Companion Animal Tips
We all love our animal companions, but once in a while they can try our patience. Sometimes we take home new pets, and need information! Our pet-care information will help you develop and maintain a long and rewarding relationship with your furry or feathered friends.
Note: some of the tip topics below are available as web pages on our website, some link to information on other websites, and others are downloadable as a PDF. The full list is repeated in the right-hand column on every page in the Companion Animal Tips section.
General Animal Tips
- Avoid Pet Peeves
- Carriage Horse FAQs
- Cold Weather FAQs
- Coping with Pet Allergies
- Dogs Die in Hot Cars
- Don't Litter - Spay or Neuter
- End of Life Care for your Pet
- Explaining Pet Death to Children
- Fire Prevention Tips for You and Your Pet
- Grieving the Loss of a Pet
- Holidays and Pets
- If You Find an Animal
- Microchipping
- The Multi-pet Household
- Pediatric Spay and Neuter from the ASPCA
- Pets and Babies
- From the HSUS: Pets at College: Not a Prerequisite
- Preparing an Emergency Plan for Disasters
- Summer Safety for Pets
- From the AAHA: Toxic House and Garden Plants
- Twelve Pet Tips for Christmas
- What Price Pets?
Dogs
- The Challenging Dog
- From PIJAC Canada: Checklist for Acquiring a Dog
- Crate Training
- Aggression in Dogs
- Biking with Dogs: Be Safe!
- Dog Owner's Responsibilities
- Dog Training
- Find the Perfect Dog Muzzle
- From the Ontario SPCA: Ideal Outdoor Doghouse for Ontario
Cats
- Cat Owner's Responsibilities
- Cat Training
- Declawing Your Cat
- Destructive Scratching in Cats
- Do You Know Where Your Cat Is?
- Feral Cats
- Harness Training for Cats
- House Soiling in Cats
- Thinking about a cat?
