I’ve never been the kind of person to refer to the dog as my furry baby, or buy her outfits, or attempt to carry her around in a fluffy pink crystal embellished dog handbag. Still, I love my dog and I think she’s a bit fond of me, in a “oh, there’s that person who [...]
Tags: cats, crawling, dogs, newborns, pets, Toddlers
Posted in: Baby, Toddlers
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This week, the New York Times says that dirt and worms are actually good for your baby.
Babies love putting horrible stuff in their mouths. Rediscovered ancient cheerios dropped weeks ago, fluff from under the bed, and grot they find in the grass at the park. I know a couple of babies who love to eat [...]
Tags: Allergies, dogs, Eczema, hygiene, worms
Posted in: Baby, Health
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I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get a little annoyed when people try to compare caring for their dogs or cats to what I go through caring for my kids. I particularly dislike when folks refer to their pets as kids and they aren’t kidding. It’s one thing to say jokingly, [...]
Tags: anthropomorphism, babies, cats, dogs, pets
Posted in: Parenting
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Pesticides in fruits and vegetables? Growth hormones in milk? BPA in water bottles? These are just some of the health issues that we are worried about and try to avoid. But what we probably don’t know is that our pets can be carriers of toxins, too.
This is based on the study of a Washington-based Environmental [...]
Tags: cats, dogs, industrial chemicals, mercury, pets, toxins
Posted in: Current Events, Health
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German researchers claim that having a dog in your home during your child?s infancy, reduces your child?s risk of developing allergies. Their findings were based upon a 6 year study of 9,000 children and were published in the European Respiratory Journal recently. The findings show that having a dog in the home is associated with [...]
Tags: allergens, Allergies, animals, asthma, dander, dogs, Eczema, germs, pets, pollens
Posted in: Health
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