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Why walk when you can ride?

Posted on 26. Jul, 2012 by Stacy Smith.

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This cat is happy not to walk since his canine buddy doesn’t mind (or sort of insists on) giving him a ride…

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!In our never ending quest to find you products that actually work and work well, we asked EZYDOG to help us out with an ongoing issue we have. The issue is multiple dog syndrome or MDS. The root cause of [...]

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Safety tips for autumn hikes and camping.

Posted on 20. Oct, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale Smith
There is nothing better than the crisp air of autumn and that tell-tale, wonderful aroma in the air of the decomposing foliage. For us, the cooler temperatures make it the perfect time of the year to gather up the mutts and leashes, load up the car and take off for a campground or [...]

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Is Your Gal A Girly Girl?

Posted on 19. Oct, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale Smith
So you’re the real outdoorsy type; that is actually the very thing that attracted your wife or girlfriend to you in the first place. You’re always wearing that two-day unshaven look and pulling it off… even in a suit. You and your pooch were always off doing cool outdoor things, camping, hiking, backpacking, [...]

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I have new backpacks for me and my dog but what do I put in them?

Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale E. Smith
You want to head out with your favorite 4-legged friend and hit the trail for a few days. You have a new backpack for yourself and one for your dog, but now that you’ve started packing you find that there is no way in the world that all this “stuff” will fit [...]

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Do Metro Pet Magazine’s Policies Hurt Pet Charities?

Posted on 09. Jun, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale E. Smith
There have been many darts thrown at me the last couple of years. All of them directed my way for speaking my mind when it comes to animal charities, shelters and rescues, even though Paw Prints has supported ALL local animal charities since our inception in 2004. Paw Prints, whether in print, [...]

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Buffalo fits the Bill, (and your dog)

Posted on 04. Jun, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale E Smith
Dog Collars, hmmmm. As a general rule we shy away from doing product reviews on dog collars. The main reason is we really don’t know what we would say about them unless they are extraordinary in some way, shape or form. I mean really, it goes around the dogs neck and it’s [...]

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Camping with pets: First aid kits

Posted on 04. Jun, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale E Smith
This is another installment of our camping with pets series. We are going to cover first aid. We aren’t teaching you first aid but hoping you’ll find tips on what to have in a first aid kit for you and your pet.
Dogs can find trouble without trying. If you are active with [...]

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Snake in the grass

Posted on 04. Jun, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale E. Smith
The weather is finally warm in the entire country and many of us can’t wait to get outside with our pooch, or in our case, pooches, in tow. The grandeur of the great outdoors pulls some of us to her like a magnet. We can hardly wait to get off the beaten [...]

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If you got the money honey, your pet has the time.

Posted on 10. May, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale E. Smith
The school year is coming to an end, the weather is officially going to stay warm and summer travel season has arrived. Many of us will be heading out for adventure – some will be traveling to destinations where a hotel stay is in order; others will be heading their favorite lake [...]

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When Walking the Dog is ‘Ruff’

Posted on 04. May, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale E. Smith
I have been trying to solve an issue I have had with the many leashes we’ve used over the years. Most leashes I have used just flat out hurt my hands when I walk our three dogs. Keegan is a 60 pound Border Collie/Shetland Sheepdog mix. He to be honest can go [...]

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What A Tangled Web We Weave…

Posted on 10. Mar, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale E. Smith
Spanning the globe to bring you a constant variety of unique pet products… the thrill of finding them… and the agony of those that don’t work… the human drama of wanting products to make our life with pets a pleasurable experience…
OK, so I stole my favorite opening from my favorite show growing [...]

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If the pack don’t fit…

Posted on 07. Mar, 2011 by dsmith.

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As you may already know, our Expedition Paw Prints adventure series has us traveling around the country checking out hotels and campsites, going backpacking, hiking, car camping and testing products along the way that make your adventures more enjoyable.
Many of our adventures excluded two of our pooches. The simple fact was we weren’t sure how [...]

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G’day Mate!

Posted on 26. Feb, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale E smith
Approximately 25 years ago, my parents gave me a wonderful Christmas gift – a drover coat. Similar in look to the Western duster coat, the Australian oilskin coat has been developed over two centuries from its humble beginning as the monsoon cape used by the sailors of the great oceans, to the [...]

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Gandhi – For The Very Civilly Disobedient

Posted on 18. Feb, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale E. Smith
On our never ending quest to seek out products from around the world to make a pet owners life easier we travel to New Zealand and check out the D-fa Gandhi lead. Now I know many of you will say a leash is a leash is a leash, but this one stood [...]