Dogs can lick their paws for lots of reasons, ranging from an injury to anxiety. Sometimes the cause is something physical and sometimes it’s something psychological. It’s always a good idea to pay attention to this behavior and find out why your dog is doing it. Many times something that begins with a physical cause…
If you love dogs and you are a good writer then you might want to consider combining the two. There are many kinds of writing work where a love of dogs or knowledge about them is essential. It’s not always easy to make a living writing about dogs but you can certainly earn some extra…
Ask any dog parent about his or her dog’s eating schedule, and you will hear expressions much like those used to describe spoilt children. Impatient. Guzzler. Obsessive. You might be thinking: How often should I feed my dog? In the world of canine nutrition, twice a day is the norm for an adult dog. Free-Feeding…
The Golden Retriever is one of the most popular breeds in the United States. With their soft brown eyes and golden coat, they have friendly good looks that make the ideal family dog. That long, soft fur makes them very huggable, too! But if you want to keep your Golden looking good it takes a…
Puppies love to play with their people, often whether their person has time for it at the moment or not! Shoelaces, pant legs, fingers, and toes often become targets for a bored puppy, much to the chagrin of their owner. Why not build time into your day where you play with interactive toys for a…
Within the body, cells use glucose, a simple type of sugar, as their primary source of energy. However, glucose cannot pass easily out of the blood and into cells without the help of the hormone insulin. Diabetes mellitus is a disease that develops when either the body makes too little insulin or it cannot respond…
Many breeders now mark puppies with colored cords at birth in order to keep track of them properly as they mature. This is especially important in breeds with few distinguishing markings – how do you accurately tell one two-week-old black Labrador Retriever from its ten litter mates? Yet it is vital to make sure that…
You may have wondered why it’s so popular to crossbreed Poodles with other breeds. Poodles have curly coats that shed very little. They are considered virtually hypoallergenic. When crossed with other breeds they often produce puppies that share this trait, or which shed less than the other parent breed. They are also very intelligent dogs…
The bag of dog food is empty and your starving dog looks at you imploringly with those big brown eyes, beseeching you to scoop kibble into their dish. It does not matter that he ate five minutes ago and that is why the bag is empty, dogs are always ready for another meal and look…
Changing dog foods can be problematic for many people and for their dogs. To change or not to change? And, if you do change dog food, there’s no guarantee that the new food will be any better for your dog than the food you were previously using. How do you know if you should change…
People often have different ideas about what constitutes medium-sized dogs so discussions can become confusing. For the purposes of this article, medium dogs will be defined as dogs that are about 13 to 24 inches tall and weigh between 35 and 65 pounds. You could argue that dogs from 50 to 65 pounds are medium-large,…
Prostate cancer is a disease of elderly dogs, affecting dogs between 8 and 10 years of age. It’s not a common disease; studies suggest that the incidence of this type of cancer is only 0.6%. Although it is rare, when it does occur the prognosis is poor. What is the Prostate Gland? The Prostate gland…