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Five reasons you can’t afford NOT to license and microchip your dog

More and more cities are requiring owners to license and microchip their pets. While this can seem invasive, tedious, or unimportant, we're here to tell you that it is absolutely worth it to license and microchip your dog! Here...

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Health & Wellness

Easy ways to help your pup shed pounds

Obesity rates in pets continue to rise, and according to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, around 53 percent of dogs are overweight or obese. More surprisingly, 90 percent of owners don't even know that their beloved furry...

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Caring for Dog
Health & Wellness
Products & Gear

Five essential dog winter products

For those of you living in colder climates, winter can be ruff for certain breeds. Though we aren't facing any extreme winter weather here in Santa Monica, we do gear up for early morning hikes five days a week and...

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Caring for Dog
Products & Gear
Safety

Fitdog Five: 5 products to keep dogs safe at night

With winter comes shorter days and longer nights. This likely means your after-work stroll around the block will probably take place after dark. Luckily, you don't have to be in the dark about keeping dogs safe at night....

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Food & Diet
Health & Wellness

Unhealthy dog food disguised as quality food

“Nutritionally balanced”, “holistic health”, “essential nutrients”, “grain-free”. Does any of this sound familiar? When choosing dog food, we gravitate toward clever marketing that makes it seem like we are feeding our dogs healthy food.  Dog food companies dress...

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