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Useful, educational, and informative blog about pets and pet issues. The blog is sponsored by Jeffers, the place for all your animal needs, however the blog is a separate site. There are links to related items often but no hard pressure sales, preachy sermons, or comparing of competitors. The purpose of the site is strictly to help answer common questions for pet and animal lovers. Stop in and check us out. Drop a comment. Maybe even make a suggestion for a topic to cover.
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Barking Lots: My Dog is Barking and Won't Stop!
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by Renee Jones-Lewis, CPDT-KA
One of the main reasons dogs are given up to shelters every year is due to excessive barking. Barking is a normal canine behavior, as natural as humans speaking. Barking is only a nuisance when it is excessive. Excessive barking is not only an annoyance to the owner but to neighbors as well. Most owners don't want to stop all barking, just excessive barking.
Before nuisance barking can be stopped one must first ascertain why the dog is barking. Some of the...
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The Joint Ain't Jumping
From Jeffers pet Blog, 7 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Joint Supplements: Common Ingredients and Their Functions
Trying to find a joint supplement can be a daunting task if you don’t already know what you want. (Sometimes even if you do.) Here are some of the more common ingredients used in joint supplements and how they are supposed to help.
Hyaluronic Acid (HA)
Plays an important role in tissue hydration and lubrication. It works (in part) by binding to water to lubricate movable parts of the body, such as the joints and...
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What A Pain!
From Jeffers pet Blog, 7 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Common Pain Relief and Inflammation Ingredients and How They Help
Pain Relief for an animal is always a tricky prospect, because they can’t tell you where or if it hurts. There are lots of chemical products as well as natural remedies for pain relief. Here are some of the more common ingredients and what they are used for.
Devil’s Claw
A natural and useful herb that provides pain relief and anti-inflammatory properties.It has been compared to Phenylbutazone...
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Dog Training 101: Class is in Session
From Jeffers pet Blog, 9 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
TRAINING 101: Class is in Session
by Renee Jones-Lewis CPDT-KA
Dogs are pack animals and very social creatures. It's very important to their health & well-being that all of our interactions with them are positive. Training your dog is every bit as important to his well-being as health care.
The majority of dogs that are turned over to shelters are given up because they are exhibiting behaviors that their owner has been unable to correct. The dogs are given up out of frustration. A...
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A Change is Gonna Come'
From Jeffers pet Blog, 11 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
You asked for it…
I am very excited to announce a HUGE change in the shipping policies for JeffersPet. There has long been a debate over the pros and cons of free shipping versus flat-rate shipping versus tiered shipping, etc. It has been a long, hard battle but, beginning July 1st, 2011, all orders under $60 will have Flat-Rate of $6 for standard ground shipping and FREE SHIPPING for orders $60 or more. This is HUGE news for our customers, since the savings will be significant. Plus,...
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Disaster Preparedness Plan
From Jeffers pet Blog, 11 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
June is the beginning of hurricane season and with that comes a reminder that everyone needs a Disaster Preparedness Plan. All too often, people think, it won’t or can’t happen to them but if the events of late haven’t shown us the error of our ways, nothing will. Disaster can strike ? without warning ? anytime, anywhere.
Another thing we should have learned by now is that disaster affects every person and animal in its wake. It crosses every boundary there is, geographic,...
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Jeffers' Next Top Moo-del Photo Contest
From Jeffers pet Blog, 11 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
A couple of months ago, we introduced what we believe to be the first ever (mass-produced) cow fly masks. The response was so great and so far beyond our expectations that we decided to run a contest where the folks buying these fly masks could submit a photo of their cow(s) wearing the fly masks and we would vote on and choose 3 winners.
While there weren’t an overwhelming number of entries in the contest, the ones we received were so good that we had a hard time choosing. In the end...
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Dog Day Afternoons: Beat the Heat!
From Jeffers pet Blog, 1 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Dog Day Afternoons: Beat the Heat!
Officially, summer isn't here yet, but the mercury on the thermometer is still peaking over 90? here in South Alabama. The dogs aren't the only ones with their tongues hanging out and panting.
Most folks enjoy summer, and warmer weather and flowers and outdoor activities and all of the things that come along this time of year. But there are several things that come along with the season that are not so welcome. There are dangers to people and pets...
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How to Teach Your Dog to Sit - Video
From Jeffers pet Blog, 1 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Renee Jones-Lewis, CPDT-KA, Pet specialist at JeffersPet demonstrates how easy it is to teach an untrained dog to sit. This is the first in a series of helpful hints and tips videos we plan to make.
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What Is Lepto'
From Jeffers pet Blog, 5 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
What Is Lepto And Is My Dog At Risk'
Leptospirosis is a disease that affects not only dogs but many kinds of animals worldwide. It is a disease caused by a type of bacteria called spirochetes. There are many strains of Leptospira but four are the most common ones that infect our dogs. They are Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae, L. canicola, L. grippotyphosa and L.pomona. Leptospira are found in both wild and domestic animals. Most of the infected animals that spread Lepto do not appear...
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