These comprehensive articles can guide you through the ups and down of dog ownership, from proper nutrition and exercise to training and grooming. Read through all the tips here to keep your pooch happy and improve their longevity.
A clean pet is a happy, healthy pet — but there's more to grooming than just regular baths. Here are a few important pointers to help you keep your canine friend clean and smelling good all the time.
There's a lot of misinformation out there about managing a dog's anal glands among groomers and even some veterinarians. Should your dog's anal glands be expressed regularly or could the practice actually be harmful? Are your dog's anal gland issues due to something you are (or aren't) doing?
It all sounds so good on paper. But the reality can be far different. The last thing you want to do is to feed pathogenic bacteria in your pet's GI tract. But follow this seemingly great trend, and you might do exactly that — much to your distress. Could this happen to your pet?
Besides the very real risk of predisposing your pet to an early and painful demise, it is costing you plenty — for medical care as well as the emotional price tag of watching your precious pet suffer. And it's so easily preventable. Are you 'blind' to this pet health trap?
Pets struggling with pain or are recovering from surgery need extra support to help ease their burden, and this therapeutic treatment could be the best solution you can offer them. Find out its many benefits here.
Unable to afford the $2,000 quarantine, this family was forced to euthanize their pup after a rabid skunk bit him. But researchers have found those measures to be extreme and unnecessary. What you should REALLY do if your pet is accidentally exposed to rabies.
Most vets tell you it's hard to interpret the results and therefore you should just submit to the standard protocol. Well, not so fast. It's not rocket science as proven by this vet who's been using this non-standard protocol for 20 years. Have you tried this superior strategy yet?
If you notice your dog's ear is swollen and bloody, it may be this. Don't panic — it's often manageable. Here are some remedies to help provide relief.
Scientists have been studying this daily doggie habit and they may have come to a far different conclusion than you'd expect. In fact, at least two other animals do this with far more clarity than dogs do. So why are scientists and dog owners apparently so far apart on this issue?