Teach Your Puppy These 5 Basic Cues
Getting Started To start off on the right foot (and paw!) with your pup, he’ll need to know what you expect from him. This will make him feel secure in his ability to meet the goals laid out for him going forward. The foundation of training should be based on positive reinforcement. Positive reinforcement is […]
How to Train a Dog for Personal Protection (5 Tips)
Dr. Mark is a veterinarian. He has been working with dogs for more than 40 years. A Personal Protection Dog Is Trained to Guard You at All Times Do you walk alone at night? Are you in need of a personal protection dog, the kind of animal that will attack someone who threatens you? […]
Top 10 Best Guard Dogs
Have you been asking the question, “What is the best guard dog?” If so, you have come to the right place. Together, let’s explore the top 10 best guard dogs and which breed may be the best guard dog for your family. Throughout history, one of the main jobs of domesticated dogs has been to […]
Great Ways to Exercise With Your Dog
Regular exercise is essential to stay healthy and fit. Dogs are no exception to this. Exercise is just one of your dog’s basic needs. Life gets busy, so many of us forget to give our dogs the exercise they need. How Much Exercise Do Dogs Need? In general, most dogs should get one to two […]
Exercising your senior dog
Senior dogs are more likely to have health conditions or other problems that might limit how much they can exercise. They tend to slow down a little or rest more, but it’s still important to keep them active so they stay healthy. As dogs age, they may develop age or breed related health problems which […]
Keep Your Puppy Active and Out of Trouble With Stimulation and Exercise
In the search for something to do, a bored dog can become a destructive dog, digging up your garden or chewing on the furniture for example. This is especially true of puppies because they are curious, eager to learn about the world around them, and full of energy. Plus, they may not yet understand the rules […]
Keeping Pets Warm in Winter
As winter approaches and the evenings begin to cool, we all reach for our fluffy slippers and thick dressing gowns and the extra doona gets pulled from the back of the closet. But, what about our four legged friends, especially those that spend their time outside or sleep in the laundry. There are many reasons […]
Washing Your Dog in the Winter
Whether you’re a new dog owner or you’ve owned dogs most of your life, you may wonder whether you can give your dog a bath in the winter. If you find yourself asking that question, rest assured that the answer is yes. You can and often should bathe a dog in the winter, as long […]
Tips to Keep Dogs and Cats Warm
Just like us when we feel the chill on a winter morning, our pets do too. While we can easily pop on a jumper, pull on our UGG boots or snuggle up to a fire, our pets need a helping hand, especially if they are outside dogs or cats. So how do we keep our […]
How Accurate Is Alpha’s Theory of Dog Domestication?
Long ago, before your four-legged best friend learned to fetch tennis balls or watch football from the couch, his ancestors were purely wild animals in competition—sometimes violent—with our own. So how did this relationship change? How did dogs go from being our bitter rivals to our snuggly, fluffy pooch pals? Europe is a cold and […]