will get the dog to leave the couch so you have a place to sit, a good dog bed does the trick.  Our dogs like the raised ..read more

One of the most vexing issues in cat parenting is when cats urinate outside the litter box. Sometimes, they might choose a corner of a low traffic room, or under a staircase. The worst place, but surprisingly common, is on your bed. Why??!! Why is my cat peeing on my bed? Theories about peeing outside the litter box are plentiful, but why would a cat start peeing on your bed? Likely it’s because it smells like you and the cat is trying to communicate specifically with you about a problem. Whatever the problem is, its causing them stress and anxiety and they want relief. They identify you a ..read more

Disclosure: we take pride in offering objective product reviews for which we have direct experience or we note when we do not have direct experience.   When you purchase any of the reviewed products through links we provide, we may earn a commission.      Cats are very territorial, so its not a surprise there are fights among cats when there is more than one in a home.  There is usually one cat that achieves the status of top cat in a territory.  What I didn’t know when I first added more cats to the house is that the top cat can change depending on what r ..read more

Disclosure: we take pride in offering objective product reviews for which we have direct experience or we note when we do not have direct experience.   When you purchase any of the reviewed products through links we provide, we may earn a commission.    Cats make great pets for households where one or both parents work away from the home.  As many working adults unexpectedly became confined to the home offices during the pandemic, their cats were probably delighted to have more company during the day.    What better time to add a dog?  Everyone is ho ..read more

The best practice to prevent fighting between cats is to create an enriched environment with lots of high places for cats to claim as their own and avoid other cats in the house that bother them.  But sometimes fights are unavoidable.  Here are some ways we use to diffuse the situation. If they are just hissing ,growling, and stalking: Make a loud noise.  They are super focused on the fight that a loud distractions can help the victim get away Interrupt with a laser pointer.  This is also a distraction technique to divert their attention somewhere else. Roll a tennis b ..read more

When we first adopted Sadie, we owned 3 cats already.  One of them, Patty, was definitely the “top cat”.  She was not afraid of Sadie at all and a few swipes at her nose was all it required for Sadie to learn Patty was top animal, not just top cat.  When we adopted Carly, though, Patty had already gone to the rainbow bridge and our current 4 cats were still sorting out who was top.  Here is what we learned about keeping the peace with dogs and cats living together.   Teach your dogs “leave it!” command. If your dog lays chase to one of the cats, this is a very usef ..read more