The Paw Shop: Grooming by Megan

03/17/2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

10/31/2021

Common sense and a little preparation will ensure your four-legged family member is none the worse for wear on Halloween.

10/22/2021

If your dog is obsessively licking her paws, she may be itchy and miserable because of environmental allergies.

08/17/2021

A dog food brand sold nationwide at select PetSmart stores is making the news this week. That brand is Simply Nourish.

08/03/2021

What type of dog water bowl do you use? 🐶💧

The dog water bowl has previously been identified as the third most contaminated🦠 item within the household and can be a breeding ground for dangerous germs & life-threatening bacteria🧫 that can put the entire house at risk, researchers at University Centre Hartpury have revealed.

So, which dish is best to use for a dog water bowl? The bowl that grows the least amount of life-threatening bacteria!

In the first study of its’ kind, Hartpury scientists found stainless steel grew the least amount of bacteria and over time, plastic bowls grew the highest amount, but the shocking part was the most harmful bacterial species (including salmonella, E. coli and MRSA) were most frequently identified in CERAMIC bowls!

Lead can also be a problem when using ceramic bowls, and the endocrine disrupting chemicals found in plastic bowls are a no-go! Also be aware plastic bowls🥣 can cause Plastic Dish Nasal Dermatitis🙀: Chemicals in plastic absorb through the skin and inhibit the synthesis of melanin, leaving the nose👃🏼 and adjacent areas with pink blotches.

So stainless steel🍴 bowls are the safest, right?

Well not so fast…. there’s even been recalls on stainless bowls😫. In our upcoming The Forever Dog book, in the chapter titled Environmental Impact and the section labelled “Toxic Toys, Chews, and Beds", we cover how to choose the best chemical-free bowls🚫 that won’t leach contaminants over time. The Forever Dog is available now for pre-order, worldwide, check out the www.ForeverDog.com/about

07/26/2021

Experienced a loss in your family? Along with your own emotions, you may find Fido mourning. Get tips for how to help a grieving dog.

06/28/2021

Any dog can suffer from heat-related illness, which can cause heart trouble, problems with normal heat-dissipation mechanisms, organ failure and death.

03/29/2021

More recalls!

Midwestern Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling multiple brands of dog and cat food because it may contain Salmonella.

03/05/2021

For immediate release Media contact: Jenny Hunter, Director of Communications [email protected] Carney’s Point, New Jersey, March 4, 2021 — Bravo Packing, Inc. has recalled both its Performance Dog and its Ground Beef frozen raw pet foods due to possible contamination with Salmonella and...

02/25/2021

With all the dog food recalls in the news, you have to wonder…are there any brands that have never been recalled? The dog food brand you choose to feed your dog can be vitally important to the health of your pet. It turns out when things go wrong with pet food things can go very wrong. In late 201...