All Entries in the "Dog Care" Category

Raw Dog Food – Is This A Healthier Diet For Your Dog?

I think we can all agree that the canned and dried food the majority of us serve our dogs is not ‘natural’ no matter what the quality and I have been looking into the possibilities of ‘going truly natural’ and serving up a raw dog food diet to my dogs, maybe just one meal – morning or evening.

Is A Dog Invisible Fence Right For You And Your Dog?

There are some dogs that will do as they are told and there is never a problem with them running out into the road. You may never have to worry that they are going to wander too far from the house and get lost, or even worse, bite someone.

Dog containment – important responsibility for every dog owner

Almost every day, you can find a news story detailing a case of a dog running loose in the neighborhood, that has bitten or simply bowled over a child, resulting in injuries. In other cases, an unsupervised, aggressive dog may attack another dog.

Dogs Don’t Wear Glasses—Dog Eye Health

When Scooter entered my life my entire picture of dog eye health changed. As an older dog with two trips to the local kill shelter under his belt, he was also blind and fat.

Dog Ear Mites: Herbal Help in Combating Ear Mites on Dogs

Our next door neighbor infected our dogs with ear mites, and suffice it to say, dog ear mites are just as unpleasant for humans as they are for puppies and dogs. Dog ear mites can be really common, and most puppies actually come with ear mites, but when your adult dog household contracts ear mites, I discovered that you need a fast acting herbal remedy to help control them. Otherwise, they simply pass the mites back and forth between each other which is really quite maddening.

How to deal with a whining dog

Whining in puppies

As puppies, it comes naturally: a very young puppy will whine without even realizing it when she’s hungry, tired, or cold. The mother dog will respond to this whining with milk, warmth, and a safe place to sleep – and as time goes on, the puppy begins to realize the association between the two. This is when she begins to whine deliberately, to notify her mom that something’s amiss or that she needs something.