Advice and articles about raising and caring for puppies.
Life can feel scary through a dog’s eyes. Rolling thunder can sound like earth-shattering explosions. Sleeping in a crate for the first time can feel isolating. Couple that with being away from their favorite person, and it’s no wonder some dogs are prone to stress. This is where white noise machines for dogs enter the…
A tiny Maltese puppy called Carter had live saving heart surgery at Washington State University with a new procedure for a deadly but common congenital heart defect. There have been a small number of other facilities that have performed the procedure, but the puppy was the first ever dog to undergo the new procedure at…
You’ve just bought a puppy, or by some miracle, ended up caring for one. What do you do now? Here is a quick guide for those who are just about to start out. There are two main areas of focus when examining dog health, disease preventative care and recognizing signs of potential problems. Preventative medicine…
A vital part of good prevention is to know the common types of illnesses and disorders associated with particular dog breeds. For dogs, the parts of their body that are most frequently affected by congenital problems are the central nervous system, the eyes, the muscles, and the bones. For instance, the Beagle, Collie, miniature Poodle,…
Most dog owners know that dogs are naturally protective of food. Most parents of young children are terrified that their young ones will be too curious about a puppy’s food and end up paying the consequences in pain. Bites like this at such a young age often cause children to have lifelong fears of dogs….
Maybe you are changing from puppy food to an adult dog food, or maybe you are changing from a regular dog food to a special diet food. What ever the reason, you need to know how to change your dog’s diet is a way that will be best for your dog and better for you…
In many ways canine pregnancy is not that different from human pregnancy, although it is somewhat shorter, averaging sixty-three days. A dog’s diet, as well as their consumption of medicine needs to be monitored during pregnancy, just like a woman’s should be, and you may notice changes in your dog’s emotions and social behavior. She…
Just like human females, your dog has a pregnancy schedule, and a uterine calendar that can pinpoint which pregnancy stage she is in according to her body’s symptoms. In a dog’s first pregnancy stage, when she is in the first two weeks of since copulation, the dog’s nipples start to enlarge. When you notice this…
People across the U.S. are buying a new puppy for the first time every single day. Unfortunately for those who are paying for one of these puppies, not all of them are completely healthy. We hope the list below will help you in determining whether or not the little puppy you are looking at is…
I could hear my Mom’s voice: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” Easy for her, she was on her way to becoming a Catholic nun before she met my Pop on a beach in Connecticut. She is hard wired to always be nice. Anyhow… I was sitting at…