Staying Healthy
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14.7K3Why is My Dog So Fat?!
Dogs, just like humans, gain excess body weight for a number of different reasons. If your dog is active, eats a healthy...
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5.8K1Trimming Your Dog’s Nails
If you’re anything like me, you dread the click-click of your dog’s nails across the tile floor, knowing that it’s time again...
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3.2K1Yoga For Dogs – Doga!
Looking for another dog-friendly activity to bond with your four-legged friends? Something more relaxing than the chaos of the dog park, perhaps?...
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3.5KDog Health and Grooming
Dog health and grooming have an unexpectedly positive relationship. As I was researching this topic, I ran across the article below. I...
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3.7K2Treating Your Dog’s Separation Anxiety
Dogs are, by nature, pack animals. When you bring a dog into your home, you become a member of his pack. So,...
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1.8KObesity and Its Effect on Dog Health
Are you aware of some of the health problems that obesity can cause your dog? Obesity among dogs is growing in the...
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6.9K1Caring For A Senior Dog With Osteoarthritis
You swore to be with your dog through thick and thin, and now you’re dog is older and ridden with osteoarthritis. Your...
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Should I Choose an Indoor or an Outdoor Dog?
Should I choose an indoor or an outdoor dog? This basic question is informatively answered by the Maryland SPCA (Society for Prevention...
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Did you Know: Human Yawns are Contagious to Dogs, too!
Watch someone yawn, and try not to yawn yourself. Try to resist, but it can be impossible. Even reading about yawning might...
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150.9K38Lumps and Bumps and Cysts, Oh My! What To Do When You Find A Mass On Your Dog
While it may be shocking and frightening when you’re petting your dog (like you always do) and find a lump or bump...
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4.9K1Top 10 Dog Poisons
An article by WebMD lists the Top 10 Dog Poisons. In my opinion, it should have been the Top 11 — conspicuously...
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Why Does My Dog Eat Poop?
You may not realize this – maybe it’s not the topic of your everyday conversations – but dogs eating poop really isn’t...
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What Exactly are Hot Spots, Anyway?
If you have a dog, you’ve probably encountered a hot spot on his skin at some point. Well, what exactly are hot...
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Doggie Skin Care: The Basics
We all practice our own skin and hair care regimens to keep ourselves in top-notch shape – and we should be doing...
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7.5K6What to Look for in a Dog Groomer
It’s time to have your dog groomed, but do you know what you should look for when choosing your groomer? Price is...
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3.4K1Health Topics: Canine Hip Dysplasia
Have you noticed your once lively pup beginning to slow down? Maybe he’s limping, or slow to get up and down. If...
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2.3KWeird Objects That Dogs Swallow
Just as we humans do, just about everyone has heard stories about Weird Objects That Dogs Swallow. But, you may have never...
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Pucker up! Is Your Dog’s Mouth Cleaner than Yours?
We’ve all heard that a dog’s mouth is cleaner than a human’s. Heck, some of us have even repeated this as truth...
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2.3KThis sounds serious! What’s wrong with my dog?!
If you’ve ever experienced this behavior in your dog, you know how alarming it can be. As an occasional event, it is...
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3.6K1All-Natural Flea Prevention
We’ve all dealt with them at some point. Yep, I’m talking about fleas – those pesky little wingless insects that live on...
