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Joint Pain in Senior Dogs: Treatment and Everyday Care
Learn how veterinary diagnosis, medication, appropriate activity and home changes can help a senior dog with joint pain.
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Dog Health
It is natural that you want to take care of your dog's health so they will remain by your side. Check out this starter guide to your dog's health
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How to Calm an Anxious Dog with Effective Techniques
Struggling with your furry friend’s anxiety? In this article, we’ll show you how to calm an anxious dog with straightforward and effective techniques. From recognizing the signs of distress to providing comfort and stability, you’ll learn how to ease their anxiety and restore calmness naturally. Clear guidance on immed
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Why Does My Puppy Always Get Hiccups?
When your puppy has hiccups for the first time, it’s charming, and everyone gathers around to watch and comfort them. However, if this is something that is happening quite often, you might be left wondering why it is happening all the time. It is also probably just as frustrating for your puppy that just can’t stop hic
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Why do Puppies Get Hiccups so Much?: A Complete Guide
Puppies are so fun because they are filled with different quirks and characteristics. Just like human beings, no two puppies are the same, and learning all about your new friend’s personality can be one of the most enjoyable parts of puppy parenting. But if you are new to owning a puppy, it can be very difficult to tel
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Why Does My Dog Smell Like Iron/Metal?
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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Keeping Your Canine Cozy and Comfortable All Year Long: How to Make Sure a Dog is Warm Enough Inside and Outside the House
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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Handling Newborn Puppies: When and How
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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Are Slugs Poisonous to Dogs? Should You Be Worried?
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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How Do I Know If My Pug Is Overweight? (Pug Weight Chart)
Pugs are good-humored dogs, perfect for both families and single dog owners. They’re not too timid or gnarly, making them a popular breed for many. Despite their small size, Pugs, like all dogs, can however become overweight if not monitored properly. The average weight of a Pug should be between 6.3 to 8.2 kg. This tr
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How Long Can a Dog Hold Its Poop?
Some people are lucky enough to have dog flaps installed in their houses; the ease of this means your dog can pop in and out and go to the bathroom whenever he needs to. However, if you do not have a dog flap, or your dog flap needs to be locked for some reason, you may start wondering just how long your dog can actual
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When Do Puppies Open Their Eyes Fully After Being Born
Let’s be fair, we all love puppies. They are so cute to cuddle and are so full of life, making them incredibly fun to play with. Dogs are honestly so pure of heart, and too good to be true. They are loyal, friendly, loving and will definitely become your best friend. That is why it is so exciting when more dogs are bor
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Why Does My Dog Breath So Fast Through Their Nose When They’re Asleep
If you’re an obsessed dog owner like us, then you may have studied your dog while they slept and admired how adorable they looked. Sometimes, you’ll stare for so long that you’ll begin to overanalyze or question any sounds they make or how they’re breathing in their sleep causing you great concern. If you are concerned
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Why Is My Dog Clingy All Of A Sudden? 7 Reasons Why
Usually, our dogs are probably thinking the same thing about us…”Jeez, there they go again speaking to me in that irritating human baby voice”, or “this is your third cuddle of the morning, Deborah. Wind your neck in, and take me for a walk”. But sometimes, out of the blue, a fiercely independent pooch can become very
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How Long After Eating Does a Dog Poop?
Those without dogs who happen upon this article may recoil at the scatological content, but getting to know your pooch’s poo schedules is actually an essential part of dog ownership. As guardians of these fluffy friends, we need to allow them time to relieve themselves when they need it most, and that means orchestrati
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Is It Safe To Take A Puppy From Its Mother At 6 Weeks Old?
As the demand for puppies increases, some breeders will remove them from their mothers when they are only a couple of weeks old. Responsible breeders would agree that puppies should not be separated from their mothers and placed into new homes until they are ready. If you are in the process of getting a puppy but are c
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Are the Runts of the Litter More Aggressive?
The runt of the litter is known to typically the one that is the smallest among the litter of puppies, and it is therefore likely to be both the smallest and the weakest. However, there are a lot of misconceptions surrounding the runt of the litter, and lots of the information that is floating around simply isn’t true.
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At Home Parvo Treatment – Can You Cure Parvo Without A Vet?
There’s a lot of misinformation, rumors, half-truths, and wide-eyed speculation about Parvo, what it can do to your dog, and how to cure and treat it. Most of it is based on hope and the need to be overwhelmingly positive in the face of seemingly staggering odds. Still, a simple online search or chat with either a vete
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How Do I Know if My Puppy Will Survive Parvo? (+ Home Treatment)
In the first few weeks of their lives, puppies will undergo a few sets of injections. These injections help to protect them against highly contagious canine parvovirus. That being said, it is not 100% reliable, however, having shots at 6 weeks old, followed by another at 8 weeks, and another at 12 weeks will protect yo
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When To Put Down A Dog With Diabetes
Canine diabetes isn’t too dissimilar from human diabetes. With good care and a treatment plan, a diabetic dog can still live a long and somewhat healthy life. To put it bluntly, canine diabetes isn’t a death sentence. There are a couple of factors that could lead to considering euthanizing your diabetic dog. In most ca
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How to Tell If Your Dog Has a Sore Throat
Much like us humans, our furry friends can get sick and experience symptoms such as a sore throat. Unfortunately, unlike humans, dogs are unable to tell someone when something’s wrong, at least not using words anyway. However, there are a number of symptoms and signs to look out for that will tell you your dog is suffe