There are a number of ways that make cats and dogs very different when it comes to a natural approach.

Cats are carnivores and dogs are omnivores.  Both need moisture in their diets but cats more so.  You should always use muscle testing to find the appropriate diet for your dog or cat.   A 100% dry diet has never muscle tested for any of our own animals or those of a client.  Sometimes a dry and wet diet will be the best though.  When you do feed dry, make sure you …

Lori Brewer of Waterford Portrait Design is coming to Urban Tails in Midtown Houston for a very special photography session for your four-legged friend.

Wednesday, September 15th
and
Thursday, September 16th

$25 fee (+tax) includes a mini session and 4×5 print.  Special pricing will be available on larger prints, sterling portrait rings, canvas prints & custom framing.  Purchase a full, in home session for 1/2 price!  Reservations are required and must be scheduled with an Urban Tails service such as daycare, full service groom or bath.  One dog per portrait.  Portrait will be taken during …

Thinking about getting a new dog or puppy? Generally it’s better to plan an adoption from a shelter or the purchase of a pure bred dog. But, you never know when you will happen upon a stray that tugs on your heart strings. I was surprised once. I said I would never have a new puppy again – not at my age. And then it happened. Discarded and left under a car at a nearby auto dealership, a little 8 week old black lab puppy entered our lives last August. …

Join Barker Street Bakery for a Bow Wow Bash benefiting Montgomery County Texas Animal Shelter August 28 from 2-7pm. Famed animal communicator Sonya Fitzpatrick will attend and you can win a chance for a personal pet reading (no personal readings on site at the event). Games, raffle drawings, activities and more. Barker Street Bakery is located north of Houston in The Woodlands at 442 Sawdust Rd.

There is no doubt that successful dog training, even if it’s a simple come command, takes time and in our busy lives, time is one commodity we are finding very little of these days. Positive training with food treats is not only extremely good for you and your dog, if done correctly and consistently it can have an incredible “relationship-building” quality and doesn’t require nearly the amount of time you might expect. As you look at structuring your dog training, keep these simple tips in mind:

Keep your training sessions short. …