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From pet health tips to ideas on fighting boredom and loneliness in pets, you can learn how to make your pets' lives better here.

Resolve to make a new start with your pets

Wednesday, Jan 1st, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Got your New Year’s resolutions ready yet? Yeah, we don’t either. A good place to start, though, is with your pet. Helping your cat or dog change his life for the better has benefits for both of you. A healthier, happier pet not only puts less pressure on your wallet, but also brings more smiles […]

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Little strip can make a big difference in a dog’s dental health

Thursday, Feb 2nd, 2012 | By Dr. Marty Becker

What’s going on in your pet’s mouth? If you can’t say you’ve ever checked, I can tell you the news will likely not be good. Periodontal disease is the No. 1 most commonly diagnosed pet health problem, with about 85 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats getting it by age 3. Periodontal disease […]

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Happy New Year! Please don’t ask me about dragon care

Monday, Jan 23rd, 2012 | By Dr. Marty Becker

This is the Year of the Dragon. I don’t personally treat dragons, but if you should just happen to have one, your best bet would be to find a practicing veterinarian who’s a member of the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians. With a firefighter to assist, in case things get a little hot in […]

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Love languages: How are you best at giving and receiving?

Friday, Jan 20th, 2012 | By Dr. Marty Becker

I adore my wife, Teresa. That’s the simple explanation of how I feel about her and a term I reserve for only her. To adore is “to regard with deep, often rapturous love,” and that’s certainly what I feel for her after 33 years of marriage. We met in Moscow, Idaho. Teresa and I knew […]

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Some ‘edutaining’ ways to describe life with pets

Wednesday, Jan 11th, 2012 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Trust me when I say that I love to turn a phrase. I’m cornier than a bag of corn nuts, and my brain can take almost any word or situation and create a hybrid word to describe the thing or activity. Most are just plain stupid (just ask my family or friends who’ve been subjected […]

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