While my house is feline-free, I've got plenty of friends with kitty housemates. Most of the time, they're pretty receptive to my friendly gestures, but here are a couple easy tips I've learned the hard — or should I say sharp? — way. First off, accept that your meeting will take place on kitty's terms. Don't bound over to the cat like an eager puppy, instead wait or slowly approach the Read more

The following post was written by Olympic athlete and mom Kerri Walsh, two-time gold medalist in pairs beach volleyball. The weather is terrible and you're in no short supply of reasons to stay home and stay away from the gym. Here are some tips to help get you motivated . . . State your fitness goal. When I'm feeling a little lazy I say out loud, "I want to be the best in the world." Sounds Read more

The following post was written by Olympic athlete and mom Kerri Walsh, two-time gold medalist in pairs beach volleyball. 2011 has started off wonderfully! Full of love, laughter, some delirious moments due to lack of sleep (our 2 boys are in quite a rough sleeping stage right now), and a lot of running around trying to make ends meet. It's been a very busy start to the new year; busy in the best Read more

Could someone mistake your dog for your shadow? If a super attentive pooch likes to trail behind your toes, this behavior isn't a good idea if you both take a trip to a new environment. It's important to have pets adjust to a new space no matter the length of the trip. I asked Cesar Millan for his tips for helping a dog get acclimated to new surroundings and he explained the best technique for an Read more

I got the chance to chat with Cesar Millan when he was in San Francisco before the holidays promoting his new book Cesar's Rules (and the Swiffer/ Macy's Holiday Pet Adoption Windows) and asked him all about entertaining with dogs at home. Since better behavior is a year-round New Year's resolution for many pet owners, learn his tips that you can try next time you have guests come knocking. Read more

FitSugar reader the13thmile shared these tips for Winter running in the RunningSugar community group. I can’t even believe I’m writing this — but it’s not as bad as you’d think. Yesterday, with one too many Christmas cookies weighing on my conscience, I laced up my running shoes after the East Coast media-dubbed “Christmas Blizzard of 2010" and went out for a near five-mile run. What Read more

After sharing that hilarious kitten fetch video, a dog-envying friend instantly contacted me wondering how she could get her sweet kitty to play fetch, too. For her benefit, and the rest of the cat owners who want to delve into fetch duty, check out some quick tips to get started at home. If your pup's not into the game naturally, or hasn't learned yet, this is similar to how I taught lil North Read more

The saying goes "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" — which isn't true, BTW — but what about the cats? One of my favorite techniques to teach both creatures is to take something they already know and reward it. For example, if your cat sits on her haunches when you raise her favorite toy in the air, begin saying "up" (or using your command word of choice) before this behavior. When she Read more