Blissful Beasts Pet Services

07/16/2023

Good tips for fire season and anytime

01/30/2022

BOLO in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California

UPDATE: REUNITED!! Jamon And Jimmy is home safe & sound after 2 days, 0 hours :)

"Thank-you so much to all new friends and folks I have met through this process including the wonderful media folks at KPIX/CBS/KTVU and old friends such as Eleanor Dunn and Grandlake Vet and Elana and Jeff at GoActionDog who mobilized their legion of friends and to all the friends who helped me with flyers and social media posts and love and reassurance. I could barely believe it when I saw them driving up!"
-Jamon And Jimmy's Owner
Please spread the word! Jamon And Jimmy was LOST on January 29, 2022 in Oakland, CA 94619 near Safeway Parking Lot

Message from Owner: Hello, my dear friend Alison's French Bulldogs were stolen from her this morning in an Oakland Safeway Parking Lot. They are the sweetest and she is devastated. There is a no questions asked REWARD! Please help!!!

Description: 2 French Bulldogs stolen this morning. Please help!

For more info or to contact Jamon And Jimmy's owner, click here: https://www.pawboost.com/p/7693226

Lost or found a pet? Report it to PawBoost here: https://pbrs.io/l/rpl

11/29/2021

Santa is bringing Easy and Mabel new breakaway collars for Christmas! Safety first.

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11/19/2021

Please share (and be kind to the folks in your veterinary office!)

11/16/2021

Happy Birthday dear Fenway! 🎈🥳
We love you 😍

11/14/2021

Good information to have. If you test positive, it may be a good idea to love your pets from a distance for a while...

Q: Are pets getting sick from COVID?

A: TL, DR. Yes, pets and other animals can get infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Most of these pets that get sick with COVID-19 have mild illness and fully recover. However, people with COVID-19 should still act in a way to protect pets from infection.

A recent study out of the UK demonstrated a large increase in myocarditis (heart inflammation) among dogs and cats (from 1.5% to 12.5% of pets) during December 2020 to March 2021, coinciding with the surge of the alpha variant. Many of the owners of the sick pets also became sick with COVID-19 in the month or two before the pets got ill (and about half of the pets themselves tested positive for either the alpha variant of the virus or the antibodies). While myocarditis among pets in the UK has returned to pre-COVID levels, the possibility of viral mutation and health effects of the virus in other species is something we are watching closely.

Here are some tips to help you protect your pets:
• Pet owners and their household members should get vaccinated if eligible.
• If someone in your household has COVID-19, they should isolate from all other people and animals. If isolation is not possible, people with COVID-19 should avoid snuggling, petting, and sharing the same bed with their pets. In addition, they should wash their hands well before and after interaction with their pets.
• Pets should have limited contact with unvaccinated people outside of the household.
• Do not put a mask on your pet.
• Do not wipe your pet down with disinfectants, hand sanitizer or other surface cleaners. Talk to your vet for guidance on proper care of your animal.

Thankfully, there seems to be low risk of pets spreading COVID-19 to humans. In addition, pets do not appear to spread the virus from skin, fur, or hair.

Tips for protecting your pet from COVID.

https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/covid-19/pets.html

Uptick in myocarditis in dogs and cats.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-linked-heart-inflammation-cats-dogs-rcna4319

Prior post on risk of getting COVID-19 from dogs:

https://www.facebook.com/dearpandemic/posts/201193291509326

11/03/2021

All so true! Respect the littles.

Have you ever heard the phrase “Small Dog Syndrome”?⠀

Often, people use it to refer to smaller breed dogs who display behaviours like barking, biting, growling, snapping, lunging, etc. People will say that that’s just how small dogs are or that small dogs are just trying to make up for their size.⠀
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The problem with this thinking is:⠀
😩 We don’t get to the root of why the behaviour is happening.⠀
😩 We end up not doing much to change and to help our small dogs out with their worries and fears.⠀
😩 We blame the behaviour on our small dogs and use punishment to stop their behaviour, stressing them out further.
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The truth is that small dogs aren’t simply more “aggressive” than dogs of other sizes. It’s the fact that when they show subtle signs of fear, stress, and anxiety, they often get ignored and therefore need to use more obvious signals like growling, barking, snapping, etc. to get their point across and get something scary to stop.⠀
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For example, a small dog may be regularly petted over the head by various people when they don’t want to be, and the dog may have started off with stress signals such as tucking their tail and licking their lips. But as that goes unheard, they now have resort to air snapping to stop people from coming over to pet them.⠀

