High Energy Dogs

At Happy Hound Dog Resorts we have grown a lot since we opened in the spring of 2014. The dog owners of Jacksonville have welcomed us with their 4-legged loved ones. When you first start out, you become a solution for people who have all kinds of dogs. Our staff have learned a lot about […]

Trust the Vet

Why in the world would someone look online and expect an online “personality” to be a better resource for questions and answers for your pet, over your local Veterinarian? We have had a couple of instances this week with regard to people asking questions online about solutions, rather than trust the vet. A Veterinarian has […]

Dog Boarding with a stranger

The holiday boarding season is almost upon us. Kids will be out of school soon, trips will be planned and you will need to look into dog boarding with a stranger. Granted if you have never boarded a dog, you are going to be boarding your dog with a stranger. Are all strangers equal? Is […]

Does your Dog Daycare Jacksonville FL use a Dog Behaviorist?

Dog Daycare is a growing and trending service for owners of dogs. Dogs were not bred to sit at home to be doormats or hang out with the cats at home. Its crazy to think that they just sit and sleep all day. Who wants a dog that sleeps all day? Many dog daycare facilities […]

Dog Daycare Jacksonville FL inside

Check out our Dog Daycare Jacksonville FL inside facilities. Few feature dog daycare inside. Why?  Its hot outside and if you or I were to go play for 15 minutes outside, we’d get tired and hot too, in 100 degree feel-like weather. Add the rain to the mix and its a mess. So why do dog […]

Dog Training Jacksonville FL takes time

Training takes time is one of the most misunderstood terms in the world of dogs. Because people get a dog and think that the dog comes to them trained. Let that one sink in for a bit. Out of the womb, they were expected to learn how to walk, talk, and behave. Really? Dog Training […]

Luxury Dog Boarding Jacksonville FL at the Vet

I know, I was like, really, Luxury Dog Boarding Jacksonville FL at the Vet, and I was scratching my head too. Granted some new facilities may be very nice with nice paint, nice walls, nice “cages”. Dog boarding at a vet’s office is boarding in a cage.  Add in staff  geared toward surgeries, treatments, and […]

Dog Bite Payouts Increasing

Dog Bites Accounted For More Than 1/3 Of All Homeowners Liability Pay Outs Last Year As Cost Per Claim Soars. Dog bite payouts increasing (and other dog-related injuries) to over $530 million, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) and State Farm®, the largest writer of homeowners insurance in the United States. An analysis of homeowners […]

Dog costs are rising

Just saw this come across the news wire, granted the data comes from one of our least favorite veterinarian clinics, nationwide, but still, data is data and if you have a pet, you want to pay attention and learn more about why dog costs are rising. Annual pet care costs increased by almost 10 percent between […]

Dog paws

Dog paws As the temperature rises we know its getting hotter outside. This also means that the pavement, the sidewalk, the areas where your dog goes outside, are also getting hotter. What does heat do to people and dogs? It makes us perspire then it dries us out. You may not think your dog’s dog […]