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Love bugs!!!

“The 33 Most Important Cuddling Positions” - by BuzzFeed

(sadly photoset doesn’t allow more than 10 pics, please click HERE to see more 23 cute cuddling positions!)

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A good friend provides support. 

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Always take time to stop and smell the flowers!

Young Alfie. Photo by James Morris

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Socializing Your Puppy

When a puppy arrives in your home, everything and everyone is new and unfamiliar to him. Part of a puppy’s education is learning what all these things are and that they won’t hurt him, a process called “socialization.”

Your job is to make these experiences enjoyable so that he’ll grow up confident and able to take new things in stride. To accomplish this goal, introduce your puppy to many people, places, and things. Some examples: grandmas, children, the letter carrier, grass, shopping centers, beaches, umbrellas, dishwashers, and bicycles.

Some new things may frighten a puppy. Here’s how you can help him get over his fear and enjoy the process of socialization:

Allow your puppy to approach socialization at his own speed. If he hangs back, let him watch from a distance. As he grows more confident, he will choose to move closer and investigate things on his own. Speak in a happy voice so that he’ll know you aren't afraid.

Go slowly. Introduce him to one new object or person at a time. A room full of children in Halloween costumes will overwhelm a pup, but one child holding a balloon is a lot easier to tolerate.

Enroll in puppy classes. A puppy class will allow your pup to socialize in a controlled environment—plus he’ll learn proper manners at the same time!

Use Comfort Zone® with D.A.P. ® When sprayed on a bandanna worn around your puppy’s neck, Comfort Zone® with D.A.P. ® (Dog Appeasing Pheromone) will help him feel safe and comfortable. It mimics the natural pheromones released by a puppy’s mother when he nursed, which alleviates anxiety in new situations. 

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This is my kitten Gadget, and she likes to sleep

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How cute is this little guy?

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What's the Deal with Spraying?!

To most people, all cat urine smells pretty much the same—awful! But to your cat, urine carries a wealth of information, and there is an enormous difference between simply urinating to answer nature’s call and spraying urine onto vertical surfaces for social reasons.

Spraying proclaims ownership and defines territory, and it can be a response to stress. It is most common in unneutered males and in cats who live in multi-cat environments. Cats will also spray in response to scent marks left by other cats.

There are a few effective ways to manage your cat’s spraying behavior:

Neuter your cat. Spraying is less common in cats who are neutered before six months of age.

Reduce environmental stress. Cats like routine, so try to feed your feline and clean her litter box on a regular schedule. Don’t move her food, water, litter box, scratching post, or bed unless absolutely necessary.

Use a pheromone diffuser. A happy, relaxed cat will rub her face onto various surfaces to mark them as safe and kitty-friendly—she’s depositing a special facial pheromone onto those areas. Comfort Zone® Diffuser with Feliway® plugs into an electrical outlet and dispenses this same facial pheromone into the air. The result? Your cat won’t feel the need to spray because she is secure in her surroundings! 

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Is your cat a scratch artist?

Cats are notorious scratch artists! Our favorite felines have a variety of reasons for scratching at furniture:

•        They’re marking their territory. Vertical scratching is a natural, instinctive behavior—it lets other cats know which boundaries your kitty has established as her territory. Scratching to leave her scent behind is also a cat’s way of making household items smell more familiar and less threatening.

•        They’re stressed. If you’ve recently adopted a new cat, the established cat may feel the need to let the new cat know that she is the dominant feline. A new baby in the house or visiting relatives could also induce stress, which causes her to vent her frustration on your sofa.

 Scratching can be a challenging behavior to manage, but Comfort Zone® with Feliway® Diffuser makes it easy! Unlike declawing, which is cruel and painful to a cat—it’s the equivalent of amputating the claw and sometimes even the first joint of the toe—our diffuser simply plugs into an electrical socket and dispenses a calming feline facial pheromone into the air.

Your cat just wants to feel safe in her environment, and Comfort Zone® with Feliway® Diffuser is the effective way to do just that!

Comfort Zone is a registered trademark of Farnam Companies, Inc.  Feliway is a registered trademark of Ceva Santé Animale.