Find out what your dog’s sleep positions mean
Can you decipher dog tail messages?
Understand what your dog’s saying with his paw
3 tips for first-time puppy owners
It can be confusing for first-time puppy owners to know exactly how to care for their new dog. Use these tips to help ease the transition from first-time puppy owner to successful dog parent.
Use new puppy potty training techniques to quickly house-break your dog
By Amber Kingsley Getting a new puppy is an important decision that requires a great deal of forethought and then a tremendous amount of care and responsibility. First comes basic training, those valuable lessons like walking on a leash or how to sit and lie down on command. But before we begin obedience training and… Read the rest »
Puppy 101: 7 tips to start your new dog on the right paw
Raising a puppy right takes a lot of work and patience. Use DogsBestLife.com’s Puppy 101 guide to help get your puppy started on the right paw.
Give a dog a home for the holiday – just don’t give a dog
Don’t give a dog as a surprise holiday gift. Involve the future owner in the research if you choose to give a dog as a gift.
Decorate for the holidays with dog-friendly plants
Keep dangerous decor out of reach for dogs, cats and little ones. If possible, avoid using any harmful plants and instead decorate with dog-friendly plants.
Christmas trees pose dangers for puppies
Puppy Christmas decorating dangers include trees, poinsettias, wreaths and more. Puppies will chew on ornaments, eat tinsel and gnaw on power cords.
7 puppy potty training hacks
For puppy potty training success, set a routine, read your dog’s cues, give him lots of opportunities and consider crate training.
Ease puppy teething pain
Getting their puppy teeth can be as painful for puppies as the process is for human babies. Unlike babies who cry, puppies ease their discomfort by chewing.
4 tips to stop puppy biting
Work with your dog and use four simple tips to eliminate puppy biting: discipline, distraction, firm commands and no rough play.
Is it better to have two dogs?
If you plan to leave your dog during the day while you are at work, it may be better to have two dogs so that they can keep each other company.
Mutts illustrate the best in dog breeds
Mutts are the only real dogs as far as many dog owners are concerned and for them the more breeds in the mix, the better.
Avoid the green-eyed canine monster
Beware the dangers of the green-eyed canine monster when you introduce your dog to new people, another dog or bring a baby home.