A small game · Holiday safety
Safe or skip? The holiday table.
Turkey, sweet potato, pumpkin pie, poinsettias, tinsel: guess safe, a plain bite, or skip, and see why, with a veterinary source for every answer.
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Free guides for
Arizona dog people.
Print them, stick them on the fridge, or hand them to your dog sitter.
Every health and safety item names its source. Doug reviewed all of them. His notes were mostly about snacks.
The free guides
A small game · Fun facts
Dog fact or fetch?
Twelve things people say about dogs, from warm noses to the seven-year rule. Guess which are true, then see the source.
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Free printable · Sourced
The Arizona dog safety calendar.
Month by month: heat, rattlesnakes, monsoon toads, fireworks, and holiday foods, with a source for every item.
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Free printable · Before the stay
The first-stay checklist.
Records, routines, and what to pack before a first daycare or boarding stay, with us or anywhere else.
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Field note · Flat-faced dogs
Most heatstroke starts with a walk.
What veterinary records show about heatstroke in flat-faced dogs, and how to plan an Arizona walk around it.
Read the field note →Field note · October
Halloween with a flat-faced dog.
Costumes that leave room to breathe, the candy to keep out of reach (chocolate, xylitol, raisins), and a calmer front door on the night.
Read the field note →Field note · Holiday stays
A calm holiday stay starts with better questions.
What to ask any sitter or boarding host, the vaccines boarding usually needs, and what to hand over at drop-off.
Read the field note →Free printable · Days out
The Tortoise Route checklist.
A call-ahead and packing checklist for a dog-friendly day out, from our Chandler-to-Phoenix taproom story.
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What to watch for,
before it matters.
A short note at the start of each month: the Arizona risks coming up for dogs, one practical tip with its source, and new free guides when we publish them.
Educational information, not an individual veterinary assessment.
WHEN YOUR DOG IS STAYING HOME
Care in Laveen,
from November.
Premium home-based daycare and boarding, with flat-faced dogs and lowriders (short-legged dogs) in mind. Other canine friends welcome.
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