What Makes for a Healthy Dog?
When owning a dog, you will find out many things go into determining whether it is healthy. It is not just the love and care you give it that will determine its overall health. There is more to it than just that. Let’s look at what makes for a healthy dog.
Breeding is Part of Having a Healthy Dog
The right breeding is part of having a healthy even before it…
What Type of Dog is Right for Your Family?
There are many wonderful breeds of dogs and mutts that are right for some families but not for others. If you have very small children or toddlers, you may not want to buy a large puppy that can easily knock the child down because this can lead to injury to the child. Often, when this happens the large puppy is banished from the house, which is not fair…
Intolerance vs. Allergies to your Dogs’ Food
Intolerance is very different than allergies. Humans can be intolerant to cucumbers and spicy oriental or Mexican foods, but not be allergic to them. Dogs can be intolerant to certain foods and the results can be the same. Doggy diarrhea and some nausea can occur if your dog ingests something that “disagrees” with him. That is an easy fix. Avoid the f…
The Ugly Truth About Rabies
In the United States of America, rabies vaccinations are required by law. The only difference from state to state is what age the dog needs to be for non-vaccination to be a legal issue. Once the dog has received their first vaccination, they need to get the vaccine every three years for life.
The three years requirementis a recent development (2008). Before that, …
Insider Tips on Choosing Boarding Kennels
Once upon a time, if you were going away, you left your dog in a boarding kennel. Today, there are many more types of facilities to choose from. In fact, you can have a pet sitter come in and take care of your dog. You can hire a dog walker. You can leave your dog at a doggy camp. You can also book your pampered pet into a doggy spa.
While there a…
The Best Tips for Training Your Dog
In order to get the very best out of the relationship with your dog, it is often necessary to train them in the ways of proper obedience. This can stop the dog from doing annoying and potentially harmful things to the family, and make having your pet a real joy. Obedience training might be needed for things like jumping, chewing, digging, biting, and barking. …
What is the Proper Nutrition for My Dog?
Even though we may not care to admit it, every dog owner at one time or another has given their dog a bit of “human” food. Some of us more than others. Of course we are not trying to compromise our beloved dog’s nutrition, but just to provide him with a quick treat. How many dog owners know though what proper nutrition for their canine truly consists of?…
What You Need to Keep in Mind When Traveling With Your Dog
When you travel with your dog via a long car ride, you have to take a lot into consideration. For instance, how old is your dog, how often has he or she made long road trips, and do they get overly anxious when traveling? These are very important aspects to know about your dog because while you see commercials of happy-go-lucky dogs on t…
The Best Things to Take When You Travel With Your Dog
Are you planning a trip with your dog? Traveling with your dog can be a lot of fun for both of you, but you need to make the proper provisions ahead of time to make sure the trip goes off without a hitch. You will need to bring your dog’s feeding bowls, place to sleep, any medications that they are on, and their food. The last thing you want …
Don’t Feed Your Dog Table Scraps!
We have all heard of the cliche that the dog is man’s best friend one too many times. Thus, man and dog will often share a house, a bed and a life – all in the service of upholding a tradition that stretches back millennia. But just because man and dog share many things in common does not necessarily equal to sharing food on the table.
In fact, veterinarians…
The Consequences Of Dog Obesity
Humans love to show their love through food. It’s something that starts when we are children. When we are happy, we get a treat. When we are sad or have hurt ourselves, we get a treat. We base get togethers and visits around food. We love to eat as much as we can. It should be of no surprise then that when we want to show affection to our dogs, that we would…
What Causes Coughing in Dogs?
If you have noticed your dog coughing, this could be caused from several different things. It could be due to another cause, like heartworms, distemper, fungal infections, or tuberculosis. It can also be from allergens in the air and pollutants.
Dogs with kennel cough will have a cough that is high pitched and dry. The dog might have no other symptoms except for …
What is a Therapy Pet?
There are many different definitions of a therapy pet. They are different than pets that are used to help the handicapped with their everyday lives, although they are just as important. Animal assistant dogs help the blind, deaf and disabled perform everyday tasks, like walking around in the community, alerting their master when the phone rings or when someone is at the do…
In a consumerist society, manufacturers, distributors and retailers work hand in hand to move their stocks of patio furniture from their factories and stores into the homes of buyers. The consumer will then have a wide range of venues from which to…
Before choosing the style of the patio furniture, the first step is to choose the kinds of materials used on the pieces. Each kind of material has its pros and cons in terms of durability, practicality and beauty, not to mention affordability, which…
In the event of a house fire, smoke detectors can save your family’s life. If you’re sleeping, a smoke detector will wake you up and give you time to escape your house. If you’re awake, a smoke detector will alert you to a fire starting in your…
As early as your child can understand what fire is and the dangers of fire, is the time to teach them a plan of escape. The family needs to practice a plan of escape in the event of a fire and you should have more than one escape route because you…
Achieving the Right Balance in Dog Food
As a pet owner, one of your most important responsibilities is feeding the dog with the right kind of food in the right amounts at the right time. The statement sounds simple, yes, but it can be difficult to determine the right balance for your dog. In this article, the basics of providing for the right balance in dog food will be discussed although it mus…
The Importance of Exercise for Your Dog
Dogs metabolisms are similar to people in that they tend to slow down as they get older, which is why exercise is so crucial to a dog’s health. Unfortunately, many people who live sedentary lifestyles also have dogs that are sedentary, which can lead to all sorts of health conditions. The same ailments that affect people can also ail your dog when they do …
Holistic Veterinary Care vs. Conventional Veterinary Care
There are some major differences between conventional and holistic veterinarians. Both are well educated and are licensed professionals. There are however some basic educational and philosophical differences in the care the minister to your pets.
Their initial education is the same. They are both licensed veterinarians. Holistic vets a…