Every year, veterinarians brace for a disease that has plagued our pets for decades. However this disease is easily avoidable by using inexpensive and safe medications. Cases of  Heartworms both in dogs and cats continue to grow and also the fee for treatment of (if discovered early enough) is usually much larger that the cost to prevent. Consequently, how will you offer protection to family pet [...]

Learn how to tap into your dog’s elementary den instincts, and make her more obedient—naturally. Like their ancestors, dogs are born, nurse, and later eat solid foods in a good enclosed area (called a den in the wild), and therefore tend to accept being confined to a crate when necessary. Teaching your dog that her crate is a safe site, and helping her make happy associations with it, can [...]

Adopting a new pet is one of the things that bring delight and squeals from children. It’s a happy occasion for both you and the family. Nonetheless, a pet, cute and squiggly as they are will, as all dogs do, mess the house. The new member of the household has to be potty trained as soon as the primary day. It is important to observe that canines may hold their bladder up to 5 hours, not more [...]

Why buy a dog when you can bring home a new best friend from a local animal shelter well-nigh for free?  Purebred dogs come with health issues of over breeding and special grooming requirements – and these issues are often altogether absent among dogs of mixed breed. If you insist on a purebred – you should still go to your local shelter.  On a recent visit, I saw one Great Dane, [...]

One of the most important things on any new dog owner’s list is to pick the perfect name for their new dog. Unfortunately, this could seem a lot easier said than done because there are just so many doggone good dog names to choose from!   The sky is literally the limit (and, incidentally, “Sky” makes a great dog name too)! If you find yourself scratching your head, [...]

  Clicker Training For Gundogs Clicker Training is a relatively new way of training a dog using a small finger-length box which makes a sharp and distinctive click. Clicker training is the art and science of using a conditioned reinforcer to train your dog using no corrections or punishments. The pet-friendly way to train…Many dog owners worry about the things their gundog does wrong. Clicker [...]

An essential part of training is leash training for dogs. This training method can also come in handy when you’re teaching other commands as well. It also is a major safety issue. If you apply the correct methods, you’ll quickly learn that leash training is both an enjoyable and easy process. Leash Training for Dogs can be dissected into 4 basic steps: Step 1: One of [...]

Training dogs is not a hard. You just need patience, dedication and some simple tactics and you will teach them successfully. Here are five top tips on how to train your dogs successfully: 1. To avoid your dog getting confused and so that they can learn to recognize commands easily only one person should be responsible for training the dog initially. If too many people are trying to train the dog [...]

Have you ever had the unfortunate experience of going to sleep in a crappy bed, then get up the next day hurting all over your body?  If you haven’t, your lucky.  If you have, you already know that it is no fun.  If your animal was able to speak, what would they have to say about their bed? I’m guessing it would depend on whether he has an old pillow placed in a box like [...]

Housebreaking your new dog may seem like a daunting prospect, buy it’s usually pretty easy. No matter what age your dog is, the same principles apply: praise, supervision, confinement, and patience. Take your dog to his proper toilet area as often as possible, and praise him; supervise him at all times when he is in the house; and when you can’t supervise, confine him in some way. But above [...]