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Protecting Your Pet: Understanding Lyme Disease and How to Keep Your Furry Friend Safe

Protecting Your Pet: Understanding Lyme Disease and How to Keep Your Furry Friend Safe

As the weather warms and outdoor adventures beckon, it's essential for pet owners to be aware of the risks posed by Lyme disease. This tick-borne illness can affect our beloved furry companions, leading to discomfort, illness, and even long-term health complications. In this blog, we'll delve into the ins and outs of Lyme disease, its symptoms, prevention strategies, and treatment options, empowering pet owners to keep their pets safe and healthy during tick season. Understanding Lyme Disease: Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to pets through the bite of infected black-legged ticks, also known...

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Tips for Gardening With Pets

Tips for Gardening With Pets

Gardening can be a productive and enjoyable hobby, and it can be even more fun when you involve your pets. Different gardening tasks, plants, and equipment aren’t always suitable for pets, however, so it is important to take proper steps to keep your pets safe while you garden together. How Gardening Helps Pets and Pet Owners Shared activities strengthen the bond between a pet and their person, deepening the relationship they share, and gardening can benefit both pets and pet owners. Your pets will enjoy the time outside and the mental stimulation provided by different sights, smells, and textures in...

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Happy Kids Garden Month

Happy Kids Garden Month

April is Kids Garden Month, and it's time to get in the garden! If you have little ones in your life, this is a great opportunity to share your gardening know-how. Growing vegetables is a great start, and we've created a kid-friendly guide to get the plants growing. Let's begin with how to grow a plant! Great job! Now, let's review 4 amazing seeds for your kids to grow. Sunflowers might be a classic, but there’s a good reason for that and also, it's hard not to love how cheerful they look! Grow them in peat plant pots indoors and...

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The 4 Step Lawn Program Guide

The 4 Step Lawn Program Guide

A healthy lawn is easy! We've got organic and non-organic programs for your lawn, as well as all the information you need for a thriving green lawn. Read below about the 4-step lawn programs and when they should be applied. Step 1 Nature’s cue is when forsythias are in full bloom! Apply in April or before the forsythia blossoms drop in your area. And remember, no seeding during Step 1. But if you want to seed with your 4-step program, we have options. Step 1 seeding option prevents crabgrass, while allowing you to seed. Grade, rake, seed, and then apply...

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Pets Safety During The 2024 Solar Eclipse

Pets Safety During The 2024 Solar Eclipse

On April 8th, 2024, a rare solar eclipse will occur, offering a breathtaking and awe-inspiring view of the sky. While many individuals will be excited to witness this natural phenomenon, it is important to remember that our furry friends may not share the same enthusiasm. Pets, especially dogs and cats, can be sensitive to changes in their environment, which makes it crucial for pet owners to take the necessary steps to ensure their safety and well-being during this event. One of the most important things to keep in mind when it comes to keeping pets safe during a solar eclipse...

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