Archive : Dog Articles

Do you want to find out how sociable and outgoing your puppy is? Then try this little experiment: Put a few toys down in the room. Quickly walk away from your puppy and then observe his reaction: *A positive response would be the puppy running happily after you, regardless of what else might be occurring.

Dogs & Drugs: Why Sedatives & Tranquilizers May Put Your Dog To Sleep… Forever! As far as I know, pets aren't smoking or drinking……not yet, anyways. But I hear they're becoming regular pill-poppers! What??? A recent report from Colorado State University noted that drug abuse among pets is becoming a serious problem. We know how dog owners tend to select pets which [...]

Older Dog Ailments: Advances in veterinary medicine have led to increased longevity for pets, but special problems still crop up in older animals, especially dogs, either as a direct or indirect result of aging.

To ensure fun, stress-free travel with your canine pal, follow these 5 simple tips: 1. With experience, most dogs get over the tendency to become sick when riding in a moving vehicle. However, some will almost always get queasy. In such cases, you should ask your veterinarian to prescribe a motion sickness pill or a sedative.

Yesterday on the site, we published a handy, short how to guide on how to teach your puppy not to nip. Today we'd like to present a list of useful web articles and resources to compliment that tip sheet and further assist you if you are in the process of trying to deal with a nippy puppy.

A bloody, flesh-torn mixed Retriever female was standing alongside a busy intersection. Cars racing by on a crowded Monday morning, commuters trying to get to work on time, all seeing the poor maimed dog but too late for work to stop and do anything about it. With four puppies waiting for this mommy Retriever to find food and come back to the hole underneath the overpass to nurse them, time had run [...]

Obedient pets are a pride to any pet owner. Puppy training for biting is essential for both the dog and its owner as it may help prevent serious injuries. Nipping, biting and “mouthing” are natural to all canines especially when young puppies begin to grow teeth. However, this habit must be carefully contained with the owner's intervention so that the puppy understands when it is all right [...]

If you feed your pet dog a diet consisting of only cuts of lean meat, chances are he would have severe nutritional problems. While a dog is a carnivore – meat eater – he cannot live on protein alone. Just like his owner, a dog needs a balanced diet including fats, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals.

Ever witness a dogfight at the OK-9 Corral?  Maybe your local dog park doesn't have that reputation, but there are hidden dangers that dog owners should watch out for, the California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) cautions. "Dog parks are fun places to exercise and socialize your dog," says CVMA president Dean Henricks, DVM.  "However, they can also harbor health risks. [...]

For many, the idea of adopting or 'rescuing' a dog carries with it a certain image. Some people mistakenly look at dog adoption as if it's buying cheap, discounted or broken goods. But, according to an initiative between national dog adoption website DogsBlog.com and Butcher's Pet Care, a UK family company that prides itself in having fed generations of family dog, with tasty recipes [...]