The Truth About Aging Cats Vs Aging Dogs #HillsPet
One of the hardest parts about being a pet parent is the hard, cold truth that our pets have such short life spans in the grand scheme of things. Aging cats and aging…
Author: Carol Bryant
Carol Bryant is a Cocker Spaniel expert with over 30 years of experience. A dog lover of the highest order is how Gayle King introduced Carol when she appeared with her Cocker Spaniel on Oprah Radio’s Gayle King to discuss Cockers and dogs in general.
Carol created and owns the trademark, My Heart Beats Dog®, and lives that mantra. A pet industry veteran, she appears on television, radio shows, and podcasts as a trusted resource and has authored hundreds of articles from sites like CNN and Yahoo to Dogster and Today.com
She is the Immediate Past President of the Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA) and a two-time winner of DWAA's Best Dog Blog.
Eight Ways To Get Your Dog Stolen
Christmas Eve should be a time of peace and solace, but for Cory and Sarah Malchow, it was the start of a nightmare. Sarah was walking her dog when she was attacked from…
13 Dog Halloween Do’s and Dont’s
For as many pet parents out there who like dressing their dogs up for Halloween, there are equally as many dogs who truly do not like the idea of getting all decked out…
Dog Writer Needs Help With Tattoo Selection: Inquire Within
Will it hurt? This is one of the most commonly asked questions customers pose to tattoo artists, and the very thing I uttered when I decided to take the plunge and “get inked,”…
Dog ACL Surgery Six Weeks Later
It’s been six weeks since our Puppy Relations (PR) Manager, Dexter, underwent an extracapsular surgical repair of his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). During the operation, his very skilled surgeon repaired a completely torn…
Fidose of Reality Catches Up with The Little Couple
They’ve appeared on Oprah, Dr. Oz, and The Today Show; graced the pages of People magazine and countless others; she is a busy neonatologist and he is a self-proclaimed successful serial entrepreneur who…
7 Ways To Help a Dog With Allergies
Is there anything worse than a dog who incessantly licks/bites/scratches themselves? It is believed that there are millions of you who have a dog with allergies. The only thing worse is the dog…
Should Dogs Be Allowed in Restaurants?
Dogs dining by our side. What’s wrong with that? Apparently there is a certain contingency of naysayers to negate dining with dogs out there. Yours truly does not mean 5-star-in-your-lap dining, but…
Natural or Organic or Botanical: What Dog Product Labels Mean
Natural, organic, or botanical: They all sound like seemingly harmless words that imply something is good for our dogs, but are they really? Fidose of Reality gets to the heart of the matter…
How to Save Your Dog From a Fire
Fire! This is one word any person dreads hearing, especially if the fire comes in the middle of the night, when all are asleep, including the family pets. Do you know how to…