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How Much To Feed A Puppy

How Much to Feed a Puppy & How Often Should Puppies Eat

In order to make a definitive budget for your puppy expenses, you'll need to know how much to feed a puppy and how often puppies should eat. Here are my tips.
How to Get Rid Of Dog Dandruff

How to Get Rid Of Dog Dandruff

Like people, dogs can suffer from dandruff, little white flakes scattered throughout their fur. Dandruff has both primary and secondary causes. Primary one is...
Leaky Gut in Dogs - A Real Thing or a Myth

Leaky Gut in Dogs: Real Thing or a Myth?

The legitimacy of leaky gut syndrome in dogs (and people) has been debated as the idea of the condition is a recent development, whether...
8 Ways to Lower the Risk of Heart Disease in Dogs

8 Ways to Lower the Risk of Heart Disease in Dogs

Approximately 10% of dogs in the United States have some form of heart disease. Usually, it's a genetic disorder, more prevalent in some breeds....
5 Reasons Why Some Owners Neglect Their Pets

5 Reasons Why Some Owners Neglect Their Pets

Pet neglect happens for various reasons. The top five reasons owners neglect their dogs and cats is the owner’s lack of time, cost of...
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Muscle Relaxers for Dogs: What They Are and When to Use Them

Just like us, dogs sometimes have to deal with pain, and anything that can subside it helps. Most commonly, your dog will suffer from pain...
7 Pet Care Financing Organizations to Try

7 Pet Care Financing Organizations to Try

Over the course of their lifetime, pets can become very expensive. Between food costs, vet bills, and other assorted expenses, pet owners will spend...
Dog Fur Dye - What You Must Know About It

Dog Fur Dye: What You Must Know About It

Using dog fur dye has always been a fascination among some pet owners. As the pet industry expanded, we've moved past clothing alone. Now that...
How to Get Sap Out Of Dog Fur

How to Get Sap Out Of Dog Fur

Dogs have a tendency to get into sticky situations, and sometimes that involves messing with sap or getting into sap outdoors. As the sap is...

How to Massage Gas Out of a Dog in 3 Simple Steps

I'm sure, at some point, you have experienced this yourself—excessive gas, so uncomfortable, you can't even sit still. But if you think we humans have...
Dog Feeding Schedule - What Owner’s Must Know

Dog Feeding Schedule: Why It’s Important and How to Do It

Much like human children, domesticated dogs rely and depend on their human-owners that take care for them to create and maintain a feeding schedule...
Dog Scratching But No Fleas - 8 Other Causes of Itching and Solutions

Dog Scratching But No Fleas? 8 Other Causes of Itching and Solutions

When a dog is itching, scratching, chewing, or licking themselves nonstop, the first cause of our pet's discomfort that we often think of is...

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4 Tips & Tricks for Navigating Peak Flea and Tick Season

Here it comes... the dreaded peak flea and tick season. For us pet owners, while we love those sunny beach trips and walking in the...
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Have Pet, Will Travel: Guide to Spring or Summer Trips with...

In Partnership with Merck Animal Health In my opinion, there's no better time to travel with your pet than in either spring or summer. The weather's...
Can I Afford A Dog

Can I Afford A Dog?

Owning a pet is expensive. It’s more than just planning for food and toys. If you’ve been asking yourself, can I afford a dog, here is everything you need to know. A big part of being a responsible pet owner is preparing for the endeavor financially. Creating a consistent budget can help you plan for routine expenses like food, treats and toys, as well as unexpected expenses like vet visits in the event of an emergency. Asking the question can I afford a dog is a very responsible thing to do. Many pet owners don’t plan a budget before adopting a dog, and that can get you into a lot of trouble.
how to get rid of a dog

How to Get Rid of a Dog: The Right Way

Are you faced with the challenging decision of how to let go of your furry companion? We understand that circumstances change. And even...
Why Are Dogs So Loyal?

Why Are Dogs So Loyal?

One of the best qualities of our canine companions is their unwavering loyalty. Why are dogs so loyal? There are amazing stories about the unmatched loyalty of dogs - dogs that have sat on their owner’s graves, waited patiently for months for their owners to return from war and even stories of dogs walking thousands of miles to reunite with their masters.
Why Do Pets Make Us Happy?

Why Do Pets Make Us Happy?

Nothing beats the feeling of seeing a happy dog or friendly cat come running over to you looking for a pat on the head or a scratch behind the ears. Why do pets make us happy? Pets do a lot more than just keep us company. The unconditional love that they provide us with is priceless and incomparable to any love that we get other humans.

Dog Names Starting With Z

Are you looking for dog names starting with Z? Well, you're in the right place! Getting a new pup would mean preparing for a new set...
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How Many Dogs Are Too Many?

We've all been there. Pet owners of one dog think, "Maybe I should get one more." Then, once you get the second dog, you'll...
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Can Dogs Get Sick From Humans?

If you have been caring for dogs for quite a while now, you must have known we can get sick from them. Rabies, giardia—name...
Dandie Dinmont Terrier Breed profile

Dandie Dinmont Terrier Breed Profile

Not a lot of people know about this breed, but the Dandie Dinmont Terrier is not something you should ignore when you chance upon...