Dog Pregnancy Symptoms: Is Your Dog Pregnant?
Pregnant dogs go through a certain stage. Surely, there would some signs that would tell you. The first, and the most common sign, would be changes in your pet’s appetite. It is quite natural for a pregnant dog not to touch its food during the first few days of pregnancy. Like humans, dogs undergo morning sickness too. Don’t worry though. Most dogs make up for their lost meals a few weeks into the pregnancy. If after the dog heat peri...

Preventing Puppy Biting
If you are living with a new puppy, there are lots of things that both of you need to learn, but one of the most important lessons that he or she is going to have from you is that it is unacceptable to bite! Dogs, just like humans, are creatures of habit, and if they form habits early on in life, you will find them much more difficult to break the longer that they get ingrained. A puppy nipping at you is one thing. You may be able to ignore it, b...

Deafness in Older Dogs
As your dog gets older it is possible he may develop blindness or deafness. You may not be immediately aware of this and can confuse the dog’s lack of response to your commands with bad behavior. Loss of sight or hearing will make an older dog anxious because it will affect his routine. His anxiety will increase when you leave him alone in the house because, just like humans, loss of our senses is frightening. If you notice that your dog is...

Protein and Your Dog
There is much speculation among animal nutritionists as to the way protein affects dogs. The dog is a meat eating machine and it is essential that he has a regular supply of high quality protein such as that found in animal tissue. Without this protein your dog will not be strong, his coat will not be in good condition and he most certainly will not be healthy. Maintaining a healthy dog’s metabolism involves 23 amino acids. Of these, 10 nee...

Preparing Your Home For Your New Puppy
The big day is here! You have chosen your puppy. Whether your puppy is coming from a shelter or a breeder, it really doesn’t matter right now. You have a precious young puppy coming to live with you and you need to get your home ready to receive him. Do you have the thing you will need for your puppy? Do you have a bag of the same food that he has been eating? You don’t want to make any fast changes in his diet even if you don’t...