At one time or another every dog has a bout of vomiting or diarrhea. Usually they have eaten something disagreeable, eaten too much, too fast or exercised too soon after eating, are overly excited or nervous, or their body is reacting to any of a number of other non-serious conditions. There is no need to [...]
Canine Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease that develops in dogs. The disease is caused by Borrelia Burgdorferi, a type of bacteria known as a spirochete. The common deer tick is the primary carrier of the disease. A tick feeds from the blood of its host and transmits the bacteria during the feeding process. Lyme [...]
Canine distemper is a very serious and highly infectious viral disease. It is most commonly associated with domestic animals such as dogs, although ferrets are also vaccinated for it. It is a close relative of measles and rinderpest. Despite extensive vaccination in many regions, it remains a major disease of dogs. Young puppies and dogs [...]
A girl of five needed emergency surgery after she was mauled by her family’s two pet dogs.
Lauren Jenkins was attacked by the French mastiffs as she climbed in through an open window after playing in the garden.
She had serious injuries to her chest, back and arms and a “hole the size of a golf [...]
When you have brought your new pup home you have to remember that it has to take an awful lot of stuff onboard; there are a lot of everyday things around an ordinary home that will scare the wits out of a new puppy: a vacuum cleaner with its loud swirling noise is a good [...]
Whatever type of dog we choose for the family pet, whether it be a large breed or one of the small toy dogs they all have to learn to live in a human world and to this end it is important for them to know how to deal with people. Early, positive exposure to lots [...]
Yesterday we looked at how pups learn to get along with other dogs today we look at how puppies lean to get along with other family pets.
Most dogs find few problems in dealing with other members of the dog family, how they deal with other species is somewhat more difficult. A small animal, like [...]
Dogs have their own ways of communicating, they have in effect a language of their own. Through the use of body posture, facial expressions, and vocalization, they are able to communicate fear, anger, aggression, submission, playfulness, and more to other dogs.
A puppy that is raised with other dogs will quickly grasp the canine language [...]
Puppies pass through several developmental phases. Initial “dog socialization” begins in the litter. At seven to eight weeks, puppies start to become more independent and ready to explore their environment. This is a very good age to bring your new puppy home.
However like children, puppies need to go through a variety of positive experiences [...]
It can be hard to resist the cute puppies and kittens for sale in “pet” store windows, but a closer look into how these stores obtain animals reveals a system in which the high price that consumers pay for “that doggie in the window” pales in comparison to the cost paid by animals who are [...]