Pet Sitter Versus Dog Boarding

A lot has been written and said about Pet Sitters of late. In fact we have been reporting about them of late. Pet sitters have a place based on a need.  In this post we discuss the two options, Pet Sitter versus Dog Boarding. Some very anxious dogs are good candidates for more training and […]

Americans love their pets

Americans spent $58 billion to pamper and protect pets in 2014. The American Pet Products Association’s annual report on pet industry spending says Americans spent $58 billion in 2014 on their 397 million pets. Americans love their pets! Granted its a large range from freshwater fish and reptiles to cats and dogs. The industry trade group released the […]

Negative Parasite Exam

Good question, for a while, we did not know that parasites are existent in dog’s poop. Dogs love cat “crunchies” or lizards or anything that smells good. You know what they do with anything that smells good? The dogs eat it. Because if it smelled good, it has to taste GREAT! Just like that certain […]

Heartworms

Its a topic that can send fear through a pet owner, heartworms. The largest problem with heartworms is that there is no vaccination, this is something that affects cats and dogs equally wherever there are mosquitoes and it is something that appears to be on the rise, especially in Florida. The Humane Society in Orlando […]

Victor Dog Food Supplements

It has become more important to pet owners to see that their pets are fed and treated as if they are themselves. After all, we want our babies to live a lot longer and be with us for more great events in the future. So one way to look at this is by reviewing the […]

Updates Jacksonville FL Dog Daycare

Happy Hound Dog Resorts wishes you a very happy 2015! We had a great year in 2014 and we learned a lot about ourselves, the staff and your dogs. Based on your responses to us, what we read about in the industry and our books we have read about the pet industry, we have big […]

Dog Service Hobbyists

From an article I wrote about the perils of working with people in the dog business. These people treat dog care as dog service hobbyists. You know them as providers under dogvacay as well as rover and craigslist. They carry no insurance of their own. Have no emergency plan. No fire suppression or way to […]

Treat versus Poison

Treat versus Poison It’s that time of the year when we see kids with more chocolate and treats, and guess what our four-legged friends see the opportunity! Maybe the kids will also feed the pets some things that they feel is a treat, when in fact, it’s more of a poison for the pets. The […]

Neglecting duties as a dog owner

I read an article by a guy named Matt Lehr. He talks about how humans experience new opportunities not with our planning but with our chance encounters. ““success in business increasingly depends on chance encounters.” It’s these chance encounters that seem spontaneous in the present but more purposeful with future’s hindsight. This is synchronicity repackaged.” However, you […]

Pet Hotel Pickup

So you have arrived back home and you are ready to have a ‘vacation’ after your trip or vacation. Face it, as we get older, we are having a harder time getting back into the same old routine. We often times need some time to settle in and face the world we left. We as […]