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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.

What to do about dogs and chocolate

Thursday, Sep 1st, 2016 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Who doesn’t love chocolate? It’s the stuff of celebrations, holidays and romance. It’s filled with feel-good chemicals, and there’s even evidence that it’s good for our health. Dogs love chocolate […]

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How dog parks create joy for dogs and owners

Tuesday, Aug 30th, 2016 | By Dr. Marty Becker

I was in St. Louis recently, shooting some pet owner education videos with the folks at Purina as part of my ongoing partnership with them. We were chatting about some […]

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A veterinarian’s guide to greeting dogs in public

Thursday, Aug 25th, 2016 | By Dr. Marty Becker

I was with friends in my hometown of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and we were standing on the porte-cochere of a local hotel’s restaurant. Coming directly at us on a retractable […]

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It’s a Bonners Ferry Halloween to help children, pets!

Monday, Aug 22nd, 2016 | By Dr. Marty Becker

To my friends in the Bonners Ferry community, Can you join Second Chance Animal Adoption in making some Halloween magic for the children of Bonners Ferry while helping our community’s […]

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Never run from doggy danger!

Monday, Aug 22nd, 2016 | By Dr. Marty Becker

My brother-in-law is developmentally delayed, and he’s also afraid of dogs. Because he doesn’t drive, he walks all over our hometown of Bonners Ferry. When he walks by a house […]

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