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The PetDT Editorial Team manages and maintains our library of legacy pet care content. With experience across a wide range of pets, including dogs, cats, fish, hamsters, and reptiles, the team works to review and improve older articles so they remain accurate, clear, and helpful for everyday pet owners. As PetDT continues updating inherited content, articles credited to the Editorial Team will be reviewed by Mike or Melissa during the update process.
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Are you a dog-lover who deals with dander allergies? Our condolences – that can be a really tricky situation to manage. If you’ve been considering getting a dog for a while despite your allergies, you will probably already know of the existence of hypoallergenic dogs. Now, many people take the word ‘hypoallergenic’ to
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It can be hard to find the right dog breed for your family. There are so many choices and so many wonderful breeds out there! The mini Goldendoodle is a great choice for many families. It’s a popular breed, though not a purebred. It has a gorgeous fluffy face that makes it look like a real-life teddy bear. It’s a desig
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Of all the destructive behaviors that dogs can display, there’s nothing quite as annoying as finding that your wood trim has been chewed up. It’s not only damaging to our homes and expensive to repair, though. Chewing on wood trim can be dangerous for your dog. All it takes is for one particularly large splinter to wor
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You might not know this, but all puppies are born with blue eyes! Or, at the very least, they’re born with blue-tinted eyes. If you’ve ever seen the birthing of puppies, you might have noticed this, and you might have wondered what on earth the reason is! The thing is, we know for a fact that not all dogs have blue eye
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Intelligent and energetic, a Huskypoo is an eye-catching mixed breed that’s growing in popularity. There’s much to love, from floppy ears to thick coats. However, with any new mixed breed it’s difficult to know what you might be getting. With parents like poodles and huskies, you know you’re looking at a smart dog with
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If you’re like us, you don’t see your dog as just a pet. Your furry best friend is part of your family. Many establishments feel the same way about dogs. This is why lots of cafes, restaurants, and stores allow you to enter with the company of your pooch. As a dog owner, you have probably become used to planning your s
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When it comes to our dogs, there’s a scene we know all too well. You are eating, and your dog is begging for some food. They might be next to you, their head in your lap, or with a paw hitting your arm until you give in. You want to. You want to give your dogs little treats and bits of human food, but that nagging voic
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As dog owners, we expect our furry friends to smell every now and again. However, when our dogs start smelling metallic, a bit like iron, we can get a bit confused and worried, as this is not one of the smells you would normally expect. If you are smelling this from your dog, know you are not alone, it can happen for s
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As the seasons change and the weather adjusts, we humans break out our winter scarves, hats, and gloves in order to keep the frost at bay. Though the majority of dogs have a nice thick coat to keep them toasty, just like us, they require some extra padding for when the temperature drops. It is especially important in p
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First-time puppy owners are often worried about their fur baby’s health and teething can be one of the biggest problems that new puppy owners face. Just like us, dogs are not born with any teeth and within a few weeks they will start to grow their baby teeth, also referred to as milk teeth. It’s completely normal for y
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It is absolutely vital that your dog is always well-hydrated. It doesn’t matter whether it’s hot or cold. Staying hydrated is essential for your dog’s well-being. Your dog always needs access to clean drinking water, including during the winter months when it’s super cold. Here’s the issue. Your dog needs water when th
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Everyone loves a puppy. Their adorable smushed faces, nuzzling little mouths, and tiny toe beans makes most people squeal with delight on sight. It seems to be wired into our instincts to want to cuddle and care for them. But we need to consider the pups’ health over our desires. There is confusion and conflict around
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It’s slug season, folks – my least favorite time of year. Those slimy corpulent snakes are munching their way through my vegetable patch, hiding under every bluebell leaf, even leaving silvery trails through my living room at night. How they’re getting in, I’ll never know, but it’s not their being here I’m worried abou
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For a dog, there’s nothing quite like having a tasty snack every once in a while. As owners, there’s something quite satisfying in seeing your dog gobble up their favorite treats, especially if they’re from our own meals! It can often be hard to resist those adorable little pleading eyes when they’re begging you to sha
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If you are a fan of the different doodle breeds, you have likely heard of a Labradoodle. They are a popular choice as a family pet, and are fun and loving companions. In recent years, this breed has been extended to mini Labradoodles. As mini Labradoodles are becoming increasingly popular, you may be wondering what thi
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There’s no doubt about it. Dogs are an essential part of so many people’s lives. More and more of us treat our pets as dependable companions. Therefore, it’s not uncommon to see people take their dogs with them just about everywhere. This includes eating out and shopping. The only problem is that some stores and busine
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Target is one of the most popular stores, and it’s become pretty iconic as you can find almost anything in them, and there are often really good deals and special finds. Who hasn’t gone to a Target, right? Most people will include it as part of their errands routine because you never know what you might find! But what
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Parvovirus, or parvo, is a highly contagious disease with a high fatality rate in untreated dogs. There are feline parvovirus strains that are similar to canine parvo, but can cats get canine parvo from dogs? You might be treating your dog with parvovirus, and you’re worried your cat might catch it too. You might just
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There’s nothing quite like being greeted by an excitable pooch as you walk through the door – they’re just so happy to see you after you’ve been gone! Sometimes, a dog gets too excited, though, and you find yourself needing to shower just as you walk through the door because your dog has peed all over you. This isn’t j
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Dogs are known to play fight a lot, they start doing it as puppies, and it’s a way of both socializing with other dogs and learning the boundaries of their own strengths and weaknesses, nothing to be worried about! But what about when they start biting at each other’s necks? Aiming for the neck is usually considered a
