Ohana Pet Care & Counseling

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24/12/2024

Spending time with Mona is the best Christmas present

22/12/2024

YES your furry friends are welcome at REGALO. The only rule we have is that I must love on them and try to fit them in my clothes. Y’all this is Gimley the s favorite critter

18/12/2024

For some patients, a trip to the dentist can be stressful—but the calming presence of a trained therapy animal can make all the difference. 🐾🦷

14/12/2024

Snyper’s ready for Christmas in his spiffy little Christmas sweater

12/12/2024

Junie may be a shy little lady, but she love playing with toys!

05/12/2024

This absolutely adorable little guy is Harris! He had a rough few years, but is now happily with his new furever family! We’re so happy for him and his humans!

02/12/2024

Not long ago, dogs were valued primarily for the jobs they performed, such as hunting, herding livestock, and guarding property, all of which required boundless energy and a wariness of strangers. But “as more city dwellers adopt pets, and cultural shifts have led dogs and people to spend more time inside, some behaviors that made dogs appealing to our ancestors have become maladaptive,” Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods write. A dog wary of strangers is tough to take for a walk, for instance, and gets consigned to a fenced-in yard where it can’t spend its energy. https://theatln.tc/YWRfWeSv

“Dogs have gone from working all day and sleeping outside to relaxing on the couch and sleeping in our beds,” the authors write. “Thousands of years of domestication couldn’t prepare dogs for this abrupt transition.”

Dog owners have attempted to correct for this by picking a hypoallergenic breed, a smart breed, a breed that is supposedly good with children—but the main thing a breed usually tells you is what your dog will look like.

“Service dogs are the exception and the answer to the domestication puzzle,” Hare and Woods write. “For more than a century, service dogs have had to sit quietly in a café, calmly negotiate the stress and noise of urban life, and interact gently with children. They can do this not because they are smarter than pet dogs, but because ... service dogs are uniquely friendly. Unlike most pet dogs, service dogs are attracted to strangers, even as puppies. And increasing friendliness seems to have changed these dogs’ biology, just as it did thousands of years ago.”

“We believe these changes are the early signs of a third wave in dog domestication,” the authors continue. “If dog lovers shift their demand from a dog’s hair color and tail length to their comfort with strangers and new places, this friendliness could quickly ripple through the population and become amplified with each successive generation … A breeding program that prioritizes a friendly temperament could show results within just a few decades.”

In the meantime, as the third wave of domestication gets under way, humans must continue caring for the pets they have now.

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30/11/2024

Somebody’s waiting for Santa

29/11/2024

Zara is a whole mood 💅

28/11/2024

If you feel comfortable, please share a memory of a pet that you are holding close to you today. If you are having a tough time, please reach out. You can call or text 502-966-7387.

26/11/2024

We’re thankful every day for being chosen to care for your pets. Thank you for trusting us and welcoming us into your extended families! And a special thanks for our amazing PWA Court for creating these adorable images for our pet parents. We can’t get enough of them!

24/11/2024

These ladies light up my entire world

19/11/2024

Happy Monday Everyone! Let’s talk about Leptospirosis!
What the heck even is leptospirosis? Leptospirosis is a disease caused by infection with Leptospira bacteria, which is found in water or soil. As much as we love our wild critter friends, it can be spread by wild animal urine. All dogs are at risk for leptospirosis, it can also spread from dogs to humans as well. Thankfully, you can vaccinate your dog for leptospirosis, here at PetVet365 we offer the leptospirosis vaccine, and it is included in our wellness plans as well!

Dr Julie Fowler Jeffrey Mills Veterinarian

12/11/2024

Due to my poor planning and time management while in grad school, book club meetings have gone by the wayside. Until I’m better able to facilitate them, we’ll be sharing pet-centric book recommendations! All recommended books will be on our bookshop.org page! Visit https://bookshop.org/shop/ohana to see them!