Pet Parenting

Stephanie Ensley is a veterinarian at Sugar Creek Animal Hospital in Bentonville, where she works with companion animals. She’s also a volunteer for Mercy Health’s Therapy Dog Program and makes all the difference to kids […]

Guest post by Denise Holmes, dog-trainer and blogger at TravelTails.net Recently, I wrote a post for Travel Tails recounting a trip to Orlando with my dog, Henri. In the retelling of that adventure I mentioned […]

Dear Denise, My dog is itching like crazy, but he doesn’t have fleas and I’m not seeing any obvious problems on his skin. All that scratching is making him — and us! — a little […]

It’s time for another installment of Pet Parenting! Local pet behavior counselor, Denise Holmes, who owns a local private counseling business Ain’t Misbehavin’, answers your most perturbing pet problems here. The latest question: Q: “We’ve […]

Dear Denise, My neighbor’s dog is constantly coming into my yard and causing my dog to bark like crazy from inside the house. It drives me nuts. I like my neighbor and his dog, but […]

We get lots of comments about our Pet Parenting feature on nwaMotherlode. What makes it so good is the practical approach that Northwest Arkansas pet behavior expert, Denise Holmes, takes when answering pet problem questions. […]

Dear Denise, My two cats fight like crazy. They seem to hate each other and will go out of their way to aggravate each other. Is there anything we can do to foster peace among […]

Dear Denise, My inside dog keeps digging in the trash can. I try to keep the lid closed, but sometimes we forget or he just knocks it off and goes for the contents. We’ve tried […]