Choosing the best dog toenail clippers depends on how well-behaved your dog is when getting its claws clipped and the length of its claws. Scissor clippers are used to clip very long toenails, and may not be required for most dogs. Guillotine trimmers are for nails of normal length, and are usually better accepted by dogs who…
There are many factors you should consider carefully when choosing a teacup dog, as it can be difficult to know which breeders you can trust and which ones are selling unhealthy puppies. Many teacup dogs are actually undersized variations of several toy dog breeds. These puppies are often premature, and they are susceptible to many health…
Most areas require people with dogs to get a license, for the safety of the dog population and so that statistics on the area’s dog population can be kept. As a general rule, dog licenses are required for all dogs over four months of age, and you have two weeks after getting a new dog…
Many dogs, especially puppies, are notorious for chewing on nearly anything within reach. To keep things out of dogs’ mouths, you should try to find out why they are chewing things in the first place. Puppies will often chew on things when they’re teething, while older dogs may chew because they’re bored. When you leave…
It is not possible to make dogs wag their tails by force, but it is often possible to generate the conditions that make dogs inclined to wag their tails. As tail wagging is a communicative gesture, it is important to set up a situation in which the dog would need to send a particular message…
When you get a young puppy, the best method for promoting good bathroom habits is to paper train the dog. Most puppies will not be considered reliable in this area until they are about six months old. They are rather like young children, and should never be blamed or scolded for the inevitable puppy mistakes…
Treatment of a dog wound depends upon the severity of the injury, but typically the first step in treating a dog wound is to clean it. It is important to consider a dog’s temperament when treating a wound because when dogs are afraid, or in pain, they might act out or try to bite. In…
Treating dog bee stings quickly is vital for fast healing without complications. The fast removal of the stinger is necessary to disrupt the flow of poison to the dog. The stinger can usually be removed by using a credit card or fingernail to scrape along the dog’s skin. To reduce the swelling of dog bee…
Therapy for Cushing’s disease in dogs is generally focused on lowering the amount of cortisol produced in the pet’s adrenal glands. Medications are the primary way of doing this, and they normally work by either suppressing the adrenal gland or actually damaging cells in the gland so that it doesn’t function as well. Veterinarians may also choose to use…
Dogs smell 10,000 to 100,000 times more clearly than humans because the animals are estimated to have 50 times more olfactory receptors in their noses than humans do, and the area of the brain that deciphers smells is 40 times larger in dogs than in humans. Rather than scents being inhaled in and out with the air…