Benjamin Otu Effiwatt

I'm the kind of person who says hi to dogs before people. Here, I share little tips, fun ideas, and everyday moments from life with cats and dogs. If you love homemade treats, silly pet habits, and making your fur babies feel extra loved, you're in the right place.

How To Know If You Need An Emotional Support Dog

Friends, I have met countless people throughout the years who have quietly suffered. Whether they experienced anxiety, depression, loneliness, or vague emotional pain they couldn’t express in words, these were people who hurt and quietly battled their reality every day. One question they kept asking me was how to know if you need an emotional […]

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The First Week With a New Dog:What to Expect and How to Cope

Getting a dog for the first time is incredibly exciting — oh my gosh, I remember feeling so happy and … honestly, freaking panicked during my first week with my new dog! Everything is new, chaotic, and admittedly pretty overwhelming, even if you think you are prepared. What’s amazing is that almost everything you are

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How to Build an Outdoor Dog Kennel Your Dog Will Actually Love

If you’ve been contemplating building your dog their own special space outdoors, then let me be the first to tell you that building an outdoor dog kennel is one of the best decisions you’ll ever make as a dog owner. Dogs love having their own special place outside that’s comfortable, safe, and just theirs. Somewhere

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How to Create the Perfect Outdoor Dog Area in Your Backyard

If you have a dog, you know how much they love the outdoors. There’s just something about fresh air, open spaces, and grassy smells that excites your pup. But letting your dog run wild all over an unkempt backyard isn’t good for them either. Chances are they’ll end up digging up your flower beds, making

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15 Cute Reptiles That Will Make You Want One Immediately

I want to level with you — I was never a huge reptile person. In my mind, they just weren’t cute. To me, cute pets had fluffy tails, blinked their eyes rapidly, and wagged their noses when happy. Birds were pretty too, but reptiles just seemed so…drab in comparison. That was until I started working

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