Providing your dog with right nutrition ensures its proper growth. Healthy food is required by all animals in general, and dogs in particular for their overall development and growth. To have dogs as pets are really exciting, however when you take a dog as a pet, its dietary requirements should be taken care of. The world has many different breeds… Read more »
Perhaps the rationale as to why dogs are known as “man’s best friend” is that dogs are supposed to be the most faithful of all animals found worldwide. Whichever variety you own in the hundreds of species of dogs existing nowadays, your pet dog will always amaze you with its allegiance and compliance. Dogs were chiefly used to accompany men… Read more »
According to holistic vet, Dr Andrew Jones, DVM, one of the worst things you can do for your older pet is to agree to the ubiquitous annual vaccinations. If you’ve been following my information for any length of time, you will know that I am against pet owner complying with annual vaccinations for adult dogs without at least first informing… Read more »
Fleas can carry disease and other parasites, including tapeworm. And fleas are extremely irritating for your dog. They often cause intense itching, which in turn can cause your dog to damage his/her skin by vigorous scratching.
A homemade dog treat recipe can be used to make wonderful doggie snacks. They are easy and fun, even if you hate to prepare things from scratch. These dog treats recipes are a wonderful way to reward your dog for their love and loyalty. You can make some of the treats in the shape of a bone with a special cookie cutter that you can find on the internet or purchase at pet supply stories.
Humans have increased the speed of evolution of dog species from the original wolves to the many breeds that are seen today. A modern dog can even be seen as a trophy and will cost thousands to acquire from a specialist breeder. They have been bred into all shapes, sizes and colors. They even have geographic traits and practically every… Read more »
When a police department decides to purchase a police dog, they are getting a dog who has already had excellent training and is ready to start working. Most often, the designated handlers will spend a few weeks with the dogs prior to bringing it on board for the department. A police dog will then live with the handler and his or her family. Once you take into account the cost of upkeep and ongoing training of a police dog, a dog may cost as much as $10,000. But the benefits of having a specially trained police dog on duty for a department makes the purchase more than worthwhile.
There are more pet boarding kennels in most cities than you expect. You see, pet boarding has become a bigger and bigger business. People are just now becoming aware of how much their pets are like them. Animals have emotional empathy, keen intellect, and even a well developed sense of self. Traditionally, pet kennels were only designed for extended trips. People would not board their pets for less than a day or two at a time, counting on the dogs or cats to be able to take care of themselves while their owners were gone. Today, however, there are more and more doggie day care places. These may be specialized pet day care facilities, or they may be integrated with the longer term pet boarding kennels.
Several of my Australian readers have recently asked me about the best dog foods available in Australia. Dog owners in the U.S. really don’t know how lucky they are. Although the majority of dog foods in the U.S. are absolute rubbish, there are actually quite a few excellent quality dog foods available there. This is not necessarily the case in… Read more »
Sometimes a dog may seem to be the picture of health one day, but suddenly go off their food, and the next thing you know, a terminal illness is diagnosed and your dog has only weeks, or even days, to live.
There are several steps you can take to both prevent dog health problems from arising in the first place, and to help identify dog health issues at a time when successful treatment is still possible.