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Training a dog can be difficult especially if you started late. Training your dog too late means a lot of unwanted behaviors have taken root. Training should commence early, particularly if your dog came to your house when he’s an adult. Dog training has a lot of purposes. You can teach good behavior and eliminate [...]

Dogs sweat but not like the way we do. Sweating is an important mechanism that allows humans to fight the heat. When we sweat, the moisture that is produced on the skin’s surface evaporates causing excess heat to be dispersed from the body. Our furry friends cannot manage excess body heat this way. It is [...]

Humans spend a lot of their time with dogs and while these animals make wonderful companions, the association can also have fatal consequences when dogs attack humans. Every year more than four million dog owners and non-dog owners needs medical attention for minor to fatal injuries resulting from dog attacks. Dogs have different personalities and [...]

Deciding to neuter the dog or not is a difficult decision for a dog owner. Dog owners have varied reasons for neutering the dog but the most common reason is to reduce the population of unwanted and homeless dogs. A dog owner with no plans of breeding would make sure that the pet is neutered [...]

We use the term ‘worms in dogs’ to talk about a variety of different internal parasites which our dogs can pick up. Treatment for worms in dogs can be bought at veterinary surgeries and pet shops and it is important to use them regularly. Responsible pet care and regular worming treatments go hand in hand. [...]

Are you aware that getting the attention of the sexy ladies on the beach would be a breeze if you have a dog that would play up and deftly catch the Frisbee every time you give the fetch command? It would certainly be lots of fun to play with a dog that can fetch. Unfortunately, [...]

One of the most common problems that the average poodle owner faces is dog separation anxiety. At the lower end, anxiety can be frustrating, causing your dog to bark when you leave the house. Nevertheless, if it is allowed to continue, your dog might start wrecking your home, making messes, or barking incessantly for hours [...]

Dogs bark, dogs chew and dogs bury bones. In movies, in cartoons and in children’s books dogs are always depicted as bone-burying animals. Dog owners are also exposed to the inclination of the pets to bury bones. A dog that has a bone on its mouth will have a sneaky look while looking for a [...]