pet Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/pet/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:16:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Pets & Your Health https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/20/pets-your-health/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:50:34 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8910 If you don’t own a pet, maybe you should get one. A pet offers a whole bunch of health benefits to you: Buffer stress Lower

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]]> Three Dogs and a Bird–Their Day https://smthingscount.com/2018/04/11/three-dogs-and-a-bird-their-day/ Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:07:52 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6814 Kaya and Sargent, and my African Grey parrot, Max.  Why?  It’s the 12th Annual National Pet Day.  The dogs give me unconditional love, devotion, and

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]]> “How Much is that Doggie in the Window?” https://smthingscount.com/2017/06/07/how-much-is-that-doggie-in-the-window/ Wed, 07 Jun 2017 15:42:03 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5936 When I saw this cartoon on Facebook, I had to pass it on.  Something to think about  when we’re adding a pet to our family.

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]]> Three Dogs and a Bird, On their Day https://smthingscount.com/2017/04/11/three-dogs-and-a-bird-on-their-day/ Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:53:01 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5801 Today I  give special loving attention to my dog, Riley, my grand-dogs, Kaya and Sargent, and my African Grey parrot, Max.  Why?  It’s the 11th

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]]> A Dog-Gone Silly “Day” https://smthingscount.com/2015/06/26/a-dog-gone-silly-day/ Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:56:56 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3905 Take Your Dog to Work Day (today–created in 1999 by Pet Sitters International) is downright silly.  Mine is at work with me every day.  Of

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]]> Something to Bark At https://smthingscount.com/2015/03/23/something-to-bark-at/ Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:14:04 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3604 This is National Puppy Day.  Not an officially-sanctioned day, just something Colleen Paige dreamed up in 2006 to call attention to dogs and the joy

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]]> Animal Cruelty https://smthingscount.com/2014/04/14/animal-cruelty/ Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:07:57 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2702 Pets are part of 63% of American families.  We love and protect them.  But what about all of the other animals around us?  The U.S.

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