Paid Sick Leave for Dog Owners, SLC, UT – Rocky Mountain Pooper Scoopers
A woman in Italy recently asked her employer for paid sick leave in order to care for her dog. She told her boss her dog was “family” and the woman’s request was granted. The woman is an employee at Sapienza University in Rome and she lives alone with her dogs. She needed to take time off work in order to bring one of her dogs to the veterinarian for surgery. When “Anna” originally approached her employer and requested time off, she said the leave was documented as holiday pay. She became angry and decided to contact an animal advocacy group ...
Maintaining a Clean Yard, SLC, UT – Rocky Mountain Pooper Scoopers
As an Arizona dog owner you do your best to maintain a clean and beautiful lawn but at the same time you know how difficult it is to do. Between your work and your children you have a lot of responsibility and sometimes things get overlooked. At Arrowhead Scoopers and PoopRemoval.com were here to tell you that with our help, your lawn will be free of landmines all year round, but there’s a catch…we’ll need your help to find those landmines, each and every time we pay a visit to your home. Today we’re going to share some helpful tips ...
What Children Can Learn from Animals, SLC, UT – Rocky Mountain Pooper Scoopers
Families that have children represent the largest demographic that happen to own at least one pet, or maybe even more. Children that live in homes with pets have much to offer when it comes to the care of their pets especially when it comes to playtime. Children can learn a lot from having an animal in the home so today we give you 10 life lessons that will carry over well into the future: 10 Life Lessons Children Can Learn from Owning a Pet One: Responsibility Pets require daily care including feeding, exercising and sometimes even grooming. Let’s not forget ...
Unchain a Dog Month, SLC, UT – Rocky Mountain Pooper Scoopers
February is National Unchain a Dog Month, a month that marks one of the most important aspects surrounding dog education. While we are already half-way through the month this is still an important topic to talk about, so here we go. Imagine for a moment that you’re a dog and that you’re confined to just a small area and that you have something heaving wrapped around your neck. You’re trying to move about your yard and you find that you’re being choked by a rope or a chain that your owner placed around you. Dogs weren’t blessed with ability to ...
Pet Dental Health Month, SLC, UT – Rocky Mountain Pooper Scoopers
If your dog or cat seems to have bad breath it might be a sign of a serious health issue. A stinky mouth has the potential to damage not only your pets’ teeth and gums, but his internal organs as well. To stress the importance of good oral health for pets, February has been named National Pet Dental Health Month. The American Veterinary Medical Association, AVMA, sponsors this month every year and they want you to understand how important is to maintain your pets’ teeth and gums. Why Do Pets Get Gum Disease? Pets get gum disease just like we, ...
Animal Shows to Watch in February, SLC, UT – Rocky Mountain Pooper Scoopers
February is a busy month when it comes to pet health awareness as well as pet activities. From National Cat Health Month to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, we certainly have plenty of information we want to share with you. We don’t want you to miss a thing so be sure to read our blog often for the latest information about your favorite feline and/or favorite canine companion(s). Today, however, we’re going to highlight some of the fun stuff that will take place throughout the month. From dog shows, to cat shows, this is the place to turn to ...
JANUARY 29, 2018 National Seeing Eye Dog Day, SLC, UT – Rocky Mountain Pooper Scoopers
Dogs and humans have been living and evolving together for more than 32000 years but it wasn’t until after WWI that the demand for “seeing eye dogs” began to climb. During the war many soldiers were blinded during combat and needed assistance once they returned home. Help for these veterans came in the form of a program for guide dogs that began in Germany. The program trained only German Shepherds to be used as guide dogs but unfortunately the program was short lived and soon disbanded. Word of the program spread quickly and a woman from Philadelphia, living in Switzerland, ...
Raw Meat Diets, SLC, UT – Rocky Mountain Pooper Scoopers
We recently published a post on how your dogs’ diet has an effect on his skin, coat, and overall well being. Today, as a follow up, we’re going to discuss raw meat diets and just how dangerous they can be for both dogs, cats and humans, as well. In an article published by time.com veterinarians are now raising a red flag when it comes to feeding animals diets made from raw meat. In an analysis of 35 commercial raw dog and cat foods, studies showed that nearly 86% of these products contained bacteria that could be dangerous. The study was ...
Dog Owners May Live Longer, SLC, UT – Rocky Mountain Pooper Scoopers
A study in Sweden suggests that those who own dogs might live longer lives than those that don’t. The study showed that owning a dog is linked to a lower/reduced risk for cardiovascular disease and or death. Those conducting the research used the demographic data of 3.4 million Swedish residents, ages 40 to 80. In Sweden, all dogs are registered with the Swedish Board of Agriculture and each is identified by a number with either an ear tattoo or a microchip. Residents of Sweden that already had a history of cardiovascular disease were eliminated from the study which took nearly ...
