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Helpful 4th of July Tips from Dharma Dog Training

June 30, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

Dharma Dog Training’s latest email communication includes some essential knowledge for dog owners preparing for the commotion to come this holiday weekend. If you’re in need or have questions about how to keep Fido calm during the fireworks and celebrations, these tips will surely help. To receive Dharma’s newsletters and tips in your email, click […]

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Meet the Top 100 dog breeds in America

June 29, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

Each year, data collectors (like the American Kennel Club) take a look at the over 55 million households that include a dog in order to track breed populations and popularity. Last year, the AKC tallied nearly 200 different breeds in our homes. As you would suspect, there are staples on the list each year- Golden […]

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Banfield Animal Hospital measured your pet. Turns out he’s fat.

June 28, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

Banfield Animal Hospitals in 42 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico administered a five-point survey to 2.5 million dogs and 500,000 cats in 2016. In general, pets have become fatter. In fact, over the last 10 years, the average weight of an obese dog has seen an increase of over 150 percent. And the fattest […]

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Meet the Lincoln Animal Ambassadors

June 27, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

Almost 80 million households in the United States own a pet. Animals are clearly important to people. Why then do we allow millions of them to be killed annually in our shelters? Trying to save them all can feel overwhelming but we can still all do something. Fostering and/or adopting is a great start, but […]

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Support Nepal’s Street Dogs at Omaha’s Long Dog Fat Cat

June 27, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

Dogs have it good (for the most part) in the U.S., especially in relation to much of the rest of the world. One place dogs aren’t as treasured is Nepal. Project Humane Nepal is an educational organization formed by the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s own Angeela Shrestha and aims to change the treatment of animals in […]

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Rockbrook’s Pets R Us to have protesters as company today

June 25, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

On April 23, 2017, Nebraska’s chapter of Bailing Out Benji was joined by a number of rescues and dozens of people to protest Tully’s Kennels and Pets R Us in Omaha. These two stores are the only pet stores in Omaha that sell puppies and purport to get them (for hundreds, if not over a […]

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Enjoy food and fun with your pup at Omaha’s CRAVE

June 24, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

CRAVE Omaha, a locally-owned and operated restaurant in Midtown Crossing, is a cool place to be anyway, but is now even cooler as customers can eat, drink, and socialize with their dogs. Jacqelle Lane, who co-owns CRAVE Omaha with her mother and business partner Jeannine Lane, has infused her restaurant with her love for dogs […]

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Celebrate pups on the patio with CRAVE Omaha, Pets in Omaha

June 24, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

One year ago, CRAVE Omaha, a pet partner of Pets in Omaha’s and a midtown favorite restaurant, became eligible to host patrons with pups on its patio. And to celebrate the one-year mark for CRAVE Omaha, the restaurant and Pets in Omaha are co-hosting a “Summer Soiree” with people and pets alike. On Wednesday, July […]

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Town & Country Humane Society needs help recovering from storms

June 17, 2017 Eric Forrest 0

At Pets in Omaha, we’ve called on readers to help in all kinds of situations rescues and shelters have been put in. Broken A/C in Clinton, IA. A tornado in Beaver Crossing, NE. A shortage in food pantries, volunteers, and resources. Here’s your latest chance to help the people and animals at one of our […]