Waiting for the moment when you’ll be able to take your puppy home? While this is an event full of excitement, there are some parts you may worry about. Yes, we are talking about potty time and the risk of …
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Is your dog developing arthritis? Here are the warning signs
Arthritis, meaning inflammation in the joints, affects one in five dogs. For dogs over the age of seven, it’s more than one in two — a full 65% chance of them are diagnosed with arthritis. And for large breeds, that …
How to switch doggo to a raw food diet—and should you?
Feeding a raw dog food diet to your pooch has to be seen as a balancing act between traditional feeding and the new type of cereal diets, which are claimed to be scientifically balanced as far as the dog’s nutritional …
How to stop doggo from digging up your backyard
While based on doggy instincts, boredom and an excess of unused energy are some of the main causes of dogs deciding to scratch a hole big enough to start your own fish pond. Here are some tips on how to …
What is hypoallergenic dog food?
Your friends come to visit and your dog is sitting on his mat constantly scratching himself. You find yourself insisting that he doesn’t have fleas but has a coat condition instead. You notice that your friends are perhaps shying away …
20 dog behaviors and what they really mean
Dogs are highly social animals and have a rich body language they use to great effect. We can eavesdrop on what a dog is really trying to tell us by knowing a little bit about how dogs behave when they …
Dangerous dog breeds for households with children
In 2015, a 5 year-old boy by the name of James Nevils III was brutally attacked and ultimately killed by a pit bull owned by his cousin. He was visiting the cousin’s home when after playing outside with his 7 …
4 ways being a dog owner will improve your health
When you’ve had a bad day there is always one thing that you can rely on. Your furry friend will be at the door to greet you and is more than willing to give you all the hugs and kisses …
Dog owner trains pooch to act like a parrot
Before you get too excited, let’s make this clear: When we say “trains his pet pooch to act like a parrot,” we don’t mean in the talking-and-squawking way. We mean the riding-on-his-shoulders-as-he-walks way. Of course. Obviously. As you’ll see from …
Everything there is to know about dog seizures
There are many causes for seizures such as low blood glucose (sugar), head trauma, certain types of infection, genetic predisposition, exposure to or ingestion of toxins, brain tumors, low calcium levels and certain liver conditions. Sometimes seizures are called “fits”. …