MOUTHING AND NIPPING Mouthing and nipping is often a problem with puppies as they are learning what is acceptable behavior. This is a behavior that can be stopped to prevent biting people or other animals. Here are a few tips for early training: * Put a leash on a puppy when in your house to [...]
BARKING All dogs bark, usually out of excitement to see people or other animals, danger warnings or just out of complete boredom. Your dog can be barking because he or she is having fun, is lonely or is frightened. Anxious dogs will bark in a tone that sounds like distress and calls us to attention. [...]
For all the scientific advances of the industrial age (since late 1930s) cats, dogs and humans are on a very slippery slope in this, the early 21st Century. Gastrointestinal and immune diseases are epidemic. There are over 150 million domestic cats and dogs in the United States alone! If only 10% of them are unhealthy [...]
Home dental care is to be given more emphasis nowadays because of the fact that the worsening economy forces us to forgo even our own dental visits, and dental diseases are emerging in the case of pet animals like dogs to a greater extent. Though you are giving home dental care, if you suspect on [...]
How often you need to bathe your dog may depend on whether it lives inside or outside or if it has a skin condition, according to an assistant professor at Kansas State University’s Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. If your outdoor dog gets dirty on a regular basis, K-State’s Mary Bagladi-Swanson suggests bathing it when necessary. [...]
Absolutely not! Pets aren’t like us: they swallow whatever you use to clean their teeth. Human toothpaste simply isn’t edible. Nor is the heavy minty flavor really desirable to pets. Human toothpaste can give your pet some serious stomach problems. Many veterinarians stress the importance of oral hygiene because tooth and gum problems are common [...]
Even in cold conditions, it is possible for your dog to become dehydrated. Although one of the most probable causes is related to your dog overheating, if your dog does become ill, then dehydration can become a major problem which can in turn lead to severe health issues such as organ failure, and death. The [...]
Along with regular grooming and bathing, keeping your dog’s ears clean is key to avoiding painful and odorous ear infections. Checking your dog’s ears at least once a week will ensure that they are kept healthy and that any infections that develop are quickly detected. Many pet owners do not realize that dogs can grow [...]
Older dogs although appearing normal to the naked eye, will have, and will exhibit tell tail signs of age that only the experienced dog owner will be familiar with. Adding to this fact, that dogs will mask symptoms of certain ailments, makes it all the more important to know what to look for as your [...]
Kennel Cough (respiratory disease) is a type of dry hacking cough that dogs get from time to time, that is caused by a number of factors including; Bordatella bronchiseptica, a bacteria, canine adenovirus-2, and canine parainfluenza virus. Usually, this cough will present in the patient as a dry hacking cough, that although uncomfortable to the [...]
