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Pet & Wildlife
How to Keep Pets Warm in Winter
This is especially important for older dogs and cats, who may face additional challenges in the cold...
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Dogs
What to Do When Your Dog Gets Skunked
No pet owner wants a skunky smelling dog running through the house. But sometimes...
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Dogs
5 Common Dog Food & Nutrition Questions
Customers ask us all kinds of questions when it comes to dog food and feeding...
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Dogs
Bug & Sun Protection For Pets & Livestock
Create a more pleasant summer for your animals with these tips to protect them from the worst of the sun and insects...
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Dogs
A Healthy Mouth for Dogs in 3 Steps
We brush our teeth every day and visit the dentist a few times a year, but do you do the same...
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Dogs
Basic Trick Training with Treats
Your dog is never too old to learn new tricks. Oftentimes, the opposite is more accurate...
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Dogs
Choosing the Right Crate for Your Dog
Dog crates are lifetime purchases. One should do for your dog’s entire life. If you have...
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Dogs
City Slicker Puppy: Raising a Herding Puppy in an Urban Setting
There are as many ways to raise a puppy as there are puppies. Sometimes it’s easy to forget...
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Dogs
Daily Dog Vitamins
Without supplementation, dogs get most of their vitamin intake from the food they eat...
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Dogs
Dog Adoption Starter Kit
You are adopting a dog. Good for you. Bringing a puppy or shelter dog into your home is...
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Dogs
DIY Peanut Butter Dog Treats
Home cooking is making a comeback these days. More time at home means that folks are doing more...
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Dogs
Building a First Aid Kit for Dogs
When you’re used to watching your dog tear around the yard like a wild animal, it’s easy to assume...
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Dogs
Fix Pet Spots in 5 Steps
We love our dogs. We go to great lengths to make them as happy as they make us...
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Dogs
How to Keep Your Dog Calm During Fireworks
Boom! Crackle! Pop! The Fourth of July is a spectacle of sights and sounds...
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Dogs
How to Safely Introduce Dogs and Horses
Many of us who own horses also have a dog (or two or three…) that is part of the farm family...
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Dogs
Life is Short. Bark Loud?
In the training world there is an old saying: if you don’t like barking, go work with cats...
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Dogs
Loose Leash Walking: Are You Ready?
There are a lot of things people want to learn how to do with their dog...
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Dogs
Most Common Dog Health Problems
Dogs are durable little creatures. But just like humans, they get banged up. They get sick...
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Dogs
Mouthing, Nipping, and Biting...Oh My!
All dogs, from Chihuahuas to Great Danes, explore their world with their paws and their jaws...
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Dogs
Must Have Winter Gifts for Small Dogs
They’re small, but mighty! Mighty cute, that is. Our lovable little dogs deserve...
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Dogs
Murdoch’s Customers Name Their Dogs
You may be in the habit of calling your dog “pal” or “boy” or “wigglebutt,” but your pooch...
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Dogs
Murdoch's Top 10 Must-Haves for Dog Owners
We know that your dogs are so much more than just pets. Some are workers, protectors...
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Dogs
Surviving Spring Shedding
Sweeping up after shedding dogs is as much a part of the experience as scooping poop...
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Dogs
The 8 Best Toys for Active Dogs
Here are Murdoch’s top picks for the best dog toys for active dogs...
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Dogs
The Most Powerful Hunting Dog Commands
There is a very special bond between a hunter and his or her dog, and it all starts with...
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Beekeeping
Beekeeping
Beekeeping Groups & Associations
Find local groups, apiary inspectors, journals, and more...
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Beekeeping
Common Hive Byproducts
Though most keepers associate apiaries with honey, bees do so much more...
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Beekeeping
Backyard Beekeeping Supplies List
Exactly how much stuff does it take to become a beekeeper? And what is all of it used for...
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Beekeeping
Bee-Friendly Flowers
Beyond their economic utility as pollinators, honey bees are fascinating animals to watch...
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Beekeeping
Bee Roles: What Happens in the Hive
Honeybees are truly amazing insects. They have survived since before the existence...
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Beekeeping
Can You Keep Bees With Kids?
Many beekeepers will tell you that having kids doesn’t mean you can’t also be a beekeeper...
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Beekeeping
How To Stop 4 Pests From Damaging Your Beehives
n the western U.S., as elsewhere, Varroa mites are among the most serious hive pests...
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Beekeeping
Emergency Winter Feeding
If you live in a cold climate, then winter feeding will be a hot topic for you...
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Beekeeping
Find The Best Location For Beehives on Your Property
Don’t over-think this one, y’all. You’ll find a lot of daunting information online...
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Beekeeping
Historic Uses of Honey
Humans have been collecting honey for 9,000 years, perhaps longer, primarily for...
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Beekeeping
How To Choose Which Bee Stock Is Right For You
Choosing a bee stock requires some research. Just like dog breeders, beekeepers...
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Beekeeping
How To Feed A Beehive
For the health of your bees, you should feed your hive in the early spring...
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Beekeeping
How to Winterize a Beehive
Many beehives are lost over the winter, often due to starvation, chilling, pests...
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Beekeeping
Inspecting Your Hive
As beekeepers, we often hear that we need to “check on our hives.” But, what does this mean...
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Beekeeping
Introducing a Queen Bee
There are a lot of different ways to introduce a new queen to a hive or nuc...
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Beekeeping
Prep Your Apiary For New Bees
Whether you have decided on package bees or a miniature colony complete with...
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Beekeeping
Prevent Swarming: Learn How to Split a Hive
Splitting your hive can be a nerve-wracking business. That’s all right...
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Beekeeping
Registering Your Beehives
Becoming a beekeeper is an exciting decision to make, but it is also a hobby...
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Beekeeping
Requeening Beehives: Everything You Need to Know
or the beginner beekeeper, the thought of requeening your beloved hive might be a daunting...
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Beekeeping
Step by Step: Installing New Bee Package
Installing a new bee package is not difficult, if you rehearse the steps needed...
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Beekeeping
The 8 Time-Tested Parts of a Beekeeper Hive
For beginning beekeepers, it’s helpful to understand what the 8 time-tested parts of...
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Beekeeping
The biggest threat to your beehive
Varroa mites are tiny red parasites about the size of a pinhead that feed on the blood of bees...
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Beekeeping
Why Beekeeping? There’s More To It Than The Honey
No doubt about it, bees are a hot topic lately. Whether it is in the ranching, gardenin...
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Beekeeping
When and How to Extract Honey
Generally speaking, there is a long window of time for harvesting honey...
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Beekeeping
When to Add Honey Supers to a Standard Hive
You may be overdue for adding honey supers to your hives...