Last week I was walking the in the forest when my dog saw a frog jumping near a pond. His immediate reaction was to give chase. However, my dog isn’t the best catcher, so had no chance once the frog entered the water. But it did make me wonder what would have happened if my […]
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Getting your dog to take it easy after spaying or neutering surgery is not easy, particular with puppies and dogs that are generally too active. The majority of dogs, particularly puppies, want to get up and start playing again after being spayed. They don’t understand how much rest and recovery is needed, with running and […]
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Our dog gets really messy and not a week goes by without us having to shower or bath him. The fact we live near a forest doesn’t help as he’s constantly in and out of mud baths. This also increase the risk of fleas and ticks, meaning we have to be really on top of […]
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You will be familiar with the sensation as a human. You tuck your leg under your body on a hard surface and the familiar tingles of pins and needles creep up. Your leg goes to sleep. But is the same for dogs when you see them struggling to get up from sleep, and even limping? […]
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Dogs will eat the strangest of things. Not all are things that you would immediately think could be edible let alone appealing… and none less so than goose poop! However, if you take your dog on a walk near where gooses hang out, you won’t fail to notice this unusual interest in geese droppings. From […]
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Talking about your dog’s poop can be fascinating or downright off-putting! Either way, if you notice there are little black bugs in your dog’s poop one morning, it’s something that will be hard to ignore. What look like black beetle bugs in dog’s poop is a really disturbing sight and not one you will want […]
When you entrust your dog into the care of boarding kennels you have to assume that they will do everything in their power to take good care of your dog. Most of the time they will, but there can be occasions where your dog got sick after boarding. Dogs can get sick from kennels, and […]
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We’re all familiar with the saying about cats having 9 lives, but where does that leave dogs? Are our canine friends blessed with multiple lives, and if they do have more than one, do dogs have 9 lives too? Given that the myth on cats having 9 lives is so widespread, I decided to research […]
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This is a weird one, but I saw my dog do it recently. He was sick and started to dig a hole, then lay down in it. Thankfully he recovered from the GI problem and was lot better after 24 hours, but my curious mind wanted to know why my dog exhibited this strange behavior. […]
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My family and I will do the McDonald’s drive-thru once a month; the smell quickly gets our French Bulldog’s attention. As he sits in the back of the car with our son, and nothing gets his dog taste buds going more than a McDonald’s Big Mac. Despite his pleading eyes, we’ve never let our dog […]