Category: Tracie Hotchner

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Dryer Sheets Keep Away Nasty Flying Insects!

Summer bug problems? I nearly forgot about this low-tech simple solution really works to keep away the nasty little biting, flying insects that swarm around me and my dogs when we go on summer walks in the middle of summer. My girls Maisie and Wanda – who run across fields, streams and into woods year round
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Tracie Hotchner

Do You Use Baby Talk With Your Dog?

Do you think your dog likes hearing baby talk from you? Do you enjoy having that special communication style? Are you as surprised as I am by French researchers telling us we’re wasting our time on doggy baby talk?! I read a fun article on Gizmo recently about a scientific study in France that showed
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Amazon Smile

I Rediscovered Amazon Smile and You Should Too!

I really cannot believe that I had forgotten all about the minor miracle that is Amazon Smile: if you shop on Amazon (is there anyone who does not?) you can have a life-saving, life-changing impact on any animal welfare group simply by shopping online! I had signed up years ago and designated Doctors Without Borders
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