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Or, maybe you don t make a resolution at all (it happens!) If this is the year you re looking to change all that,
Best Friends Animal Society says your furry friend can help make your resolutions stick in the following ways:
Making you more active (of course - you ve got to take them for the walk at the very least)
Helping you feel less stressed
Changing up your diet with healthy snacks that you can share with your pet.
Best Friend Animal Society says Dogs can eat raw sunflower or pumpkin seeds, plus produce like watermelon, blackberries, cranberries, blueberries, bananas, apple slices, and baby carrots (but no grapes or raisins, which can be toxic). Cats can get in on the fun, too. Felines are able to enjoy fish like salmon or mackerel, meats like plain boiled chicken, and even a bit of cheese or egg.
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Rescued Pets Movement volunteer Grace Weng checks a puppy in for transport to Colorado, where there is a shortage of adoptable pets, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at Rescued Pets Movement in Houston. Four vans were transporting 54 cats and 103 dogs on this trip. BARC, the city s animal shelter, is on pace to hit about 95 percent live-release rate, and Rescued Pets Movement is a big reason why.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Rescued Pets Movement volunteer Grace Weng checks a puppy in for transport to Colorado, where there is a shortage of adoptable pets, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at Rescued Pets Movement in Houston.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Thanks to the Best Friends Animal Society, there is good news as we head into 2021. Our cats and dogs can provide us with the motivation to get 2021 started on the right track for us, who knew?
Here are a coupe ways your pets can be the best resolution buddies according to Best Friends Animal Society.
Let s start MOVING
Dogs love to get exercise and do it with such enthusiasm, they’re sure to make you smile as you head out the door. Walking at a vigorous pace for just 30 minutes, five times a week can provide the moderately intensive cardiovascular exercise most physicians recommend. (If you and your dog aren’t quite ready to hit that goal at the moment, try a 10 minute walk at your own pace and boost your time by five-minute increments each week).
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Katherine Schwarzenegger, 31, may have grown up in the spotlight (her parents are Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver), but she s making a mark all her own. The podcaster, author (her 2020
The Gift of Forgivenessis just the latest of her string of bestsellers), and new mom is also an ambassador for the Best Friends Animal Society and ASPCA, putting her heart and soul into projects and causes she cares about.
Health and wellness have also been front-and-center for much of her life. I grew up with both of my parents being really great examples of [healthy eating], Katherine tells