Dog Tips

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.
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Dog Tips

Do You Buy Pet Food From Any of These 6 Con Artists?

They're now embroiled in a class action lawsuit alleging that the companies are engaged in a con game, with your money and pets at risk. And that needing a prescription for what amounts to junk food is insane. If your vet disagrees, it's time to find a new one.
— 7 min read
living with another pet affects dogs health
Dog Tips

How Living With Another Pet Affects a Dog's Health

With humans, strong social ties are associated with an increase in well-being and longevity. How about dogs? What effect does an in-home canine or feline companion have on your dog's health and resistance to disease? Here's what data from the 21,410-dog Dog Aging Project reveals.
— 4 min read
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Dog Tips

Do You Make These Mistakes When You Photograph Your Pet?

If you're fed up with ghoulish, glowing eyes or blurred results every time you snap your pet's picture, try these professional tips that work for anyone. Grab your camera, create this perfect background, and shoot from this angle for the perfect close-up of your pet.
— 3 min read
environmental enrichment
Dog Tips

Is Your Dog Bored, Fearful or Rowdy? 'Enrichment' to the Rescue

Quality of life plummets when your dog feels anxious, scared or displays compulsive or disruptive behaviors. The good news is, it's easy to build 'enrichment' into your pet's everyday life to enhance her health and well-being (and your own sanity). Here are more than two dozen ideas to try.
— 4 min read
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Dog Tips

This Happens 3 Out of 4 Times Before a Dog Bites Your Face

Over 75% of victims of dog bites to the face know the dog, so it can happen even with your own family pet. The 3 seemingly innocent human actions that can raise your risk of a bite to your face, the often hidden warning signs a dog gives, and what to do when threatened by any dog.
— 5 min read
top pet toxins list
Dog Tips

Groundbreaking: New Category Added to Top Pet Toxins List

For the first time ever, this category of pet toxins has been added to the official ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center's annual list of top toxins. And it's about time, as a recent survey shows this category has become the most frequent cause of poisoning, especially for dogs.
— 6 min read
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Dog Tips

Your Dog Hates It When You Do These 10 Things

The more you know about what triggers your pet's anxiety, how he reacts when stressed and how it can impact his health, the better you'll be able to take actions to stop doing them. And that can only magnify your dog's bond with you. So get started today.
— 5 min read
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