Online shopping is ever popular these days with people shopping for most of their needs from the comforts of their couch sipping a glass of something cold or something hot. Even the biggest sceptics are now buying increasing amount of necessities online. And necessities include everything pet related.

2019 has seen a huge growth of veterinary services and online prescription drug distribution. Current pet industry is valued at $70 billion per year, and naturally everybody wants in on it. Walmart and Chewy are both entering the online drug market, while Petco is partnering with Express Scripts for online pharmacy, in addition to its already extensive in house pet veterinary services.

Sometimes some relationships have to break down to keep both sides independently strong. And we are not talking about people here - it happens to businesses too. Core values don't always align and sometimes business connections cease to be satisfactory.

As corona virus is here to stay for a while and we are to remain at home, panic buying is not going to end any time soon. Besides sanitizing products, paper towels, and toilet paper, people are stockpiling dog food and other supplies.

We live in curious times for sure - empty grocery store shelves, empty highways, work and school from home, shelter in place order in most states. All of those measures are put in place to stop or at least slow down the spread of corona virus.

Pet owners know how important it is to ensure your pet receives everything it needs to be healthy and in good mood. Unfortunately, digestion problems and diarrhea are the common problems many dogs face and they can cause discomfort and result in poor health, increase the chances of catching infection and other diseases.

When you start having kids, you know you will be having pets one day too. For some reason, little humans are always the biggest farmers and would have an entire zoo at home if we'd let them.

Halloween is that one day a year when not only you, but your four legged kids can be dressed in character and its completely normal. There is really no excuse not to throw a costume on your cat or dog and take spooktacular pictures for Instagram.

It seems that we are getting more and more bad news every hour. The cases are increasing, college kids are still enjoying themselves on the beaches in Florida, hospitals are fearful about what's coming, many schools are announcing that digital learning will be the only way for the rest of the school year, and California and parts of New York are receiving 'shelter in place' orders.

Have you ever thought about how much your pet food costs per year? If you read some average calculations, you will find that people spend about $120 to $500 each year. That largely depends on the type of animal and on the brand of food you choose to buy.

It might become a norm to go see a vet at Walmart. You might be soon taking Fido to his grooming appointments to Walmart. The retailer is taking steps towards that this year with zest and hopes to establish itself in the pet care market in the near future. Walmart is also working on stocking on more organic and natural per food brands.