Month: August 2026
Nothing needs to go under a dog bed on carpet. On a bare hard floor there is a case for…
Austin Murphy
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The same bed that stays put on carpet slides on hardwood, which tells you the problem is the surface rather…
Austin Murphy
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Tile is the hardest surface for a dog bed to sit on, and the sliding it causes gets most of…
Austin Murphy
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Most people budget for the purchase price and underestimate everything after it. The first year carries vaccinations, neutering, microchipping, initial…
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Cats bond to territory more than to buildings, which is why moving is harder on them than on dogs. The…
Austin Murphy
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Healthy adult cats groom themselves thoroughly and effectively, and bathing a cat that does not need one strips natural oils,…
Austin Murphy
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Drooling, vomiting, restlessness, and excessive vocalization in a car all get read as anxiety, and in cats they are equally…
Austin Murphy
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A cat that objects to brushing is rarely objecting to the idea of it. More often the brush is wrong…
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The failure mode is almost always the same. Someone buys a harness, puts it on the cat, carries them outside,…
Austin Murphy
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