“Is it worth it or do I just pay out of pocket?” — I used to ask myself the same question a few years ago when I first heard of pet insurance. For the record, I don't believe everyone needs pet insurance – far from it. However, I do believe that everyone who has a pet should at least research the industry and decide if it's right for them. There’s no doubt that we all want to take care of our pets in the best way and keep them safe. This is where the topic of Pet Insurance comes into place. There’s no right or wrong answer if you decide to enroll or not. It depends on health factors and also your financial circumstances. Some people like to pay out of pocket and others like having the insurance because it can allow them to be reimbursed or pay lower for some medical expenses. Check out this National Pet Study that talks about the pandemic and pet expenses during this time. If you’re looking for more information and even insights that you can use to compare services and what can it cover, this in-depth research on the best Pet Insurance companies can help you to see if this is a great option for your pet and your budget. Christina Baily Money.com
You can learn a lot from watching dogs. If you want to be happier at work and move ahead in your career, try to think more like a dog. Yes, for real! Become Happier at Work: 1. Show your enthusiasm. Learn to love whatever you're doing. When your job seems routine, remind yourself of its purpose, whether that's to provide for your family or invent a new medicine. Sometimes just smiling will make you feel more joyful. 2. Greet everybody. Take the time to wish everyone a good morning before you settle down to your tasks. Your relationships with your co-workers play a huge role in your job satisfaction. Create a friendly atmosphere by exchanging daily pleasantries. 3. Lend others your support. Take a break from your own concerns to notice how your colleagues are feeling. When stress levels are high, offer your assistance and encouragement. You'll feel good about helping out, and people will be more likely to reciprocate when you need a hand. 4. Give early warnings. Minor workplace conflicts can escalate if they're allowed to fester. Speak out tactfully at the first sign of a misunderstanding. This will make your work environment much more pleasant than just growling right before you bite. 5. Bounce back from conflicts. Forget about holding grudges. Put any unpleasant experiences behind you and demonstrate your willingness to cooperate with everybody to get the job done. 6. Follow your instincts. Sometimes you have to respond to unfamiliar situations without much time to prepare. Trust your instincts when you need to take a risk. If it's your first time giving a staff presentation, boost your confidence by adapting what you already know from your days on the student debate team. 7. Get plenty of sleep. You may never be able to arrange your schedule to get as much sleep as your dog, but you can still strive for 8 hours every night. Adequate rest is critical to your mental health. How to Advance in Your Career: 1. Show off your accomplishments. Humility is an admirable quality, but sometimes you need to promote yourself. Watch how dogs soak up positive attention without looking like they're bragging. Use your success stories to your advantage in job evaluations and interviews. 2. Follow the rules. How does a dog know which objects are okay to chew? The logic behind some rules may elude you, but it's usually best to go along with them to preserve order in the workplace. 3. Practice active listening. Your co-workers are bound to value you more if you take a sincere interest in them. Listen respectfully to what others may be able to teach you. 4. Persist. Persistence is a big part of success. Stay focused and keep on the trail no matter what obstacles arise. If you get blocked from digging under the fence, maybe you can persuade someone to open the gate for you. 5. Reduce waste. Mail carriers and couriers perform valuable jobs, but many dogs obviously would prefer a paper-free world. Some dogs also regard as edible the many things that humans throw away. Impress your boss and help the environment by cutting down on paper waste and recycling more. 6. Contribute to the pack. Above all, think beyond your own interests to participate as a team player. Take satisfaction in working together to achieve common goals and improve everyone's wellbeing. You can accomplish much more working with others than you ever could on your own. Although chasing your tail may not get you anywhere in life, dogs are otherwise great role models for becoming more content and productive at work.
As a pet owner, you should be very concerned with stopping pet odors before they start, rather than just being concerned with handling the odors after they actually occur. In order to keep your house fresh you need to have the right cleaners available of course, but taking some time to carefully work towards avoiding situations when pet odors can actually occur, and this is where many pet owners start to have some problems. Your first step is to of course make sure that you properly train your pet. This will help you to ensure that you are not allowing your pet to take care of business in your home. If you have a cat, you need to ensure a litter box is readily accessible. For dogs, you need to follow a strict schedule of taking them outside so that they will be trained quickly. However, this is not the only way to help combat pet odors. You should ensure that pets are cleaned on a schedule as well. This will help to ensure that rolling around on the carpet, bed and any other surface does not rub pet odors onto the fabrics. This is something that is frequently overlooked. It is important that washing take place on an approximately weekly basis if your pet has long hair especially. However, this is only a guideline and obviously, some animals such as cats may not require grooming at all hardly. Looking into shaving parts of your animal as well is useful to help control odors as well. Particularly dogs that have medium to long hair have a problem with this. However, you need to be very careful in removing the hair to ensure that you do not harm your pet. Careful trimming around the stomach to ensure that you do not accidently cut your pet. This will help to ensure that there is no urine on your pet when they come back inside that can be dripped around your home. You should also look into making sure that any area where your pet sleeps is kept clean as well. Many people overlook keeping their pets bed clean, and this is a huge problem since it is one area where pet odors can pile up significantly. If you have any doubts about when the last time the bedding was washed, then it is time to do it again. Also, you should drop at least a cup of baking soda into the wash with the bedding to help neutralized any odors and keep it as fresh smelling as possible. As a final suggestion, you should ensure that you are keeping your carpets and rugs vacuumed regularly as well. Many times the dander and fur that your pets leave behind due to shedding can cause some serious problems when it comes to actually keeping odors out of your home. Also, when you vacuum the carpet, sprinkling a pet odor neutralizer onto the area before you do vacuum will help you to further remove all of the odors. This can be extremely helpful when you are trying to keep odors from being a problem since it will work to actually combat odors setting in, rather than only treating odors that already exist. As you can see, there are several different things that you can do to actively combat odors before they even start. Working towards the benefit of keeping your pets, and also keeping your home odor free is not always easy, but it certainly is possible if you are willing to put the work into it that is required. A smart pet owner will always look for ways to combat the odors before they begin, rather than just waiting until a significant problem has developed to begin treating the odors. For most pet owners, it is much easier to look for ways to combat odors before they begin, rather than dedicate the time to cleaning the odors after they occur.
For some these two notions might seem too far apart to present any similarities. But still, more than we know, dogs as object of our love or repulsion, affect our lifestyle. Each and every one of us has gone through at least one experience that included a dog. Whether sad or fortunate, these experiences exist and cannot be ignored. As every other marking moment emotions triggered by a dog at some point influent our ways from that moment on. Just for fun I want to show you what I mean by giving a rather unknown example to prove my point. Let’s say you are over 30 and tried already every diet in the world to loose a few ponds. And naturally, nothing worked. Well, one evening, rainy evening of course, you come across a little fluffy puppy abandoned just next to the garbage can in front of your house. You don’t necessarily like dogs, but this one seems different and so alone, maybe even a little sick, that you feel pity (you think) for him and take him in…just for the night. And then you keep him another night, and another one till he officially becomes your pet – you can’t deny it anymore. You walk him every day at fixed hours and, although you forgot all about your weight problem being too busy petting the little pet, you amazingly reached undreamed results in that particular problem. Surprised? You shouldn’t be, it’s known (by some at least) that regular daily 10 – 15 minutes walks are the best diet of all. Try them on your own and you might get bored and give up. But with a dog, the walks are a must, they have to be done, you can’t miss any of them. So, the little innocent dog not only made you a better person since you let him into your house (and heart), but also solved the problem you had that all your determination and lost money on diet products couldn’t solve. If I wasn’t convincing enough, just try it. Get a dog. And miraculously you will be a different person.
