Almost every home, car, office, and job site has a first aid kit and attendant to attend the needs of the humans. Dog shows and trials have veterinarian hospitals listed for emergencies. But what about the pet which ends up hurt at home, in the car, or at the park? Ambulances and first aid attendants [...]

If you are a dog owner, then you probably love to spend time with your dog. Our dogs are like members of our family, so it’s only natural to want to take them with us when we go on vacation. Here are just a few of the reasons why to take your dog on vacation:1. [...]

When first bringing a new puppy home it is an exciting feeling, I know because I have experienced this myself. However you will soon learn that their is much responsibility that is needed to have this puppy and that the puppy must learn a few things him or herself.Your new puppy will be quite dependant [...]

We may have made our pets dependent of a comfortable life, in which the master takes them out for casual walks and feeds them on command, after having cuddled them behind their giddy ears, but a natural instinct for self-grooming will never be gone, and the proud owner should sustain this instinct. This process is [...]

Canine liver disease is the 5th leading cause of non-accidental death amongst man’s best friend. Just having a little knowledge of this common, but little written about condition, could save the life of your family petWhen my West Highland Terrier Joe was diagnosed with a liver condition, I found tomy angst that much of his [...]

Dog training aids involve more than just a simple collar and leash and over the years have seen good improvements in the range and availability of these training tools. If you are taking on the task of training your own dog then there are several advantages you can benefit from by using good dog training [...]

If you’re an outdoors kind of person, and a dog owner, you may have considered bringing your dog along with you on a hike this summer. Humans have been hiking and trailing the various landscapes of the Earth with dogs as companions and guides for thousands and thousands of years. This symbiotic relationship between man [...]

Many traffic accidents involving dogs, both minor and severe, could have been prevented with proper obedience training. Be sure that your dog is well trained and always under the control of a reasonable person when he is being walked outside, especially when being walked near a busy road.
If for some reason an accident does occur [...]

You have a pet dog and would love it to be disciplined, obedient and well-behaved. It may not be easy but with patience, and understanding, it can be. Just remember to treat your dog as a member of your family and it shall learn its lessons well. Dogs are a lot like humans in behavior [...]

This time of year, we all like to spend more time outdoors. Those of us with dogs, know they love the outdoors. Whether we go camping in the mountains or swimming at the beach, there is so much to see and smell and explore. Just as we are prone to certain health problems or injuries from outdoor activities, so [...]