Helping Your Garden Survive Your Dog
Spring is a great time of year. You spend your days planting and planning a beautiful garden. You wait all winter for signs of life in your garden but it takes no time for your dog to send your garden into trauma.
Don’t choose one or the other, you can have a dog and a great garden. They may not always get along but with your help they can coexist. Plan a …
Following A Scent – The Sport of Dog Tracking
If you have an energetic dog that loves to smell, this may be the sport for you. Tracking is a little known competitive and recreational dog activity. It is simple in design and goal. Your dog must follow a dated human scent trail to find a specific item. You follow at the end of a maximum length or 20-30′ leash. When your dog reaches the article …
Indoor Dogs Need Outdoor Time
All dogs need time to be, well, just dogs. This means they need to have room to run and play and they do need to be outdoors in large spaces to have this room to romp. Some dogs that live in apartments and small houses without yards can adjust to an almost exclusively indoor living arrangement but they will be happier and ultimately healthier with routine outdoor ti…
The Dog Rescuers Rescue Groups
There are always people who do not want a dog. They purchase them then have no idea what to do with them. Others let their dogs suffer benign neglect catering to the very basics but leaving out the main ingredients – love and respect. There are also certain individuals who view dogs as disposable items. They treat them as property doing with them what they wish….
Does My Dog Really Have To Visit A Dentist?
Dogs, like their owners, suffer from tooth aches. They also lose teeth, break teeth and have other dental problems. Over the years, people have tended to ignore the dental issues of their dogs. Using bones to help a dog’s teeth remain healthy was a simple remedy in the past.
Today, the focus has altered. People have accepted dog dentistry as …
Improving Your Dog’s Life Expectancy
As dogs age, they begin to develop health problems that are similar to what aging humans experience. Arthritis and cataracts are a big problem as dogs age, as well as incontinence. Your dog’s digestive system may not work as well as it used to, and his metabolism will slow as his activity levels decrease, which may result in your dog both having to eat a larg…
The Steps To Take When You Lose Your Dog
Finding out that your dog has escaped or got lost can be a terrifying thing. What should you do? What if you call for him but he doesn’t come back? What are the best steps of action carry out in order to find your dog? It is something that could happen to any dog owner so considering the steps of action will be beneficial if you have a dog. If you have al…
Selecting the Perfect Dog for Your Family
When you make up your mind to introduce a new puppy in the house, choosing the perfect dog requires a good amount of serious thought and careful consideration. The right fit will be a companion and member of the household for the better part of two decades. The wrong choice, however, may add to the load of the local shelter.
There are several hund…
Why Table Scraps Are Not for Dogs!
Pet owners often cannot be blamed if and when the temptation to feed a tasty morsel of meat from their dinner plates becomes too hard to resist. There goes the meat passing from the fork into the eager mouth of Lassie waiting under the table! Of course, it is not only slices of meat that the dog enjoys but possibly vegetables, rice and choice parts of meat dish…
Getting Your Dog’s Attention
Here is part 2 of training your pet to pay attention. Now your going to continue with the exact method and then following 15 minutes simply get down on your knee to about your pet’s eye level and then untie the long-line of the dog’s collar. Make sure you do not take off the collar as of yet. Then, take a few seconds and talk to your dog and tell him that he’s doing …
Ways to Modify Your Dog’s Diet
While dogs make great pets and watchdogs, they also need great care. Part of that care Is what you feed your dog. It is vital for you to know what types of foods needed by your dog. This is vital if you would want to modify their diet. Changing your dog’s daily diet can be troublesome especially if you want to make them healthy and make them strong and live longe…
No Place Like Home – In the Doghouse
Our house is our security blanket. It is where we escape from the outside world. Humans require this if they are to function within the wider context. Dogs, too, need to feel secure. They need some place to call their own. While many pets wander throughout the entire house, you will still find they favor one place. This is their hidey-hole. This is where t…
Dogs Made for Herding
The Herding group is a new addition to the world of dog shows. It was recently established in American and Canadian Kennel Clubs The group was defined in 1983. The breeds that make up the Herding group were taken from the Working group. When researching records from the kennel clubs you will not find the Herding group.
The new group was arranged because of the history o…
Summer rolls around, or the winter break, and you’re planning a getaway for your family and hopefully Buster Brown the family dog. Just as you would thorough prepare for your children, the same consideration goes for Buster. He deserves careful thought as well. After all you want the trip to be enjoyable for him too, don’t you? The first line of preparation is to look online to find “pet welcoming” and not just “pet friendly” hotels for that will accommodate the family and Buster Brown as a unit.
Understanding and Preventing Rabies In Dogs
One kind infection that can be easily transmittable to dogs is rabies when certain risk factors are involved. A lot of people know the risk of rabies but how will one know if their dog is at risk and how it can be prevented? The daunting fact about rabies is that when a dog has been infected there is no treatment for it and they will now face fatality….
Puppies are so adorable and they definitely have a whole lot of energy. You probably want to take your puppy along with you when you take trips, and you may even want to take your puppy on vacation with you…
A flea infestation can be a terrible thing for you and your
dog. Fleas indiscriminately bite you, your family and your canine. They can
cause welts to rise on your skin and can drive your poor canine companion…
You probably have one in your own medicine cabinet. You
might also have one in your car. These are First Aid Kits. They contain the
basics you will need for small injuries. They occur when you are at home,…
Puppies are at the beginning of what you want to be a good,
long, healthy life. This journey is not possible if you do not address their
nutritional needs. This is more than a consideration of food types but…
These days, the demand for nutritional dog food is on the
rise. After the deaths of several canine companions from tainted food in 2007, the
need for quality control has simply fueled the desire by owners and…