Before buying a dog, it’s a good idea for prospective owners to evaluate the costs — both financial and time. To be a responsible owner of a pet, you really need to decide if you are prepared to meet these costs. Even if you’re offered a free puppy, owning a dog is not free. When…
While most are used to expecting antipathy or acrimony from cats and dogs, some animals defy expectations and get along with uncommon fraternity. A cat can certainly befriend a dog, or vice versa, but much depends upon each animal’s personality. One has to take into consideration how likely one’s dog will respond with friendship to…
While it can and is argued by many that, for people, a vegetarian diet is more healthful, and probably more like the diets of people hundreds of years ago, the same cannot be said of dogs. Dogs are omnivores, and opportunistic eaters. Wild dogs may snack on rodents, small birds and reptiles. As a result,…
If you are considering adopting a dog, your first thought will probably go to a cute puppy. Very few people think about adopting an older dog, even though an adult pet can bring you equal lots of happiness and a lot less work. If you never thought about the possibility of bringing an older dog…
Dog seizures, much like human seizures, are caused by an irregular burst of electrical brain activity. In general, most dog seizures are related to some form of brain injury, heat stroke, brain tumor, brain abscess, poisoning, or kidney or liver failure. Dog seizures usually affect one of the cerebral hemispheres; however, it can spread out and affect other areas of the…
Doggie breath is a problem that all dog owners, and often their house guests, are intimately familiar with. Though some dogs seem to be predisposed to have breath that smells worse than others, all dogs have horrific breath at some time or another. Remedying doggie bad breath is not always easy, but with some persistence,…
Dogs get sick just like people and some of the most common dog illnesses are similar to those affecting humans. Dogs are susceptible to influenza, allergies, and ear infections just like their human counterparts. Complications from obesity and excess weight plague dogs much the same as their human owners. The “Dog Flu” is one of the…
You’ve made the decision to get a dog, and now you have to consider what kind of dog will fit you best, and where to obtain it. Pet stores do offer dogs for sale, but frequently these dogs are the products of puppy mill breeding tactics. By purchasing a dog from them, you could possibly be supporting…
Pavlov’s dog in the truest sense is something of a mistaken term. The scientist, Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was doctor, psychologist and physiologist who in one experiment decided to decide why it was that dogs salivated prior to eating. Through a use of different signs, signals, and noises the dogs’ salivary response could be induced prior…
Many pet owners are encouraged to get their dogs spayed or neutered. This is a good idea not only for the animal and the owner, but also for society at large. Having your dog sterilized is one of the most important parts of pet care, and every responsible dog owner should do it. Millions of…