Occasionally you may find it necessary to apply eye drops to your dog for the likes of canine conjunctivitis, but as with all medications this should only be done when you have received the advice from a qualified health professional. Here are a few things to consider when applying such drops.
Rember that for the [...]
Air travel is not any easier for your dog, than it is for some humans. Thousands of dogs go from point A to Point B on airplanes every year and never have a problem.
But this is not always the case, just as some customers experience the fear of flying, our dogs may tend to [...]
If you’ve ever left your dog in the car for “just five minutes” on a summer day, the officers of the Washington Humane Society want you to hear some cautionary tales.
“They all say the same thing: I never thought that this would happen,” says Mitchell Battle, deputy director of humane law enforcement at the [...]
A calm, obedient and faithful dog – it’s what we all want, right? To begin with, obedient and trained dogs are happier dogs, less likely to get into tussles with people or with other dogs. Another reason is that many communities require that the dogs living in their neighborhoods be well trained. This is especially [...]
I’d like to share an experience with you and your readers in the hope that it will help someone who has a dog with a similar problem. A few months ago my 5-year-old Doberman lost patches of hair on both sides of her trunk. Other than that she seemed OK except she had lost a [...]
A baby girl has been orphaned after her parents died when they jumped into a swollen river in an attempt to save their pet dogs.
The seven-month-old girl was left strapped into her pushchair on the riverbank while her mother and father were swept away by the fast flowing river.
Darren Greenan, 33, and Laura [...]
Make no attempt to heel the dog off the leash until he is letter-perfect on the leash. If he still makes errors walking on the leash, whether heeling or turning, eliminate them before proceeding to off-the-leash training.
The first step in the off-leash training is to suggest to the dog that he is not being [...]
Potty training for your dog! Well that’s something you better take care of, or you’re going to regret it forever.
If you have given a proper training to your dog, you can trust him to defecate or urinate only in the place you have selected for him. It could appear a little tough in [...]
There is great controversy about dog kennel training. Many believe that cages, kennels and crates are today’s answer to quick convenient punishment. Although not as much controversy as there is about dog collars that choke a dog and give them electric shocks. Many dogs find comfort in their own place and [...]
A dog that growls at and/or bites its owner does so for some reason, even if the behavior appears to be “unreasonable” to the owner. If your dog displays aggressive behavior towards you, for the safety and welfare of you, your family and your dog, it’s important to find out why as [...]