Allergy Awareness Week takes place from today and, although aimed at us humans, it is well worth bearing in mind that your pet may suffer from any number of allergies too, just…
Pet Health
What is Parvovirus? Parvovirus or parvo, is a severe and highly contagious disease that affects dogs. It is an infection most often affecting puppies six to twenty weeks of age, although an…
How do Dogs Get Mange? The onset of mange and dogs begins with mites. Tiny mites burrow themselves in the skin of the dog, where they live off the nutrients that the…
Every dog owner wants to make sure their dog lives a long and healthy life and one of the best ways to make sure of this is to follow the recommendations of…
Every dog lover knows that pose. A dog sits, staring intently at you, and cocks his head to one side. It’s charming. It’s endearing. It’s iconic. Perhaps the most famous depiction of…
Most people associate the wagging of a dog’s tail with friendliness. While this may be the case, there are many other reasons why our furry friends wag their tails. Naturally, dogs wag…
Symptoms of Rabies There are many pet dogs living in people’s homes. In addition, there are thousands of stray and wild dogs. Most dogs in the United States and other developed countries…
Did you know in England, from April 6 2016 it will be a legal requirement to have your dog microchipped? It’s every pet owner’s worst nightmare to lose their pet or see…
If you own a bitch (female dog) that is unspayed, then once she reaches maturity, she will come into heat regularly, once or twice a year. This is referred to as being…
How dogs see things in a human world is probably as much a philosophical question as it is a physiological one. However, rather than bring Dr. Freud or Dr. Pavlov into the…
