Tip of the Week

Vets in San Diego who carry the Rattlesnake Anti-venom

On July 7, 2013 / Tip of the Week

Rattlesnake bites are nothing to joke around about. Click HERE for information on what to do if you pet does get bit and how to avoid it in the first place! PLEASE get them to the nearest vet ASAP!! Every second matters!! Vets around San Diego who carry the rattle snake anti-venom. Please feel free to contact us if you know of any more so we can add them to our list! North County California Veterinary Specialists Carlsbad Phone: 760-431-2273 24 hours/ 7 days Drake Center For Veterinary Care Encinitas Phone: 760-753-9393 Open 7 days Oceanside Veterinary

Tips for keeping your pup out of HEATS way

On June 7, 2013 / Tip of the Week

With summer fast approaching, a few tips that will help keep your dog comfortable and safe. A few things to think about is that your dog has a fur coat on AND they don’t wear shoes! It is imperative to remember that your dog does not sweat like we do. They cool themselves by panting and through sweating a tiny bit through the pads in their feet. When they get extremely hot and dehydrated, these systems shut down and they can suffer heat stroke. Heat stroke is a dangerous situation that requires immediate treatment or your dog may die! It

Holiday Gift Ideas for the Dog Lover in your Life

On November 26, 2012 / Tip of the Week

Tis’ the season for buying gifts for your loved ones, co-workers, friends, neighbors, mail delivers, etc. Sometimes it can be a little daunting so we thought that we would share with you some of our favorite things (we want to be like Oprah except, sorry–we can’t give everyone in class one of each of these!). Of course, most of them have to do with health, fitness or dogs but hey, that is what we like and maybe you will too!! 1/ Books: Who doesn’t enjoy a good book. One of the BEST gifts that I have received at a gift exchange at

How big is your BUT?

On September 19, 2012 / Tip of the Week

Who does this sound like? I want to workout BUT I don’t have the time. I want to eat healthy BUT it costs more. I want to lose weight BUT I don’t want to give up my wine. I want to hire a personal trainer BUT I don’t have much money. I should work out a little harder BUT I don’t like to sweat or feel uncomfortable. I need to weight train BUT I don’t want to get big muscles & look like a guy. How about these for better BUTs…. I don’t really have time to exercise BUT if

Tone your booty while walking Fido

On September 5, 2012 / Tip of the Week

Is your booty getting a little soft? Do you need a little “pick me up” in the form of exercises to do while exercising Fido at the same time? Taking Fido for a walk is ok, but that is not going to tone up the buns so try adding these to your exercise routine and buns of steel will magically appear!! 1/ Stairs. Find some stairs on your walking route and start climbing!! You can do “stair repeats” where you go up the stairs, come back down and repeat!! Another fun thing to do is time your ascent and then