Dog Advice

How to Keep a Puppy Occupied

Dog Owners — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:43:27 +0000

How To Keep Your Puppy Busy While Learning At The Same Time: Looking for fun games that your puppy can enjoy? Check out these tantalizing activities that you can get a puppy of any age involved in. Grooming Made Fun Probably one of the most important things to do is groom and brush your puppy. So what [...]

How to Stop a Dog From Escaping

Dog Owners — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:23:51 +0000

The Escaping Pooch & A Dog With A Tissue Fetish Question: My Run-Away Dalmatian “I have a two-year-old female Dalmatian. She has never given me any real problems – except one – If the front door is open and I’m not watching, she’s gone like a flash! When she’s in the backyard, she comes to me when [...]

Canine Cancer: How to Spot The Signs

Ryan O'Meara — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:47:20 +0000

Cancer in pets is more common than you think. It is the number one natural cause of death in geriatric cats and dogs and accounts for nearly 50 percent of pet deaths each year. Some breeds are especially susceptible to cancer. Although the leading cause of death in older cats and dogs, cancer also is the [...]

Pets and Poisons – Download a Free, Potentially Life Saving Guide

Ryan O'Meara — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:48:27 +0000

Pets and Poisons – Keeping your animals safe The BVA Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF) in conjunction with the Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) has announced the launch of an update of its popular Pets and Poisons – Keeping Your Animals Safe leaflet, first produced in 2004. Based on information compiled by [...]

Stop Excessive Barking

Sandy Finley — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:45:32 +0000

Dogs do not engage in unrewarding behavior. Dog training is mostly about making bad behaviors unrewarding. If we simply employ this principle, we can stop our dog from barking excessively.

Dealing With the Loss of a Pet

Freelance Contributors — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:29:44 +0000

Death Of The Family Pet: A Proper Goodbye To Your Faithful Friend As the words of a sad, but sweet, eulogy was echoed over the loudspeaker of a public address system, a spotlight began to slowly illuminate an object in the center of the show ring: a leash, attached to an empty training collar. The Occasion? It was [...]

Advice for Pet Owners at Halloween Time

Freelance Contributors — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:36:15 +0000

Pet Owners Can Avoid Halloween Hazards It’s no secret Halloween’s popularity is growing and is second only to Christmas in the United States for holiday decoration sales. While the appeal to children is obvious, adults have now pushed Halloween to the status of America’s wildest party time. Family pets are often included in the festive mood or [...]

Advice for Protecting Pets from California Wildfire Disaster

Ryan O'Meara — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:35:32 +0000

Almost 20 million California households have pets at risk of harm during a disaster. – Recent disasters and follow-up research have shown that proper preparation and effective coordination of animal issues enhance the ability of emergency personnel to protect both human and animal health and safety. – Ten to 25 percent of pet owners will fail to evacuate because of [...]

SPCA Warns on Fireworks Danger for Pets

Freelance Contributors — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:41:37 +0000

As the days grow shorter, and the nights grow darker, many people across Scotland look forward to one of the last outdoor celebrations of the year – Bonfire Night. Before revellers get too excited about the festivities and start stocking up on fireworks, the Scottish SPCA would like to issue a warning about the potential [...]

Canine Nutrition – How Important is Water in Your Dog’s Diet?

Ryan O'Meara — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:25:03 +0000

Your dog’s body is made up of 70% water. He can live even if he loses all the fat and half of the protein in his body. However, he will die if his body loses even just 1/10 of his water. In order to survive, a full-grown dog requires, at the very least, two milliliters (mls) [...]