Main Photo Credit: Photo by Alvan Nee on Unsplash There’s no lack of apps in the world today, but the number of apps and the plethora of uses can quickly overwhelm your phone. As a matter of fact, I rebelled against the app takeover in January, when I read this amazing article on Medium about “How to Get Your iPhone to Work for You Not Against You“. In addition to adding your dog as a background to make your phone a source of joy and not distraction, the author suggests grouping your apps so that you don’t have pages upon pages of apps that distract you and don’t help you use your phone a ..read more

Main photo by: Photo by Sneaky Elbow on Unsplash It may be the fact that I work in startups, or let’s be honest, that I live in California, but CBD has become a more common term in the general health discussion. So much so, that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Math published research on the Health Effects (and potential benefits) of Cannabis and Cannabinoids. Since I have a tendency to talk to everyone I know about their pet’s health, many pet parents have asked about the efficacy of CBDs. Unfortunately, I stopped working in the veterinary industry right as CBD began ..read more

All photos from this post belong to @itsDougthePug. Recently, you may have heard about World’s Most Amazing Dog on Facebook Watch. This contest allowed pet parents to highlight the amazingness of their pets and for every video submitted, Facebook donated $1 to the ASPCA. Every pet entered has a chance to compete on Facebook Watch’s show for $100K. Now the audition period has ended and comedian Preacher Lawson hosts the series while George Lopez and Lisa Vanderpump judge the top dogs in each episode. To see the results of this contest, and view the most recent episodes, please visit https ..read more

As you know, sometimes we post to help a dog in need, one who is looking for their forever home. My friend Kim, who works as an emergency veterinary technician often meets dogs whose circumstances have led to them needing a little extra help. For one of our best success stories, please check out Bella the Basset. So today, I want to share with all of you Bucky’s story: Hi there. I’m Buckbeak, Bucky for short, my foster mom says I should tell you my story so you can get to know me. Maybe even come to love me. My life was alright, I think, until this last Christmas day when my family surrendered ..read more

Disclaimer: I am a Chewy.com Partner. However, My Kid Has Paws only shares content we believe our readers will find valuable. There are affiliate links throughout this blog post which we may benefit from financially.  Chewy.com arrived in our lives a few years ago, and I have recently identified a few ways this platform can make my life a lot simpler by saving me time, allowing me to leverage automation, and lastly, accommodating my natural procrastination tendencies (I’m looking at you two-day shipping). In light of the New Year, I have spent significant time assessing my goals and evalu ..read more