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Coronavirus and pets: can my dog or cat spread the disease?
April 14, 2020
The number of people worldwide infected with the new coronavirus has exceeded 100,000 and the disease is continuing to spread, but what role do pets – if any – have in the outbreak? After a dog in Hong Kong reportedly tested ‘weak positive’ for coronavirus, causing some alarm among pet owners, the Guardian’s Helen Davidson […]
Need a way to exercise? Get out and walk the dog
April 14, 2020
April Bowling is a former competitive triathlete, endurance coach, and assistant professor of public health at Merrimack College. But as the mother of two energetic teenagers, the Essex resident knows how hard it is to keep fit now that school and sporting events are suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We walk the dog about […]
Business Unleashed Dog Grooming
April 13, 2020
The new coronavirus has changed life for all of us. Local businesses have taken a huge economic hit, but communities are finding creative ways to support the establishments they know and love. In an effort to help local businesses in our communities stay connected and succeed, Patch will shine a light on some of them […]
Dogs Are Like Prozac
April 13, 2020
More noise from black screens, increased crumbs on the couch, lack of clean socks and frequent delays, or even worse cancellations to daily walk schedules have been some of the concerning behaviors displayed by beloved owners showing signs of the classic doggy diagnosis’. Seemingly overnight many of us were abruptly and somewhat traumatically separated from […]
Pets Need Virtual Services Too
April 13, 2020
Bond Vet, a veterinary-care startup with two locations in New York, tried a virtual meetup last month for people and pets who couldn’t congregate in dog parks during the coronavirus pandemic. It wasn’t the same experience. “I believe since the dogs actually couldn’t interact, it wasn’t as exciting for them,” said Brooke Goldstein, a marketing […]
Leave your pet at home
April 13, 2020
With epidemic still in effect, and grocery stores taking safety precautions to help stop the spread, I witnessed a couple of women bringing in their small dogs, and seating them in child’s seat in front of the shopping cart. After the girl wiped it down, they were touching the dirty animals and produce and etc., […]
Surf Dog Ricochet helps health professionals
April 13, 2020
Pawsitive Teams is a service and therapy dog program founded in San Diego in 1997. The partnership between Ricochet and the organization directly addresses the mental health crisis affecting healthcare professionals during these difficult times. In every other crisis, therapy dogs are called upon to provide comfort and healing. But, due to social distancing and […]
Catching up with Sara & her dog Hero
April 13, 2020
Former North Bayite Sara Carson has had a lot of success since appearing on America’s Got Talent, but the COVID-19 crisis has affected her work doing high-profile personal appearances. “Since America’s Got Talent, we’ve been busy doing lots of live appearances. We did a lot of halftime shows for sports. We did a lot of […]
PetSmart reopens its grooming shops
April 13, 2020
PetSmart has reopened hundreds of its grooming shops across the country, claiming they provide an essential service that should be available to the public during the coronavirus lockdown. The huge pet supply chain initially closed its grooming operations as governors imposed lockdown orders in all but a handful of states, but last week — placing […]
A plan for your animals
April 13, 2020
Even with everything going on in the world right now, a lot of people are still putting off creating a plan for if they should become incapable of taking care of their animals. In 2019, a survey of 2,000 Americans conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Brookdale Senior Living found that three out of every five […]
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