Safe Harbor Animal Hospital
Richelle Smith, DVM
4547 Cascade Road SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
(616) 942-8147
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<div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #800080"><span><span><strong><font style="background-color: #ffffff" size="5"><br /> Safe Harbor Animal Hospital</font></strong></span></span></span></div> <hr /> <div style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #800080"><span><span><strong><font style="background-color: #ffffff" size="5">&nbsp; Your Pet's Happiness is our Priority!&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <span style="font-size: x-small"><br /> <br /> </span></font></strong><font style="background-color: #ffffff" size="5"><em><span style="font-size: small">Shouldn't your pet ENJOY&nbsp;going to the vet?&nbsp; We agree!&nbsp; Stop in for a tour to&nbsp;see what a difference our&nbsp;staff and doctor will make.</span></em></font></span></span></span></div>

Safe Harbor Animal Hospital
  Your Pet's Happiness is our Priority!  


Shouldn't your pet ENJOY going to the vet?  We agree!  Stop in for a tour to see what a difference our staff and doctor will make.
Welcome to Our Site

In addition to the Pet Health Care Library, we have provided the following links to websites that provide some great information on a variety of topics related to veterinary medicine and pet health care.

We would love to hear your ideas on links that you would like to see us add to this page to share with other pet owners. Feel free to send us your favorites. If we like them, we will add them to our list!

Behavior and Training:
Behavior problems  Founded by Brian Kilcommons and Sharon Wilson, best-selling authors and recognized experts on animal training and behavior, this site is a terrific resource for advice on a variety of behavioral problems. If you want to learn more about feline housesoiling, barking dogs, aggression, or any other behavioral problem, check this one out!
Ask Dr Yin Leadership without force.
Animal Behavior Resource Institute To enhance human animal relationships and improve quality of life for people and animals by providing education and animal behavior resources.
Clicker Training Clicker training is an animal training method based on behavioral psychology that relies on marking desirable behavior and rewarding it.


Pet Health:
Heartworm Society    Everything you ever wanted to know about heartworm disease can be found here!
National Animal Poison Control Center This is the website of the National Animal Poison Control Center. It includes a library, links to other sites, and phone numbers for the poison control center.
Plants Toxic to Animals, Introduction -- Vet Med Library, UIUC A lot of information about toxic plants can be found here. You can search under common name or scientific name of the plant.
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service The USDA maintains this website with information on a variety of animal health related topics, including the latest news on such things as Mad Cow Diseases, foot and mouth disease, and many other things.  
Frontline TopSpot by Merial Sponsored by the makers of Frontline TopSpot for flea and tick control, this site has basic information about fleas and ticks as well as TopSpot questions and answers
American Veterinary Medical Association This site is a good starting point to learn more about a variety of topics, including feline injection-site sarcomas and the latest subjects in veterinary medicine 
Pet Fit Optimize your pet's weight with the right nutrition and transform the special bond you both share.
Homemade Pet Food Visit Veterinary Nutritional Consultations or Balance It

Bereavement:
Rainbow Bridge Anyone who has ever lost a pet should visit this wonderful site. It is a terrific tribute to our lost family members
Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement We have all experienced the pain of losing a pet. The Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement has set up this site for support during this most difficult time. You will find inspirational stories, grief counseling resources, hotline number and many other resources.

Research and Resources:
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals  Working toward the day when no animal will live in pain or fear.
Choosing a new puppy  This is a nice starter guide of things that you should consider when you are thinking about getting a puppy
Breeds of Dogs A quick reference guide to many breeds of dogs, including photos and brief descriptions of each breed's characteristics.
Know Your Breed The online magazine for all pet and showdog owners.
The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) The Cat Fanciers' Association website has lots of pictures, as well as information on cat breeds, cat care, upcoming cat shows, and much more.
Veterinary Schools in the US  This is a great link to all of the websites of veterinary schools in the United States.
American Association of Feline Practitioners The AAFP is like the American Medical Association for cat doctors, and has lots of good information regarding feline health
Dogs and Puppies at DogChannel.com - Get the latest dog news, puppy training tips and articles from the editors of DOG FANCY magazine.  Take dog polls and quizzes, send puppy e-cards and make your dog's own web page.
Cats and Kittens at catchannel.com - Get the latest cat news, kitten raising tips, and articles from the editors of CAT FANCY magazine.  See cat breed profiles, the cat photo gallery and get cat adoption information.  Take cat polls and quizzes, send cat e-cards and make your cat's own webpage.
Indoor Cat Life Enriching the lives of indoor cats

Services:
Directory of Professional Dog Pooper Scooper Services
World's largest independent directory of professional dog waste cleaning service providers.  Hundreds of professional pet poop cleanup and removal businesses listed.