Deal With Upset Pets

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How To Keep Dogs and Cats From Fighting

Place your dog’s food bowl outside of the cat’s room so that the dog will associate the cat with something positive (Of course, make sure it's good food!)

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Figure out why the pet is upset. The other day my dog Sawyer kept sitting down during his walk and whining, no matter how many times I said “Let’s go.” It ended up he had burrs stuck all over his belly, legs and between his paw pads.

Fix the immediate problem. In this case, pull out all the burrs.

Soothe shattered nerves. The burr pulling, which took about 15 minutes, came complete with soft talk and petting. He then got a big hug when all the burrs were extricated.

Offer a favorite treat. Thankfully I always walk my dogs with a bag full of mini-bones and Sawyer got one. Or six.

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