All posts by Eric Forrest

  • Friday Five: Anti-vaccination movement reaches dog owners

    Distemper, rabies, hepatitis and other common vaccinations are being withheld from dogs because, according to this  article and one veterinarian, owners are concerned that risks outweighs rewards gained from inoculations. Brooklyn, NY, and it’s “hipster-y” population seems...

    • Posted December 15, 2017
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  • Friday Five: Seven Great Audiobooks for Dog Lovers

    It’s holiday time, and you may be struggling to find the dog lover in your life a gift. If that person is also a reader, this article from Top Dog Tips will help: The 7 Best Audiobooks...

    • Posted December 15, 2017
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  • Friday Five: Therapy in a Box

    There’s something out there called “Soul Pancake” and the people there have given many stressed out folks the warm fuzzies with its free therapy campaign. We’re not sure where this happened, but we wish it would come...

    • Posted December 15, 2017
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  • Friday Five: North Carolina baseball has a golden retriever teammate

    Omaha baseball fans have surely seen the North Carolina Tar Heels play in any number of recent College World Series tournaments lately. And if they weren’t the fan favorite in any of those previous years, maybe 2018...

    • Posted December 14, 2017
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  • Pet limit to be debated in Bellevue

    If you’ve got six pets, the Nebraska Humane Society hopes you take your responsibility to them seriously. For about a decade, Omaha has had an avocation (hobby) program and it has worked well, says a Humane Society...

    • Posted December 13, 2017
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  • Friday Five: How does Omaha feel about fur sales?

    Old Spitalfields Market in London, UK has made a big splash by banning the sale of fur.  The Humane Society International (UK) responded to the event in saying, “Real fur is extremely cruel, environmentally-unfriendly and should be confined...

    • Posted December 13, 2017
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  • Improve your pet’s health and hydration with Kangen Water of Omaha

    Sponsored Content Donna Retherford, owner of Kangen Water Omaha, knows that pet parents (about two out of every three Americans) want the best for their animals. Enagic‘s Kangen Water® systems are products she sells to satisfy the high...

    • Posted December 8, 2017
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  • Canfield’s, friend to the pet community, to close its doors

    By now, you’ve likely heard that Canfield’s Sporting Goods, an Omaha landmark for over seventy years, is closing permanently. The store, which has allowed customers to shop with their dogs for a decade (long before it became...

    • Posted December 7, 2017
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  • 50 gifts sure to make pets smile this holiday season

    1. First, consider this post a resource and gift to you and your friends from Pets in Omaha! We’ve got some cool gift ideas and some other tips on shopping and giving this holiday season that you’ll...

    • Posted December 5, 2017
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  • Get your pet’s photo with Santa, help Muddy Paws Second Chance Rescue!

    One bad thing about the winter in Nebraska is that events benefiting shelters and rescues are harder to find and impossible to host outdoors. The good news, though, is that the holidays afford us all a focus...

    • Posted December 4, 2017
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