It is so important to listen to our dogs and see their behaviour for what it is, rather than apply labels such as “small dog syndrome” which do not help us with understanding our dogs better and helping change how they feel as well as their behaviours.⠀
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Small dogs deserve to be heard just as much as bigger dogs. Their little “no”s and signs of discomfort need to be respected and taken seriously, rather than be laughed at by us. While cute and little, they are sentient beings who have feelings and the right to communicate them. 💜⠀
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Need help with your little dog’s barky, lungey behaviour? Book a call with me in the link in bio. 💌


ID: In a small hand-drawn style box on the top with text that says “It’s not small dog syndrome”. Underneath that is a larger hand-drawn style box with text that says “It’s small dogs regularly have their signals of discomfort and fear dismissed so they have to escalate to biting/lunging/growling to communicate”. Next to this text is an image of a brown chihuahua looking scared with a hand over the top of its head.

10/20/2021

Amazing vets and vet techs at work! And a technique that's good to keep in your back pocket. Anyone could do this in an emergency.

Thanks for sharing BAD RAP! 💜

10/18/2021

Great information here! When my Blissful Beasts take a detour to avoid nose to nose greetings while leashed, it's to avoid the stress and tension this interaction can create. Too many folks take this as a snub, when it's just meant to keep the dogs feeling secure and safe.

We recommend that you avoid dog on leash greetings. If an unexpected encounter occurs, use these tips to keep the meeting brief and safe.

09/15/2021

Thank you Dr. Commins

XYLITOL, an artificial sweetener, is toxic to dogs. Please be aware that Xylitol is currently being marketed as "BIRCH SUGAR" and "BARK SUGAR". Avoid giving your dogs xylitol, birch sugar, or bark sugar, which can be found in peanut butter, gum, and other human food products.

09/02/2021

Things to think about for your pets now, BEFORE a disaster.

https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/blog/the-importance-of-crate-training-your-dogs/

Whole Dog Journal‘s mission is to provide dog guardians with in-depth information on dog food, training, behavior, health, and more.

07/30/2021

By Joanne Jacobs

06/23/2021

Good to remember.

Thank goodness for veterinarians and all their support staff! 💜

05/27/2021

Worthwhile advice for navigating the pandemic puppy boom!

Common questions about caring for puppies, answered by the experts.

05/24/2021

“Watching her eat them is like watching a human eat potato chips, just one after another,” Kenny Torrella, a deputy editor at Vox, said of his dog, Evvie. 😋

Dang! Us California dogs are missing out!

They’re filling up while the filling’s good.

03/28/2021

This is something my pack and I struggle with multiple times on every hike. There are so many great reasons why we don’t want other dogs running up on us, and it’s not something that’s easily conveyed in real time on the trails. With so many new users on the trails with their dogs, this is an invaluable PSA. I wish it could be posted on EBRPD trailheads.

03/13/2021

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02/27/2021

Loved this topic on KQED this morning! The dogs and I listened to it in the car on our way to the park.

Many found having a pet to be a lifesaver during the pandemic. As pet adoptions skyrocketed, dogs, cats and other pets became hard to find. One animal adoption agency recorded a 900% increase in requests to foster a dog in the early days of the pandemic. And on the other end of the spectrum, the

02/18/2021

Have you ever sniffed a labyrinth?

02/14/2021

Celebrate safely 🥰

It's ! Don't forget these pet-safety tips.

02/06/2021

What fun! It's a virtual dog show. Dust off your videography skillz, grab some dog treats and cute costumes, and enter your pup by the 12th.

https://madisonparktenantscouncil.org/dogshow/

MPTC Presents: A Virtual Dog Show Enter your dog Watch on Facebook Live February 14th @ 2pm We’ve entered the phase of quarantine where a dog show is an absolute must! Join us in an afternoon of love & prerecorded dog videos to be judged by our professional dog whisperers Sierra and Skip. Whose do...

01/30/2021

Blissful Beasts welcomed Fenway back to the pack today! 💜 We are so happy to see her and her family back from Australia.

She has so many stories to tell us about her adventures! 🦘🐨

01/29/2021

Finally the rain stopped and we could properly celebrate Albie's birthday. He's the dapper dude in red. ❤️🥳

01/29/2021

OK, don't laugh. We had a mini pack for our first hike back after the stay-at-home order. Two of the pups had fun splashing in puddles and smelling good smells, but one was less than thrilled. Can you pick him out of the lineup?