by Cindy Fertsch | Feb 13, 2025 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Pets, South Jersey
By Heidi Clayton Helping your dog stay in shape or lose weight can be a difficult task when you factor in the time needed, working, and family responsibilities. Sometimes, when people embark on a weight loss program, they enlist the services of a personal trainer to...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 30, 2025 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Pets, South Jersey
By Heidi Clayton Helping your dog lose weight is a process that involves first finding the right diet and then formulating an exercise plan that will take the weight off of them. In the world of show dogs, we call walking our dogs to get them fit “roadwork.” Roadwork...
by Cindy Fertsch | Apr 18, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Features, Pets, South Jersey
By Heidi Clayton Recently, I was told by a client that it was suggested to her that she not give her dog a heartworm preventative because heartworms do not appear in New Jersey. I was a bit alarmed that anyone would suggest such a thing. According to the US Food &...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 20, 2023 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Health, Pets, South Jersey
Dog TailsBy Heidi Clayton I often hear from puppy owners who tell me that when they’re walking their puppy, the puppy will sometimes put the brakes and refuse to walk farther. Most of the time it’s because they have pushed their puppy to walk farther than their...
