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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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Pet Parenting: What to do when your dog gets skunked

08/14/2024 nwamamas

Mamas, I have been down this road with my dogs, and it stinks—really, really bad. We have an old beagle named Charlie who’s infamous for escaping the fence or darting out our front door any […]

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Pet Parenting: Help for itchy dogs with spring allergies

05/20/2024 nwamamas

If your fur babies can’t stop scratching, biting their own skin, licking their paws or scooting their booty on the floor, they probably have allergies — just like the rest of us. If you’ve ever […]

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Pet Parenting: Child is scared of dogs

11/10/2023 nwamamas

Dear Denise, My 6-year-old was bitten by a dog on the leg when she was younger. Now she’s really scared of dogs. It’s hard to convince her that not all dogs bite. What can I […]

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Preparing your dog to meet the new baby

07/26/2023 nwamamas

Hey mamas! If you’re pregnant and already the mother of a “fur baby,” you’ll want to know about the book by our friend and local dog trainer, Denise Holmes of lovetrustteach.com. It’s called “My New […]

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Pet Parenting: What is “clicker training”?

10/12/2022 nwamamas

Dear Denise, We just adopted a new puppy and I’ve been reading a little about “clicker training”. How does clicker training work and do you think it’s effective? Can a dog of any age respond […]

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Pet Parenting: That dog won’t stop barking!

02/21/2022 nwamamas

Dear Denise, My dog barks all day long and I’m worried my neighbors are getting annoyed. What anti-bark techniques or devices would you recommend? What about the sonic devices? I’m a little desperate. Thank you! […]

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