Why rescuing a dog just may save your life
Rescuing a dog saves two lives — the dog’s and your own! Having a dog brings numerous health benefits including reducing stress.
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Pamper your pup with a trip to a luxury dog spa
Some popular dog spa treatments include special baths mud treatments, blueberry facials or special pawdicures to soothe and refresh your dog’s paws.
5 things to think about before you feed your dog people food
Before you set a place at the table for Fido, consider these important issues about people food. Don’t just feed your dog table scraps.
Healthy dog: How to determine if it’s dog allergies or hot spots
By Nancy Cope Many canines suffer from dog allergies and hot spots each year. Owners often wonder how to tell if their dog is allergic to something. Dogs have skin reactions when allergic on top of watery itchy eyes. So if your dog is scratching too much they could just have an allergy or…
Mix playtime with dog obedience training
By Kelly Marshall Combining playtime with your kids and dog obedience training for your dog requires constant supervision and a lot of patience. Puppies are just like kids in a variety of ways. They need continuous care, supervision, and a lot of love. Just as you have to teach your kid how to play with…
Does your puppy have canine obsessive-compulsive disorder?
By Karen A. Soukiasian Does your puppy or dog suffer from canine obsessive-compulsive disorder? If they have the urge to unconsciously perform repetitive, self-rewarding, inappropriate behaviors such as shadow/light chasing, tail chasing, fly snapping, excessive barking, sucking, chewing, fixation on certain objects, and spinning, then the answer is a resounding yes! Something in their heads,…
12 ways dogs help their owners cope with depression
Dogs help their owners cope with depression by providing comfort, reducing stress, encouraging exercise, lowering blood pressure.
Why does my dog stick his nose there?
A dog nose has between 200-250 million scent receptors. People have only 5 million. A dog’s sense of smell is much stronger than its sense of sight.
Cocoa mulch poses danger to dogs
By Karen A. Soukiasian Cocoa mulch can be fatal for dogs. And although statistics show 98% of dogs will not eat cocoa mulch, is it worth the risk to find out if your dog or cat is in the other 2%? This is especially true for puppies, as EVERYTHING, goes into their mouths! Death…
Protect your dog against Lyme disease
By Karen A. Soukiasian Lyme disease is a zoonotic, bacterial, vector borne disease of the Borrelia burgdorferi group. It got its name from the towns of Lyme and Old Lyme, Connecticut, because in 1975, numerous cases with similar symptoms suddenly emerged in that region. In 1982, the bacterium was isolated and named. It was also…
