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Five Important Tips For All Dog Owners (15 May 2007) If you have a dog, it goes without saying that you want to establish a happy and healthy relationship with him. Knowing how to understand your canine friend is the key to enjoying him. There are five very important things you need to know so you can begin...
Getting Your Dog Ready for a Newborn (15 May 2007) Preparing a dog for the arrival of a newborn into the family is done with the same care and attention that a parent gives to help children understand that a new sibling will be joining the family. Bringing a newborn into the home will be a major change fo...
Eight Things to Consider When Adopting a Shelter Dog (15 May 2007) By - Roger Matthews Adopting a fully grown shelter dog is usually not considered when a family decides to get a new pet. It may actually be the best choice for your family. A fully grown shelter dog may already be house trained, trained in basic o...
Sun Sea Sand and Pets (14 May 2007) As we sit and look out the window at the rain drizzling gently down and reflect upon yet another British Summer lets us remember that it is not only we humans who can be adversely affected by extreme temperatures in the summer but that our pets also need ...
Birman - The facts every owner of this cat breed should know (14 May 2007) The history of the Birman cat is steeped in mystery. According to legend, the people of Asia built a temple to worship a golden goddess with sapphire-blue eyes. A priest often knelt in meditation with a white temple cat. One night the temple was attacked ...
How to spoil your dog and yourself (14 May 2007) If you are a dog lover and a wine connoisseur, these unique dog dishes are for you! These furniture quality dog feeders are hand-crafted out of recycled wooden wine crates from European and Californian wineries by http://www.whineranddiner.net They...
Want a Safe, Healthy Dog Food You Can Trust (13 May 2007) If the current dog food recall has you scurrying about for a healthy and safe dog food for your pooch, look no more. A variety of resources exist to help you select and even prepare a dog food diet that you can trust for your dog. Here's a few examples. ...
How to Take Care of Your New Adopted Dog (13 May 2007) Whether you and your new dog have come together as a result of a dog adoption, dog rescue or other means, one thing is certain...you must take the best care possible of your dog to assure the dog's health and a long and rewarding life together. Your ...
Stores Continue to Sell Poison Dog Food After Recall (13 May 2007) In a shocking news story, head of the Center for Veterinary Medicine, CVM of the FDA, Dr Steven Sundlof says that some stores have not removed contaminated dog food from their shelves. Initially, the dog food recall involved Menu Foods which has recall...
Stop Your Dog's Side Effects From Medication (12 May 2007) With the advances of veterinary medicine and research new and more powerful drugs have become the favorite of many veterinary practitioners to combat illness and eliminate pain that dogs have as a result of injury, age related conditions and surgery. The ...
Is Raw Meat Safe For Your Dog? (12 May 2007) An ongoing debate has been waging among dog owners, dog breeders, dog trainers and veterinarians for some time with regard to the safety of feeding raw meat and raw food to dogs. Advocates of the Bones and Raw Food ( BARF) regimen argue that feeding d...
Is Homemade Dog Food Dangerous ? (12 May 2007) The recent recall of commercial dog food manufactured by Menu Foods and other dog food companies continues to escalate as worried dog parents scurry for alternative, safe dog food choices. To date more than 100 brands of commercial dog food have been r...
How to Stop Your Dog's Excessive Licking (11 May 2007) If your dog licks excessively, you can easily stop this behavior once you understand the root cause of his excessive licking. In order to get to the bottom of this mysterious and compulsive dog behavior you will want to look at two root causes of excessi...
Why Homemade Dog Food May Save Your Dogs Life (11 May 2007) The recent dog food and pet food recall that has claimed the lives of dogs across the United States as a result of eating contaminated commercial dog food tainted with aminopterin, a rat poison, and melamine, a chemical used in making plastics and fertil...
How to Control Dog Whining (11 May 2007) Dogs whine for a number of reasons. By understanding the root cause of dog whining you can take some simple steps to control unwanted whining by your dog. Why Do Dogs Whine? When your dog whines, she is talking to you. She wants you to know that ther...
Dog Food Labeling Better Than Human Food , Industry Claims (10 May 2007) The dog food industry announced in a recent statement that labeling on pet and dog food is actually better than labeling requirements on food for human consumption. This would be the best news that we have heard since the beginning of the dog food reca...
Why Dog Waste Management Products? (10 May 2007) Are you tired of cleaning your dog's waste? Yet don't want to get rid of your most loved pet. Then a dog waste management equipment is what you need. One of the most challenging parts of owning a pet dog is cleaning its waste everyd...
The Keys to a Successful Dog Training Routine are All About the Fundamentals (10 May 2007) The Keys to a Successful Dog Training Routine are All About the Fundamentals For a dog trainer to be successful in training a dog for obedience there needs to be a perfect understanding between the dog trainer and his/her dog. As such, the dog trainer m...
Small Dog Clothes - A Brief History (09 May 2007) If you have a small dog, then you more than likely already know all about the various small dog clothes that are out on the market today. However, in case you are not familiar with the items that are available, you should know that they include collars, c...
What is Pet insurance (09 May 2007) Everyone knows how important it is to have health insurance for themselves and their family. Many do not even think about pet insurance until they have the option of spending $2,000 on your pup that just got ran over or putting the puppy down. At some po...
