Pet Safety Tips Archives - Fur Services Fur Pets Professional In-Home Pet Care Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:49:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Lacy-32x32.jpg Pet Safety Tips Archives - Fur Services Fur Pets 32 32 153169097 Valentines Safety Tips for Prosper Pet Parents https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/valentines-safety-tips-for-prosper-pet-parents/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:49:01 +0000 https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/?p=4672 It's Valentine's Weekend!  A weekend full of love and cuddles - especially with your furry, feathered and scaled friends!  In our blog, Valentine's Safety Tips for Prosper Pet Parents, we want to share some quick, must know safety tips to ensure a great weekend!

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]]> 4672 Post-Holiday Dog Care: Easing Separation Anxiety in Dogs https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/post-holiday-dog-care-easing-separation-anxiety-in-dogs/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:05:47 +0000 https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/?p=4626 Post-Holiday Dog Care: Easing Separation Anxiety in Dogs The holidays are a wonderful time for our pets—extra family, full houses, and endless attention. However, once the decorations come down and the house goes quiet, many dogs struggle with the “holiday hangover.” This transition is when post-holiday dog care becomes vital for preventing stress.  If your pup […]

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]]> 4626 A Journey to Overcoming Dog Separation Anxiety: My Personal Story, the Beginning https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/a-journey-to-overcoming-dog-separation-anxiety-my-personal-story-the-beginning/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 09:19:03 +0000 https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/?p=3925 As professional in-home pet care providers, we work with a variety of anxiety situations with the dogs and cats in our care.  We have worked with dogs with fear anxiety that presents like aggression, anxiety around new people, anxiety over new canine siblings, anxiety over a change in routine, anxiety presenting as dog reactivity, and […]

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]]> 3925 Overcoming Separation Anxiety in Dogs: First Steps https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/overcoming-separation-anxiety-in-dogs/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 06:57:14 +0000 https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/?p=3872 From the beginning of Fur Services Fur Pets, we were a company that could work with canine anxiety without fear.  Individually, I’ve always had a special knack for working with dogs that are anxious, fearful, and uncomfortable with new situations.  As a company, we’ve spent years helping our clients with Separation Anxiety with their pups.  […]

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]]> 3872 My Dog is Afraid of Storms, What Can I do? https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/caninestormanxiety/ Mon, 03 May 2021 22:14:41 +0000 https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/?p=3106 For the first time in years we have a dog and cats that could not care less about thunder or lightening storms.  However, we have hundreds of clients’ pets that we care for that ARE terrified of them.  We get the question all the time, ‘My Dog is afraid of storms, what can I do?” […]

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]]> 3106 Why Does that Dog Wear a Muzzle? https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/why-does-that-dog-wear-a-muzzle/ Sat, 24 Apr 2021 14:55:35 +0000 https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/?p=3085 Our Abbie wears a Muzzle.  We prefer to call it her “Bling,” y’know, like jewelry.  Why?  It’s a positive spin on something that carries a negative connotation.  So why does my dog wear a muzzle? I was once like many of the people we see when we’re out with Abbie.  They stare, sometimes they look […]

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]]> 3085 Preparing Your Pets for Severe Weather https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/preparing-your-pets-for-severe-weather/ Thu, 09 May 2019 21:11:05 +0000 https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/?p=2108 Everything is bigger in Texas, including our weather.  Most of us have experienced so many tornado warnings that we don’t even react anymore.  But choosing to dismiss bad weather is a dangerous bet to make. Severe weather can hit unexpectedly and leave us at a loss as to what to do.  For the sake of […]

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]]> 2108 Making Sure Your Pets Have ID https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/making-sure-your-pets-have-id/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 21:08:49 +0000 https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/?p=2070 Are You Ready for National Pet ID Week? We humans never go anywhere without our identification.  Neither should our pets. April 17-23 is National Pet ID Week.  The week is dedicated to raising awareness about pets having identification.  The American Humane Society estimates that 1 in 3 pets will go missing at some point in […]

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]]> 2070 How To Protect Your Pet From Poison https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/how-to-protect-your-pet-from-poison/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 13:41:04 +0000 https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/?p=1358 Pets are like children.  They dive into things and ask questions later…if there is time…which is never.  This need to investigate can get our curious companions into a lot of trouble. March 18th marks the beginning of National Animal Poison Prevention Week.  As pet guardians, it is our responsibility to keep our pets out of […]

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]]> 1358 What to Do If Your Pet Goes Missing https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/what-to-do-if-your-pet-goes-missing/ Sun, 10 Mar 2019 23:01:44 +0000 https://www.furservicesfurpets.com/?p=1346 The other night my Golden Retriever Ivy slipped out the back gate.  Luckily, she will do just about anything for a treat.  It didn’t take long to get her back in the house.  We weren’t so lucky with my cat, Alex, a few years ago.  Having a pet go missing is a heartbreaking experience.  But […]

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