Tip of the Week

Furry Foster needs YOUR help

A Foster Home For the Holidays Give a lonely shelter pet a foster home for the holidays at FurryFoster.com As pet parents, we’ve all heard about adopting a pet but what about fostering a shelter dog or cat? The holidays are a time to celebrate family and, while we can’t adopt every pet, we believe that all our furry friends deserve the same. If you can open your heart and home temporarily, fostering a lonely shelter pet will be a memorable experience that changes your life – and most importantly saves his. Our friends at Furry Foster are making it

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Death should be a 4 letter word

Death should be a 4 letter word

Death:  We ALL have to deal with it and it is NEVER easy.  Some deaths are worse than others. My father died of lung cancer and was sick for a very long time.  He was in pain and pretty miserable for months.  We got to spend a lot of time talking to him about death and how he felt and tell him how much we love him and thank him for all that he did for us.  When you have time to mentally prepare, it seems that it is a “little” easier to handle.  Saying good-bye is a closure that sometimes

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Tips on swimming with your pup

Tips on swimming with your pup

Wow!! It has been SUPER hot in San Diego this past week!!  The only place to be is IN THE POOL!!  Everyone knows that I LOVE to swim!!  As a matter of fact, I LOVE anything water as long as there is no soap involved!!  I like to play in the sprinklers, get sprayed with the hose, dock dive, surf and SWIM anywhere and anytime!!  Today, mommy allowed me and all of my friends to get cooled off after class in the pool at Markim Pet where our Sunday, Leash Your Fitness Boot Camp class is held!  Everyone had a

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Dog Bootcamp Instructor

Dog Bootcamp Instructor

Did you ever wonder how Kelly became a bootcamp instructor at Leash Your Fitness?  Have you ever been to Kelly’s “Butts and Guts with your Mutts” class or one of her running classes??!?! They are awesome!  She went from being a student in class to a PAW-SOME instructor! Want to know a little bit more about how Kelly got started teaching???  Watch this video!        

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Running with your dog in the heat

Running with your dog in the heat

Running with your dog in the heat You and your dog need to get your run in but the temperature is heating up.  Should you take your dog running in the heat?  Remember that your dog has a fur coat so they get hot faster than you do.  They also do not have shoes on so please be aware of how hot the pavement is where you are running.  A few other things you should know is that dogs do not sweat like people do.  Most of their sweat glands are located around their paws.  If you see wet footprints on

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