Compatible Canine Companions

12/30/2025

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12/08/2025

Why Do Dogs Bring You Toys When You Get Home?

Why do dogs bring you toys when you get home: dog carrying toy in mouth?

For pet parents, it’s sweet and reassuring to be greeted enthusiastically by your dog at the door. Each dog has their own greeting ritual, a welcome home that feels special and can really tug at the heart.

If your dog likes to bring you toys as soon as you walk in, you may wonder, “Why is my dog always bringing me a toy when I get home?”

Different dogs have different motivations for bringing you their favorite toy, but most of the time, it’s their way of showing affection and wanting to connect.

Key Takeaways...
-Many dogs bring toys to the door because they are excited you are home and want to play.
-Some pups like to show off a favorite toy or turn greetings into a fun little game.
-Holding a toy can help very excitable dogs stay calmer and keep their mouth busy in a positive way.
-Each dog has their own unique greeting and learning what your dog’s style means can help to strengthen the bond between you two.

12/08/2025

Filming your pet to post on line isn't always fun for your pet. Cameras can make them anxious or people can push them into unsafe and uncomfortable situations...
Know how those "cute" videos can affect your pet...

Do you sometimes cringe when you see supposedly cute videos of dogs or cats on social media? Me too, so I was pleased to see some new research looking at the kinds of harm shown to dogs and cats in some popular online videos. You can read more about it in my latest piece at Psychology Today.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fellow-creatures/202512/those-cute-animal-videos-arent-so-cute-after-all

12/08/2025

⚠️ Recall Alert ⚠️ Please Share ⚠️

RECALL ALERT - Vetoquinol USA, Inc. is recalling six lots of FOLLTROPIN® (porcine pituitary-derived follicle stimulating hormone for injection) Kits, due to the presence of particulate matter in the sterile diluent vial.

The Folltropin Kit consists of one 20 mL vial of Folltropin lyophilized FSH powder and one 20 mL vial of sterile bacteriostatic saline diluent. The Folltropin Kit is labeled with a lot number on the outside of the carton. The Folltropin powder and the sterile diluent are each labeled with a separate lot number on their respective vials.

The product was marketed by veterinary distributors nationwide in the U.S. The particulate matter was discovered during routine annual inspection of retain samples of the sterile diluent vials. MORE: https://bit.ly/4plcfa3

12/08/2025

Cold weather safety tips for your pet this winter...

Freezing, cold temperatures are in the forecast for many parts of the US this week. Here are a few tips to ensure you keep your pets safe.

You can find more information - including tips for livestock owners - at avma.org/ColdWeather

12/08/2025

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12/08/2025

With Christmas right around the corner, and many people tend to get new puppies over the holidays...I thought a great piece to share would be.. How To Bond With Your Dog... Here’s how to build a lasting relationship with your furry friend.

One of the best ways to bond with your dog is to spend time both working and playing with them. Building a relationship with your dog takes time and effort. Although it’s plenty of fun to bond with a new dog, your four-legged friend might not adore you instantly. Creating a positive relationship with your new dog will ensure they trust you, has fun with you, and looks to you for guidance and comfort. Here’s how to connect with your dog through training, cooperative care, and more....

11/23/2025

Love these 2... Not only do they explain canine behavior accurately, but in a fun to watch way.

11/21/2025

Love these guys...

11/19/2025

You ever wonder why dogs pick a single person as their person?...

09/02/2025

If you're in California beware of this boarding/spa facility... 😮

Our experience with K9S ON THE MOVE PET RESORT:

They informed us around 1:30pm that there was an incident involving our dog. They said it wasn’t that bad. We asked them to send us pictures of our dog’s injury (we thought there was only 1). We didn’t get an update til around 6:30pm, they told us they took our dog to the vet and he got stitches. We called the vet and they said it was pretty bad, he has 2 deep lacerations. They sedated him and gave him sutures. We didn’t get the photos of our dog’s injury from this place until around 9:30pm.

We couldn’t get a clear explanation fromm them as to what happened. They said it was caused by a metal sticking out by the AC. Then they said it was a metal on the fence.

Our dog was supposed to stay one more day with them since we weren’t gonna get back in town til the next day. Vet told us they opted out of giving our dog meds to take home for pain, antibiotics and anti inflammatory, which our dog needed right away. Susan Sinford (owner) said she didn’t want to pay for it and wanted us to buy the meds ourselves the next day after we pick him up. We told the vet to give the meds even though the facility opted out. We asked the vet not to release our dog back to them. We drove straight to the vet to pick him up that same night and we were surprised by how bad his injuries were since Susan told us on the phone that it wasn’t bad and it wasn’t bleeding.

We tried getting a clear explanation as to what happened to our dog, she said no one knows what happened because no one saw anything and that their cameras (including the backup ones) weren’t working that day.

We asked for a written incident report and she refused.

She also refused to give us our money back. She didn’t apologize or check on our dog until after the fact when it was pointed out that not once has she checked on the dog.

She has deleted everyone’s comments and has blocked us on social media and tried to tell us “fair warning you are dancing on defamation and slander” when we shared our experience with K9S ON THE MOVE.

They even responded to our comment on facebook with “lmao your dog is fine.”

This whole thing is a nightmare, I hope this doesn’t happen to anyone else. Unfortunately, I can’t leave a review on their facebook business page since I’m blocked.

*UPDATE: She recorded our phone conversations without consent, we are in a two-party state. She also posted all these phone calls online WITH MY HUSBAND’S PHONE NUMBER for everyone to see.

08/23/2025

Yup... Part of the reason their sense of smell is so acute... 300 million olfactory receptors and a third of the brain devoted to deciphering scene probably plays a big part too 😉 and shows us just how critical small is in their thinking process...

Dogs trust their nose first, then their ears (hearing 30x greater than ours), then their eyes in order of sensory perception feedback... God was so serious about canine scent perception he even invented the Jacobson's organ, a secondary olfactory system in the roof of their mouth (that pea sized lump behind their upper front teeth). This one is more devoted to detecting pheromones used in communication, tracking prey and understanding social cues. Humans even have one, but unfortunately ours is more of a non functioning vestigial organ at this point 🙁

Dogs truly are the ultimate scent detectors. Scent rules their lives...

Did you know that the tiny vertical groove between a dog’s nose and upper lip actually has a purpose? It’s called the vegetal groove (or philtrum), and it’s not there by accident!

Each time a dog licks its lips, a bit of saliva collects in that groove. Through a process called capillarization, the moisture travels up to the nose — helping keep it damp.

And why does that matter? Because a moist nose is much better at capturing and holding scents from the air. 🌬️✨ That’s part of what makes a dog’s sense of smell so incredibly powerful!

Nature’s design is always so clever, isn’t it? 🐕💛