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Pet Parenting: How to help kids with the loss of a pet

04/24/2026 nwamamas

Both Shannon and I dearly love our pets. Her family currently has two cats and a dog. My family has two dogs and recently had to say goodbye to our cat, Percy, who lived to […]

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Pet Parenting: Why do dogs eat grass?

03/30/2026 nwamamas

Most of us who have dogs or grew up with dogs know that, now and then, they’ll start eating grass. Studies show that it’s VERY common, but there are different theories for why they do […]

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Pet Parenting: Why dogs sometimes sit on your feet

02/27/2026 nwamamas

One of the interesting parts of being a pet parent is trying to figure out what our dogs are actually trying to communicate to us when they do certain things. Sometimes, the dog’s true intent […]

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Muttminster Dog Show and PuppyPals performance on March 7th at Jones Center

02/20/2026 nwamamas

Northwest Arkansas dogs will take over The Jones Center on Saturday, March 7, 2026, and WE CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE IT! If you’re a dog lover, this event is an all-day dog festival that […]

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Pet parenting: How to teach the “leave it” command

01/28/2026 nwamamas

If you’re a new mama to a fur baby (and especially if you also have human babies and kids in the house), your dog needs to know this crucial command — leave it. A dog […]

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Event for holiday photos with your dog Dec. 3rd

11/30/2025 nwamamas

Happy Monday, mamas! For those of us who are also mamas to fur babies, we want you to know about a great event happening this week from 6 to 8pm on December 3, 2025 at […]

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Pet Parenting: Helping dogs handle Halloween

10/13/2025 nwamamas

Q: Hey, mamas. Please ask Denise about taking your dog along for trick or treating or how to keep a dog from getting nervous about all the doorbell-ringing and little strangers wearing masks! Dear Mama: […]

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How to clean the dog’s ears

10/06/2025 nwamamas

Is it time to clean the dog’s ears? If they look or smell a little funky, it’s probably time. We found this great video on YouTube with some clear step-by-step instructions for how to do […]

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Answers to questions about your dog

03/21/2025 nwamamas

As longtime mamas — of kids as well as dogs — sometimes it’s the dogs that baffle us even more than the kids. So we’re sharing a link to this great article we read on […]

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Metro Appliances donates to Northwest Arkansas Humane Society

08/16/2024 nwamamas

Mamas, we love it when two great things come together. If this is the month that you’re getting a new washer and dryer, we hope you’ll consider buying it at the Northwest Arkansas location of […]

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