Preparing Your Dog or Cat for a New Baby
Preparing Your Dog or Cat for a New Baby Bringing home a baby is both an exciting and stressful time for everyone in the home. A baby brings a lot of change...
Preparing Your Dog or Cat for a New Baby Bringing home a baby is both an exciting and stressful time for everyone in the home. A baby brings a lot of change...
Going to the Dog Park The dog park can be a scary place to go for the first time for you and your dog. It can also be really fun and stress relieving!...
Dog to Dog Introductions Most potential dog adopters at Great River Rescue have other dogs at home. Therefore, we facilitate a lot of dog to dog introductions. These meetings can give a lot...
How to Stop Your Dog from Digging Digging is a very common problem among shelter dogs. We see it all the time and end up filling in holes on at least a weekly...
Traveling with Your Pets During COVID-19 Guest post from Million Mile Secrets The global Coronavirus pandemic has affected the lives of everyone. We have all had to make adjustments to keep ourselves and our...
Leash Aggression Have you ever had a dog that is calm and friendly one minute, but turns into an angry, aggressive beast when you put on a leash? This can be a difficult and...
Excessive Barking Recently, Great River Rescue conducted a survey among our clients about pet behavior problems. The number one problem identified was excessive barking in dogs. A dog that barks at friends, or barks...
Problems with Thunderstorms and Loud Noises This past week may have been stressful for your dog. And, with summer thunderstorms rolling through, your dog might be scared and nervous all over again. Big, loud...
Understanding FIV/FeLV in Cats The health and welfare of our kitty companions is of paramount importance. Because of that, the topic of FIV/FeLV in cats can be scary, especially if we don’t know much...
Deworming Your Pets The topic of deworming can be very unpleasant for most of us. It is important though to protect our pets from these parasites that can cause serious health problems. Check out...