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 [...]
If you’ve ever been to a CPR class, you’re undoubtedly familiar with the basics of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. First, check to make sure the patient has a clear airway, then check to see if the patient is breathing, check whether the patient has a heartbeat and, if the patient awakens during the process, be careful that [...]
A dog that begs obviously wants something. What the dog wants is not as important as how he asks for it. There are a variety of sources that teach an owner how to train the family dog. The steps involved are usually systematic and repetitive and you have to read pages and pages of content that you really do not need. Our goal here is simply to stop a behavior, that’s it.
Every day in communities across Canada and the US, a bond is broken. It’s the bond between people and their pets, resulting in millions of pets being surrendered to shelters each year. And little has been known about the reasons why until now. In a study conducted by the National Council on Pet Population Study [...]
What you feed your dog is really SO important for your dog’s ultimate health, susceptibility to illness, and longevity. You know, if you really want your dog to be as healthy as s/he can be, you should stop feeding ANY of the widely available commercial dog foods. These are the types of dog food commonly [...]
Effective communication with your dog maintains the pecking order in your home and ensure that you remain the top dog. Allowing your dog to dominate you in any way is unhealthy for your dog (as well as potentially dangerous for you, particularly if you have a big dog). Failure to understand your dog’s behaviour and [...]
Give chocolate to loved ones, and you could end up poisoning them. That is, if the loved ones are your pets. Even small amounts of theobromine, an ingredient in chocolate, can cause vomiting and restlessness in pets. Larger doses can be fatal. While most pet owners expect a dog to develop an upset stomach after [...]
Dogs with short hair traditionally require less time and effort than dogs with longer hair. To properly groom a short-haired dog you should use a currycomb, usually made out of rubber. They help to remove loose hair as well as massaging the dog’s skin all at the same time. To properly groom your short-haired dog [...]
Plump whole chickens, choice cuts of beef, fresh grains, and all the wholesome nutrition your dog or cat will ever need. These are the images pet food manufacturers promulgate through the media and advertising. This is what the $11 billion per year U.S. pet food industry wants consumers to believe they are buying when they [...]
Diet can be a complicated factor in pet allergies. Most animals are not born with allergies to food; their immune systems develop an allergic response over time to some part of their diet, often one of the animal proteins. A food allergy can present in a lot of different ways, including the itching, digestive disorders, [...]
